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1 Important Happenings

2 Faculty Corner

3 AgNext Blog

4 AgNext in the Media

Important Happenings

AgNext Feed Additive Calculator Tool (FACT) for Dairy Now Available 

AgNext’s Associate Professor of Feedlot Systems, Dr. Sara Place, has released another open-access tool to help producers understand how the usage of feed additives might impact their operation. The tool can be found on the AgNext website alongside a user guide and instructional video.

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Dr. Diego Manriquez Named to the Dairy Cattle Welfare Council

Dr. Diego Manriquez was recently appointed to the Dairy Cattle Welfare Council (DCWC). Dr. Manriquez's term with the Council will officially begin in early June 2024. Dr. Manriquez is looking forward to bringing his expertise in animal welfare to the team! Learn more about Dr. Manriquez's appointment in this recent blog post:

"AgNext Dairy Systems Specialist Appointed to Dairy Cattle Welfare Council"

Dr. Manriquez will also be attending the Dairy Cattle Welfare Symposium and hosting a session at the pre-conference meeting in Spanish! More information about the pre-conference meeting can be found here and information for the 2024 Dairy Cattle Welfare Symposium can be found below:

AgNext Graduate Students and Research Scholars Participate in the College of Agricultural Sciences Showcase 

Earlier this month, Maya Swenson, Irene Reis, Daniela Alvarado, and Cesar Velasquez participated in the College of Agricultural Sciences Showcase. This event gives graduate students and post-docs the opportunity to present their research. Read our most recent blog about how this experience was beneficial to each of the participants. 

College of Agricultural Sciences Showcase Blog

Faculty Corner

Team Publications

"A snapshot of enteric methane emissions from stocker cattle grazing extensive semiarid rangelands"

EJ Raynor, Ashley Schilling-Hazlett, Sara Place, Juan Vargas, Kim Stackhouse-Lawson

"Influence of low-level tannin supplementation on comparative growth-performance of Holstein and Angus x Holstein cross calf-fed concentrate-based finishing diets for 328 days"

Pedro Carvalho, Brooke Latack, Marcos Ferraz, Lester Nolasco, Willi R Meireles, Heitor Oliveira, Richard Zinn

"Value of Farm Data in Farmland Rental Markets"

Nathan DeLay, Nathanael Thompson, James Mintert, Todd Kuethe and Jayson Lusk

"Determination of gas flux and animal performance test duration of growing cattle in confined conditions"

Juan Vargas, Maya Swenson, Sara Place

AgNext Listener's Choice Podcast

This episode of the AgNext Podcast, JR and Pedro speak with Dr. Diego Manriquez about his research in air quality in dairy barns. Learn more about this novel research and stream the episode on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Amazon Music

Learn More About the AgNext Podcast
"Ep.9 - Understanding Air Quality in Dairy Barns

AgNext Blog

"AgNext Offers New Emissions Calculator Tool for Dairy: Feed Addictive Calculator Tool (FACT) for Dairy"


"Dr. Jason Lombard Contributes to Latest Strategies for HPAI Defense and Workforce Safety in Online Webinar"


"AgNext Graduate Students and Research Scholars Present at the Colorado State University’s College of Agricultural Sciences Showcase"

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AgNext in the Media

"EMIT Less Act looks to advance sustainable animal agriculture"

Meat + Poultry


"Why one of Colorado's senators wants to know what makes cattle burp"

The Denver Post


"America's beef is the most sustainable in the world"

Iowa Farm Bureau


"Sterling beef producers host students during 3-day conference"

Journal Advocate


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