Spring 2022
Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022
Samantha Brooks University of Florida
Topic: Galloping into the Future: Genomic tools for the horse industry
Noon -1 p.m. in ABB134
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Thursday, March 10, 2022
Sally Johnson, Virginia Tech
Topic: The Equine Athlete: Workload Fatigue and Muscle Recovery
Noon -1 p.m. in ABB134
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Thursday, March 31, 2022
Brady Allred, University of Montana
Topic: Monitoring Rangelands across the USA
Noon - 1 p.m. in ABB134
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Thursday, April 14, 2022
Dave Bohnert, Oregon State University
Topic: Use of Virtual Fence Technology for Strategic Land and Livestock Management
Noon - 1 p.m. in ABB134
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Fall 2021
Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021
Dr. Nick Serão, Iowa State University
Learning and Applying Statistics: What Could Go Wrong?
Noon - 1 p.m. in ABB 134
Thursday, October 14, 2021
Dr. Iker Saitua,
Topic: The Economic Impact of Sheep Diseases and their Contro1 in the American West
Noon - 1 p.m. in ABB 134
Thursday, October 28, 2021
Dr. Joao Dorea, University of Wisconsin
Topic: Harnessing the Power of Computer Vision Systems to Improve Mangement Decisions in
Livestock Operations
Noon - 1 p.m. in ABB 134
Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021
Dr. Jared Decker, University of Missouri
Topic: Genotype by Environment by Management to Select More Sustainable Cattle
Noon - 1 p.m. in ABB 134
SPRING 2020
Thursday, February 6, 2020
Jack Brookshire, Montana State University - LRES
The Greening of the Northern Great Plains and its Biogeochemical and Climatic Drivers
Jack Brookshire, Montana State University - LRES
Thursday, February 20, 2020
Dr. Temple Grandin, Colorado State University
MSU Seminar Noon – 1 p.m. in ABB 134 (not open to public)
Improving Cattle Stockmanship
Dr. Temple Grandin
Community Talk @ 6 p.m. at The Ellen Theater
Understanding Animal Behavior and Autism
Thursday, March 5, 2020
MSU Seminar @12:00 – 1:00 pm in ABB 134
Juan J. Loor, Ph. D., Professor, Department of Animal Sciences & Division of Nutritional
Sciences, University of Illinois
“One-carbon Metabolism During the Transition Period in Dairy Cows”
Community Talk @ 6:00 pm in ABB 134
Juan J. Loor, Ph. D.
“Feeding for Dual Purpose with Dual Benefit: Role of Nutrition
During Pregnancy on Cow and Calf Health and Performance”
Thursday, April 2, 2020 - CANCELLED
MSU Seminar @12:00 – 1:00 pm in ABB 134
Brady Allred, University of Montana
“Rangeland Ecosystem Ecology at Broad Scales”
Thursday, April 9, 2020 - CANCELLED
MSU Seminar @12:00 – 1:00 pm in ABB 134
John Steuber, State Director of USDA-APHIS Wildlife Services
“Predator Control in Montana”
FALL 2019
MSU Seminar @ 12:15 in Lewis Hall 304
Dr. Nathan Sayre, University of California, Berkeley
“Collaborative Rangeland Conservation in the U: What Can the Past Tell Us Now?”
Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019:
MSU Seminar @ Noon in ABB 134
Dr. Erik Beever, Research Ecologist and Affiliate Professor, USGS Northern Rocky Mtn.
Science Center
"Synecology of Free-roaming Horses: Multi-scale Relationships with Mammals, Reptiles,
Plants, and Soils of Sagebrush Habitats."
Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019:
MSU Seminar @ Noon in ABB 134
Patrick Wall, Iowa State University, Executive Director, Ultrasound Guidelines Council,
Area Beef Field Specialist – SE Iowa, Marion County Extension Office
“The Ultrasound Guidelines Council: Industry Challenges”
Community Talk @ 6:00 pm in ABB 134
Patrick Wall, Iowa State University, Executive Director, Ultrasound Guidelines Council,
Area Beef Field Specialist – SE Iowa, Marion County Extension Office
“Carcass Ultrasound Technology: It’s History…and Why”
Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019:
MSU Seminar @ Noon in ABB 134
Dr. Bill Fagan, University of Maryland, Department of Biology, Professor and Department
Chair
“Spatial Ecology & Animal Movement”
Community Talk @ 6:00 pm in ABB 134
Dr. Bill Fagan, University of Maryland, Department of Biology, Professor and Department
Chair
“Learning, Memory, and Animal Migration”
Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019:
MSU Seminar @ Noon in ABB 134
Dr. Fabian Menalled, Montana State University, Land Resources Environmental Sciences
“Weed Ecology and the Relationships of Farming Systems, Soil, and Microbiology”
Thursday, December 5:
MSU Seminar @ Noon in ABB 134
Graduate Student Seminars
Thursday, December 12:
MSU Seminar @ Noon in ABB 134
Graduate Student Seminars
SPRING 2019
MSU Seminar @ Noon in ABB 134
Dr. Bob Garrott, Professor, Department of Ecology, Montana State University
“Montana State University’s Collaborative Bighorn Sheep Research”
Community Talk
Museum of Rockies Hager Auditorium 6:00 p.m.
Reception in the Bair Lobby at 5:15 p.m.
Dr. Sreekala Bajwa, College of Ag Vice President and Dean, Montana State University
“MSU Agriculture – Vital to MSU’s Land-Grant Mission and Values”
MSU Seminar @ Noon in ABB 134
Dr. Ryan Thum, Assistant Professor, Department of Plant Sciences & Plant Pathology,
Montana State University
“Precision Weed Control”
MSU Seminar @ Noon in ABB 134
Dr. Katie Dunlap, Professor, Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University
“Teaching the Changing Demographic of Animal Science Students”
Dr. Katie Dunlap, Professor, Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University
"Teaching Today’s Animal Science Students: Opportunities In and Out of the Classroom”
Dr. Sam Fuhlendorf, Professor, Natural Resource Ecology and Management, Oklahoma State
University
Noon - 1 p.m. in ABB 134
Topic: Using Heterogeneity as a Basis for Rangeland Management
Dr. Sam Fuhlendorf, Professor, Natural Resource Ecology and Management, Oklahoma State
University
“Fire and Rangelands: Historical, Recent Past and Future Role in Conservation”
Thursday, April 4, 2019:
Dr. Hayes Goosey, Assistant Research Professor, Department of Animal & Range Sciences,
Montana State University
Noon - 1 p.m. in ABB 134
Topic: Sage Grouse Initiative
Thursday, April 11:
MSU Seminar @ Noon in ABB 134
Graduate Student Seminars
Thursday, April 18:
MSU Seminar @ Noon in ABB 134
Graduate Student Seminars
Thursday, April 25:
MSU Seminar @ Noon in ABB 134
Graduate Student Seminars
FALL 2018
MSU Seminar @ Noon in ABB 134
Vince Smith, Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics, Montana
State University
“Food Aid Cargo Preference: Costs, Benefits and Implications for US Humanitarian
Aid Efforts”
Community Talk @ 6:00 pm in ABB 134
Vince Smith, Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics, Montana
State University
“US Agricultural Policy: Where Have We Been and Where Are We Going?”
MSU Seminar @ Noon in ABB 134
Kevin Ellison, Grasslands Ecologist, Northern Great Plains, World Wildlife Fund
“Landscape Scale Interactions between Birds and Agriculture”
MSU Seminar @ Noon in ABB 134
Amilton de Mello, Ph.D., Nevada Meat Science Lab, University of Nevada - Reno
“Beef Industry in the U.S. – Challenges and Perspectives”
Community Talk @ 6:00 pm in ABB 134
Amilton de Mello, Ph.D., Nevada Meat Science Lab, University of Nevada - Reno
“Beef Industry in the U.S. – Challenges and Perspectives”
MSU Seminar @ Noon in ABB 134
Matthew Cronin, Scientist with Northwest Biology Company
“Population Genetics of Wildlife and Livestock”
MSU Seminar @ Noon in ABB 134
Matthew Spangler, Professor, Beef Genetics Specialist, University of Nebraska – Lincoln
“Genetic Selection of Livestock: Why it Matters to You”
Community Talk @ 6:00 pm in ABB 134
Matthew Spangler, Professor, Beef Genetics Specialist, University of Nebraska – Lincoln
“Genetic Selection of Livestock: Why it Matters to You”