The Bair Ranch Foundation Seminar Series
The Bair Ranch Foundation Seminar Series brings nationally recognized scientists and agricultural professionals to Montana State University for the benefit of students, faculty, and the public. The series aims to foster greater public engagement and outreach on innovative research, and highlight agricultural and natural resources issues.
Seminars include a research dialogue that provides MSU students and faculty meaningful interaction with nationally recognized agricultural professionals, teachers and researchers.
Click here to view past seminars on YouTube.
Presentations will be held from noon - 1 p.m. in Animal Bioscience Building, Room 134 and via WebEx at: https://montana.webex.com/montana/j.php?MTID=m1b7619f01c412175e5fc987863ac5aa7
2024 Spring Seminar Series
Jan. 25 | Travis Mulliniks
Seminar: Nutritional and management strategies to increase cow-calf production efficiency
Feb. 8 | Hannah Speer
Seminar: Consequences of cow-calf production with limited perennial forage grazing
Feb. 22 | Beau Larkin
Seminar: MPG Ranch: Restoration, Research and Conservation
March 7 | Connie Larson
Seminar: Improving Animal Wellbeing and Performance Through Trace Mineral Technology
March 28 | David Augustine
Seminar: TBA
2023 Fall Seminar Series
Sept. 28 | James Reecy
Seminar: International Collaboration and Development: Benefits Abound
Oct. 19 | Decky Spiller
Seminar: A modern integrated beef operation built on traditional stockmanship and cutting-edge technology
Oct. 19 | Misti Spiller
Seminar: A modern integrated beef operation built on traditional stockmansi and cutting-edge technology
Nov. 2 | Rebecca Poole
Seminar: Characterization of the microbiome and immune responses in the reproductive tract
2023 Spring Seminar Series
Jan. 26 | Sarah Moorey
Feb. 23 | Ann Staiger
March 9 | Alexis Bonogofsky
March 9 | Patrick Lendrum
March 30 | Matt Reeves
April 13 | Juan Loor
2022 FALL SEMINARS
Sept. 1 | Zachary Smith
Seminar: Strategies to optimize management and production of newly-weaned, growing, and finishing cattle fed in the Northern Plains
Host: Rodrigo Marques
Sept. 29 | Carrie Hammer
Seminar: Optimizing neonatal health through maternal nutrition
Host: Amanda Bradbery
Oct. 27 | Dirac Twidwell
The Last Stand of North America’s Grassland Biome
Host: Lance McNew
Nov. 10 | Asha Miles
Beef on dairy: Current use, outcomes, and implications for genetic evaluations
Host: Chris Posbergh
2022 SPRING SCHEDULE
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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