Ag Research

Group faculty

John Blanton, Ph.D.,
Ag Research Program Manager

Jon Biermacher, Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor

Ken Gee,
Wildlife Research Specialist

Jagadeesh Mosali, Ph.D.,
Staff Scientist

Ryan Reuter, Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor

James Rogers, Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor

Charles Rohla, Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor

About

Continuing the applied research program that began in the 1950s within the Agricultural Division, the Ag Research Team represents a critical component of the research programs conducted at the Noble Foundation. This group conducts multidisciplinary research intended to discover and demonstrate technologies and techniques that can be practically and effectively implemented by farmers, ranchers and stewards of natural resources in the southern Great Plains. Their research outcomes are not limited to this geography but find application in like agricultural production environments and livestock production systems around the world.

Scientists, researchers and agricultural specialists collectively undertake proactive, market-driven research to address current and anticipated issues related to forage-based, beef cattle production, natural resource management and bioenergy production. The expertise of this research group mirrors that of the Agricultural Division, including animal science and livestock management, agricultural economics, agronomy, horticulture, range management, soils and crops and wildlife and fisheries.

The outcomes of their research are regularly published but are also integrated into and disseminated through the agricultural consultation and educational programs of the Noble Foundation's Agricultural Division.

Publications

Guretzky, J., Biermacher, J., Reuter, R. R., Blanton, J. R., Mosali, J., Kering, M. K., & Cook, B. J. (2009). Utilization of switchgrass in a dual purpose stocker cattle and bioenergy system. Journal of Animal Science, 87 (E-Suppl. 2), 573.

Guretzky, J., Reuter, R. R., Biermacher, J., Springer, J., Butler, T. J., Aljoe, H. D. , Rogers, J. K., & Cook, B. J. (2009). Economic potential of stocker cattle grazing legume-interseeded bermudagrass. Journal of Animal Science, 87 (E-Suppl. 2), 573.

Biermacher, J., Reuter, R. R., Cook, B. J., Islam, M. A., Hopkins, A., Bouton, J. H., & Butler, T. J. (2009). Economic feasibility of stocker cattle grazing tall fescue infected with a novel endophyte in the Southern Great Plains. Journal of Animal Science, 87 (E-Suppl. 2), 573.

Biermacher, J., Coffey, C., Cook, B. J., Childs, D., Johnson, J. P., & Ford, D. (2009). Economic advantage of no-tilling winter forages for stocker grazing. Journal of the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers, 72, 27-36.

Webb, S. L., Gee, K. L., Demarais, S., Strickland, B., & DeYoung, R. W. (2009). Efficacy of a 15-strand electric fence to control white-tailed deer movements. Wildlife Biology in Practice, 5 (1), 45-57 DOI: 10.2461/wbp.2009.5.7.