MSU Animal & Range Sciences

10/05/2026

THURSDAY: Join us from noon - 1 p.m. as we welcome Gleise Medeiros da Silva, assistant professor and BCRC-Hays Chair in Beef Production Systems at the University of Alberta, as our third speaker in the Fall '26 Bair Ranch Foundation Seminar Series.

Dr. Silva will present, “Strategies to mitigate stress in beef cattle,” in ABB 138 and via Webex at https://montana.webex.com/montana/j.php?MTID=m06c29e2ec6034dce4e57d3ec17460939

09/28/2026

The MSU Department of Animal and Range Sciences is seeking a Sheep Foreman!

This employee will work closely with the Red Bluff Ranch Manager and Livestock operations management in carrying out day-to-day agricultural operations of approximately 12,000 acres of agricultural land, facilities, and livestock (cattle, sheep, and horses) used in the research and educational activities conducted at the Red Bluff Research Facility, BART Farm and Fort Ellis. The successful candidate will have a strong desire to develop their skills in sheep production management.

Screening of applicants begins Thursday, Oct. 8. Learn more and apply at https://jobs.montana.edu/postings/53076 . Equal Opportunity Employer. Veterans / Disabled.

09/24/2026

Lance McNew, professor of wildlife habitat ecology, discusses how science informs wildlife management and how the way we fund that science can shape the questions researchers are able to answer on the Aug. 26, episode of the Project Upland Podcast. Listen in at

How we fund science shapes which questions researchers are able to answer. Upland hunters have...

09/05/2026

Our offices will be closed Monday, Sept. 8, in observance of Labor Day. We will reopen at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9.

09/04/2026

Join us Thursday, Sept. 10, for the first installment of the Fall 2026 Bair Ranch Foundation Seminar Series! MSU Mass Spectrometry Director Don Smith and MSU Mass Spectrometry Facility Manager Brian Bothner, will present, "New instrumentation, capabilities and current research projects," from noon - 1 p.m. in ABB 134 and via WebEx at https://montana.webex.com/montana/j.php?MTID=m06c29e2ec6034dce4e57d3ec17460939

08/26/2026

You are never too old for a first-day-of-school photo! Here are a few of the ones we took. Tag so we can see yours!

08/26/2026

Join us tomorrow from 4 to 7:30 p.m. at the Bozeman Agricultural Research and Teaching Farm to meet some of our faculty and students and learn about the research in our department! Dinner will be provided!

The farm is located at 2730 West Garfield (west of the MSU main campus off 19th Ave).

08/25/2026

TODAY! Hayes Goosey, Montana State University Extension forage specialist, will present, "Harvested Forage Management," from 1-2 p.m. via Teams at: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/265998402137204?p=sTF6tcl2wR9mdbnnFw .

This is the final installment of the summer webinar series, "Sustaining the Ranch: Management, Forage and Planning."

08/17/2026

Grizzly bears are returning to parts of the American West where they have not lived for generations. A new season of “Working Wild University,” a podcast co-hosted by Montana State University Extension wildlife specialist Jared Beaver, examines what recovery means for the bears – and for the people sharing the landscape with them. Read more at: https://www.montana.edu/news/25494

Listen to Episode 1, "Grizzly bears are back—now what?" on your favorite podcast app or on YouTube at https://youtu.be/aGjfmonBoc4?si=xDXU80usTNCDo03w

Grizzly bears are making a remarkable comeback across the American ...

08/12/2026

Here's a excellent story highlighting Montana State University Extension Wool Specialist Brent Roeder, who shares the history of the wool industry and his thoughts on how the new wool lab can impact teaching and research efforts and attract a new generation of scientists to continue the work.

The new facility hopes to help reinvent Montana’s wool industry.