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Jim E. Sprinkle, PhD

Extension Beef Specialist
University of Idaho
Carmen, Idaho

Jim Sprinkle was raised on a livestock farm in Southwestern Va., received an Associate degree in horsemanship and stable management at Ricks College in 1980 and was in the horse business for 8 years before going back to school at age 33. He received a B.S. in Animal Science from BYU, a M.S. in Animal Science from Montana State University, and a Ph. D. in Animal Nutrition from Texas A & M University. Research at both MSU and TAMU was with range cattle and encompassed range animal nutrition and forage intake, grazing behavior, and physiological and genetic adaptations to a range environment. Dr. Sprinkle was employed as an Area Extension Agent, Animal Sciences, regional livestock specialist, and county extension director by the University of Arizona over 20 years and retired in 2015. In 2015, Dr. Sprinkle started work as a statewide Extension Beef Specialist with the University of Idaho, working out of the Nancy M. Cummings Research, Extension and Education Center in Carmen, Idaho. He has 30% research and a 70% Extension appointment with an emphasis in beef cattle range nutrition. His major research emphasis is in grazing behavior, forage intake, beef cattle efficiency, and range animal nutrition. He also participates in rangeland monitoring and adaptive management Extension programming. A collaborative rangeland monitoring program, Reading the Range, received the Western Extension Directors Association Award of Excellence and was part of the National Rangeland Research and Development Award presented by the US Forest Service to the University of Arizona. Dr. Sprinkle is a recipient of the Extension Award from Western Section, American Society of Animal Science. Jim is married to the former Barbara Joan Duell who grew up on a cattle ranch in Alberta, Canada. Jim and Barbara have 7 children and 13 grandchildren.

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