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Assistant Professor/Extension Beef Feedlot Management Specialist
South Dakota State University
Warren Rusche, MS, currently serves as the SDSU Extension Beef Feedlot Management Associate with South Dakota State University. In that role he is responsible for developing educational programming to address the needs of cattle feeders and backgrounders in South Dakota and surrounding states. He is particularly focused on the integration of livestock and crop production to add value and to improve the economy of rural South Dakota. Previous Extension responsibilities included work as an Agricultural Extension Educator and as a Cow/Calf Field Specialist for SDSU. Prior to rejoining SDSU Extension in 2011, he was the co-manager of his family's cow-calf and custom backgrounding business for 13 years. He holds a BS in Animal Science from SDSU and MS in Animal Science from Kansas State University. He is currently pursuing a PhD at SDSU under the direction of Dr. Zach Smith, focusing on adding value to feedstuffs and in mitigating production risk.