Extension Presentations

Here you will find select slides for past extension presentations Dr. Prestegaard and others has given at programs and conferences. © 2025 Jacquelyn Prestegaard. All rights reserved. These presentations and their contents are protected by copyright law and may not be reproduced, distributed, or used in any form without prior written permission from the author.

The Texas A&M Beef Sustainability Summit | December 8-9, 2025

Sustainability Requires Succession: A Failure to Plan is a Plan to Fail | Steve Collins, Co-Owner, CCT Ranch

Where cost share programs deliver, and where they fall short – Morgan Treadwell, Texas A&M AgriLife Research, San Angelo | Jeff Goodwin, Texas A&M Center for Grazingland and Ranch Management

The Texas A&M Beef Cattle Efficiency Initiative – Jason Smith, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension

Soil • Water • Livestock: Tools for Modern Ranch Management – James Clement III, Senior VP, Grass and Rangeland, EarthOptics

Verification, certification, confusion? What is trust, and what is red tape – Kristina Bierschwale, VP of Sales & Business Development, Where Food Comes From

Transparency, traceability, and who profits from ranch data – Gregg Barfield, President, BlockTrust Network

Built for This: How Adapted Livestock Drive Regenerative Success and Resilient Businesses – Caitlin Word, Noble Research Institute

Understanding Grazing Behavior in Beef Cattle: Drivers, Dynamics, and New Technological Insights – Pablo Guarnido-López, Texas A&M AgriLife Research Beeville

Rangeland resilience: Managed grazing for drought, soil & forage –  Merilynn Schantz, USDA ARS Temple

How is the industry responding to development of working lands? – Chad Ellis, Texas Ag Land Trust

From talk to action: What’s next for producers, industry & partners? – Clay Burtrum, Burtrum Cattle LLC | Rob Manes, The Nature Conservancy | Carlos Saviani, Cargill | Moderated by Trust in Beef

Hydroponic Forage: Homegrown Nutrition, 365 Days a Year | Southwest Dairy Day | October 2025

From Ear Tags to Algorithms: The Future of Beef Herd Intelligence? | Beef Cattle Short Course | August 4th, 2025

AI Meets AI: A Custom GPT Case Study for Extension Program Questions | TESA Conferece | July 14th, 2025

Sustainable Beef Management | Small and New Landowners Conference | May 30th, 2025

The basics of the beef industry | NRCS Livestock 101 | May 7th, 2025

Sustainability of forage and grain-finished beef systems | Ranch Raised Beef Conference

Measuring sustainability in the beef industry | September 10th, 2024 | ANSC 498

Balancing feed costs and ruminant nutrient needs for peak animal performance | August 30th, 2024 | Travis County Beef Cattle Pasture Management Workshop

Reimagining Value in a Grazing Enterprise: August 2024 Beef Cattle Short Course Grazing Management Session Presentations: