MSU Animal & Range Sciences

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.

08/11/2026

Today! Marsha Goetting, Montana State University Extension Family Economics Specialist, will present, "Including a Brand in Estate Planning," via Microsoft Teams at https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/265998402137204?p=sTF6tcl2wR9mdbnnFw

To join via phone:
+1 406-384-6803,,124607404 States, Billings
Find a local number | Phone conference ID: 124 607 404 #

08/07/2026

Drs. Amanda Bradbery and Carol Vasco, along with their graduate students, attended the annual American Society of Animal Science meeting held July 19-23, in Madison, WI, where they presented research to an international audience.

Also at this meeting, the MSU Department of Animal & Range Sciences was awarded full accreditation through ASAS! It is now one of only four universities with this accreditation! Congratulations to all! See below for details on the research presented.

07/28/2026

TODAY! Join us for the next installment of the summer webinar series, "Sustaining the Ranch: Management, Forage and Planning."

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