08/19/2026
🎧 Check out this podcast interview with CSU Extension veterinarian Dr. Kathy Whitman, who shares more about her work, what she’s seeing in rural Colorado, and the need to address the veterinary shortage.
CLASS 17 SPOTLIGHT: Dr. Kathy Whitman is the Veterinary Extension Specialist for Colorado State University, where she strives to be a trusted animal health resource to those involved in livestock and agriculture production. At Colorado State University, Kathy has participated in a wide range of activities, primarily working as a liaison between the university, extension, and livestock stakeholders. She’s recently been involved in HPAI research, emergency management and preparedness, BQA training, 4-H activities, veterinary student teaching, extension education and consultation. Raising a few head of cattle for direct-to-consumer products with her husband gives Kathy some small insight into the needs of the producers with which she’s engaging. Kathy received her MS in Ruminant Nutrition and DVM from Colorado State University. She completed a Field Services internship at the University of Georgia, and later became an ABVP diplomate specializing in Beef Cattle Practice. Dr. Whitman was in private practice in both Utah and Colorado and was an Assistant Professor with the University of Nebraska at the Great Plains Veterinary Educational Center, prior to joining Colorado State.
Listen to Kathy as she visits with Lorrie Boyer.
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2412634/episodes/19627446
