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The Long‐Term Agroecosystem Research (LTAR) network: Cross‐site transdisciplinary science to support a sustainable and resilient agriculture by Tsegaye, Teferi, Eve, Marlen, Hapeman, Cathleen J., Kleinman, Peter J. A., Baffaut, Claire, Browning, Dawn M., Coffin, Alisa W., Spiegal, Sheri A.

“…The Long‐Term Agroecosystem Research (LTAR) network is a collaborative initiative funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service,…”
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Poultry manureshed management: Opportunities and challenges for a vertically integrated industry by Bryant, Ray B., Endale, Dinku M., Spiegal, Sheri A., Flynn, K. Colton, Meinen, Robert J., Cavigelli, Michel A., Kleinman, Peter J. A.

“…Manureshed management seeks to address systemic imbalances in nutrient distributions at scales beyond the farmgate and potentially across county and state…”
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Envisioning the manureshed: Toward comprehensive integration of modern crop and animal production by Kleinman, Peter J. A., Spiegal, Sheri A., Silviera, Maria L., Baker, John M., Dell, Curtis J., Bittman, Shabtai, Cibin, Raj, Vadas, Peter A., Buser, Michael D., Tsegaye, Teferi

“…The specialization and intensification of agriculture have produced incredible gains in productivity, quality, and availability of agricultural commodities but…”
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Long-Term Declining Trends in Chihuahuan Desert Forage Production in Relation to Precipitation and Ambient Temperature by McIntosh, Matthew M., Holechek, Jerry L., Spiegal, Sheri A., Cibils, Andrés F., Estell, Richard E.

“…Rising temperatures and more frequent droughts are posing new challenges to range livestock producers in the southwestern United States and many other parts of…”
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PSX-8 Genetic characterization of Raramuri Criollo cattle introduced into the Southwestern United States by Spetter, Maximiliano J, Estell, Rick E, Utsumi, Santiago A, Armstrong, Eileen, Jara, Eugenio, Ross, Pablo, Macon, Lara, Perea, Andres Ricardo, Cox, Andrew, Spiegal, Sheri A

“…Abstract The Raramuri Criollo (RC) is a heritage cattle biotype preserved with minimal selection or crossbreeding for nearly five centuries by the Tarahumara…”
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Weight gain, grazing behavior and carcass quality of desert grass-fed Rarámuri Criollo vs. crossbred steers by McIntosh, Matthew M., Cibils, Andrés F., Estell, Richard E., Nyamuryekung'e, Shelemia, González, Alfredo L., Gong, Qixu, Cao, Huiping, Spiegal, Sheri A., Soto-Navarro, Sergio A., Blair, Amanda D.

“…•Criollo and Criollo crossbred grass-fed steers were raised to slaughter weights on desert rangeland at 30 months of age.•Criollo crossbred steers reached…”
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Can cattle geolocation data yield behavior-based criteria to inform precision grazing systems on rangeland? by McIntosh, Matthew M., Cibils, Andrés F., Estell, Richard E., Gong, Qixu, Cao, Huiping, Gonzalez, Alfredo L., Nyamuryekung'e, Shelemia, Spiegal, Sheri A.

“…A key challenge of precision grazing systems is identifying behavior anomalies associated with situations of reduced animal production and wellbeing. We…”
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Grass finishing of Criollo cattle can provide an environmentally preferred and cost effective meat supply chain from United States drylands by Castaño-Sánchez, José P., Rotz, C. Alan, McIntosh, Matthew M., Tolle, Cindy, Gifford, Craig A., Duff, Glenn C., Spiegal, Sheri A.

“…The southwestern United States is experiencing an increasingly warmer and drier climate that is affecting cattle production systems of the region. Adaptation…”
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Matching beef cattle breeds to the environment for desired outcomes in a changing climate: A systematic review by McIntosh, Matthew M., Spiegal, Sheri A., McIntosh, Stacia Z., Castaño Sanchez, José, Estell, Richard E., Steele, Caitriana M., Elias, Emile H., Bailey, Derek W., Brown, Joel R., Cibils, Andrés F.

“…Cattle graze approximately 30% of global land, making their interactions with Earth's social and ecological systems of critical importance. Cattle have…”
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Long-term growing season aridity and grazing seasonality effects on perennial grass biomass in a Chihuahuan Desert rangeland by Lasché, Sophia N., Schroeder, Ryan W.R., McIntosh, Matthew M., Lucero, Jacob E., Spiegal, Sheri A., Funk, Micah P., Beck, Reldon F., Holechek, Jerry L., Faist, Akasha M.

“…Growing season aridity and livestock grazing seasonality can influence primary productivity of perennial grasses in dryland systems. For this study, we used a…”
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Foraging behavior of Raramuri Criollo vs. Angus cattle grazing California Chaparral and Colorado Plateau shrublands by Duni, Danielle M., McIntosh, Matthew M., Nyamuryekung'e, Shelemia, Cibils, Andres F., Duniway, Michael C., Estell, Richard E., Spiegal, Sheri A., Gonzalez, Alfredo L., Gedefaw, Melakeneh G., Redd, Matthew, Paulin, Robert, Steele, Caitriana M., Utsumi, Santiago A., Perea, Andres R.

“…Selecting livestock genetics adapted to arid environments, such as Criollo cattle, is one of several strategies recommended for decreasing the vulnerability to…”
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The Ecological Basis for Grassland Conservation Management at Tejon Ranch, California by Spiegal, Sheri A

“…Grasslands in California's inland Mediterranean climate zone vary greatly over time and space, largely due to fluctuating rainfall and heterogeneous geology,…”
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