The Beef Podcast Show - #10 - The triad of success in beef industry: teaching, research, and extension

The combination of teaching, research, and extension makes the beef industry more efficient, profitable, and sustainable. That is because those three pillars provide farmers, ranchers, and students with the knowledge and tools they need to succeed – and take the industry with them. In this episode, Dr. Karl Hoppe discusses his experience working with beef production as a professor, researcher, and extensionist, and the way that can impact both the industry itself and society.

What you’ll learn:

1. The way into beef production

2. Attending grad school and working full-time: challenges and opportunities

3. Extension work

4. SARE program and other insights

5. Research extension centers

6. How do we make an impact in our careers?

7. New ideas in the beef industry and their implementation in North Dakota

8. Cattle comfort and performance in the cold winter

9. Education of students of where their food comes from

10. Feedlot school

Meet the guest

Dr. Karl Hoppe

Experience

     ○ Current: Extension Livestock Specialist (NDSU Carrington Research Extension Center)

Background

     ○ Ph.D.; Animal Science, Ruminant Nutrition (South Dakota State University)

     ○ M.Sc.; Animal Science, Reproductive Physiology (South Dakota State University)

     ○ B.Sc., Animal Science (South Dakota State University)

Hobby: It's more than a hobby – I raise cattle and sheep. Also, I have had a motorcycle license for 48 years.

Favorite book, movie or TV series: Yellowstone, 1883, 1923.

A tip for success: Keep trying