David Secrist Professor of Professional Practice Beef Cattle Extension Specialist david.secrist@usu.edu Dr. David S. Secrist completed a B.S. in Animal Science and an M.S. in Ruminant Nutrition (1988 and 1990) at Utah State University. After managing a small cow-calf operation in Northwestern Utah for three years, he went to Oklahoma State University, where he completed a Ph.D. in Ruminant Nutrition in 1996.In 1996, Dr. Secrist took a technical services position with Farmland Industries. Over the next five years, he did nutritional work with feedlots and large cow/calf operations across seven states. David joined Agri Beef Inc. in January 2001 as the General Manager at a large cattle-feeding operation in Moses Lake, WA.After eight years at Agri Beef, Dr. Secrist was given the opportunity to join AgReserves, Inc. in April 2009. He played a pivotal role in transitioning to a fully integrated beef supply chain with the acquisition of a feedlot in 2010 and the establishment of a value-based marketing arrangement with a major packer. Over the last fifteen years, David has managed the ARI feedlot, dairy, and several cow-calf and stocker operations in the Western and Central United States and Canada.Dr. Secrist joined Utah State University as the Extension Beef Cattle Specialist in May 2024.