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ARS Home Plains Area El Reno, Oklahoma Oklahoma and Central Plains Agricultural Research Center Agroclimate and Hydraulics Research Unit People & Locations







Andres F Cibils
                        Agroclimate and Hydraulics Research Unit

                        




                        
                        Director, Regional Climate Hub
                        Phone: (405) 262-5291
                        
                        
                        Fax: (405) 262-0133(Employee information on this page comes from the REE Directory. Please contact your front office staff to update the REE Directory.)
                            ProjectsThe USDA ARS Climate Hubs - Increasing Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability by Impactful Development and Communication of Climate Smart Agricultural Research and Practices - El Reno, OK
                                                    In-House Appropriated
                                                                    (D)Accession Number: 440092Climate Mitigation Outreach and Education
                                                    Interagency Reimbursable Agreement
                                                                    (I)Accession Number: 443624Enhancing Climate-smart Disaster Relief in FSA programs: Non-stationarity at the Intersection of Normal Grazing Periods and US Drought Assessment
                                                    Interagency Reimbursable Agreement
                                                                    (I)Accession Number: 444244Developing Southern Plains Region Management And Resiliency Tools for Agricultural Systems (SMART Ag Systems)
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 444348Effects of Grazing Land Management on Soil Organic Carbon in the United States: A Climate Hubs-LTAR Science Synthesis and Translation Collaboration
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 444492Enhancing Climate-smart Disaster Relief in FSA Programs: Non-stationarity at the Intersection of Normal Grazing Periods and US Drought Assessment
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 444612Climate Conversations with Historically Underserved Farmers and Ranchers of Oklahoma
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 443726Climate Change Education for Teacher Professional Development
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 443728Climate Change Education for Teachers and Students in the Southern Plains Climate Hub Region
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 443729NRCS COMET-Planner Review of 2018 Farm Bill Conservation Programs in the Southern Plains to Determine Possible Greenhouse Gas Mitigation
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 440483The Association Between the Conservation Reserve Program, Extreme Weather, Water Quality, and Economic Development in the Southern Plains
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 442642Climate Conversation with NRCS and Conservation Partnership Personnel
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 442992USDA-ARS Science Communication & Outreach Specialist for Agriculture and Climate in the U.S. Southern Plains
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 443211**Publications**
                                                (Clicking on the reprint icon
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                                                    will take you to the publication reprint.)Behavioral adaptations of nursing brangus cows to virtual fencing: Insights from a training deployment phase
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Nyamuryekung'E, S., Cox, A., Perea, A., Estell, R.E., Cibils, A.F., Holland, J.P., Waterhouse, T., Duff, G., Funk, M., McIntosh, M.M., Spiegal, S.A., Bestelmeyer, B.T., Utsumi, S. 2023. Behavioral adaptations of nursing brangus cows to virtual fencing: Insights from a training deployment phase. Animals. 13(22), Article e3558. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13223558.Real-time monitoring of grazing cattle using LORA-WAN sensors to improve precision in detecting animal welfare implications via daily distance walked metrics
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Nyamuryekung'E, S., Duff, G.C., Utsumi, S.A., Estell, R.E., McIntosh, M.M., Funk, M., Cox, A., Cao, H., Spiegal, S.A., Perea, A., Cibils, A.F. 2023. Real-time monitoring of grazing cattle using LORA-WAN sensors to improve precision in detecting animal welfare implications via daily distance walked metrics. Animals. 13(16),Article e2641. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13162641.Deployment of a LoRa-WAN near real-time precision ranching system on extensive desert rangelands: What we have learned
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)McIntosh, M.M., Utsumi, S.A., Cibils, A.F., Nyamuryekung'E, S., Estell, R.E., Cox, A., Duni, D., Dong, Q., Waterhouse, T., Holland, J., Cao, H., Boucheron, L., Chen, H., Spiegal, S.A. 2023. Deployment of a LoRa-WAN near real-time precision ranching system on extensive desert rangelands: What we have learned. Applied Animal Science. 13. Article e2641. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13162641.Can heritage Criollo cattle promote sustainability in a changing world
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Spiegal, S.A., Estell, R.E., Cibils, A., Armstrong, E., Blanco, L., Bestelmeyer, B.T. 2023. Can heritage Criollo cattle promote sustainability in a changing world? Journal of Arid Environments. 216. Article 104980. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2023.104980.Climate Conversations for Identifying Climate Perspectives and Challenges in Oklahoma

- (Abstract Only)Foraging behavior of Raramuri Criollo vs. Angus cattle grazing California Chaparral and Colorado Plateau shrublands
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Duni, D.M., McIntosh, M.M., Nyamuryekung'E, S., Cibils, A.F., Duniway, M.C., Estell, R.E., Spiegal, S.A., Gonzalez, A.L., Gedefaw, M.G., Redd, M., Paulin, R., Steele, C.M., Utsumi, S.A., Perea, A.R. 2023. Foraging behavior of Raramuri Criollo vs. Angus cattle grazing California Chaparral and Colorado Plateau shrublands. Journal of Arid Environments. 213. Article 104975. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2023.104975.


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