Dr. Jaymelynn Farney grew up on a cattle operation in New Mexico. She received her B.S. and Ph.D. from Kansas State University and MS from Oklahoma State University. Dr. Farney joined Kansas State University as a Beef Systems Extension Specialist in 2012. Dr. Farney’s extension and research programs have focused on the integration of cattle within cropping systems, nutrition, supplements, and forages. She’s developed a podcast, “Dr. J’s Beef” with 97 episodes and 18,000 downloads. She’s authored 25 peer reviewed extension and research publications, 27 abstracts and 40 proceedings/research reports, 75 media interviews, 52 newsletter articles and more than 193 invited talks, and generated over $600,000 to support research and extension efforts.