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Warren Rusche

Assistant Professor & SDSU Extension Feedlot Management Specialist

605-688-5452

Animal Science Complex 217
Extension-Box 2170
University Station
Brookings, SD 57007

Warren supports the citizens of South Dakota in his role as an Assistant Professor and SDSU Extension Feedlot Management Specialist at the South Dakota State University campus in Brookings.

View recommendations for current cattle feeding challenges that producers are faced with. 

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