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Andres F Cibils
Agroclimate and Hydraulics Research Unit
Director, Regional Climate Hub

Phone: (405) 262-5291
Fax: (405) 262-0133

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Projects
The 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: 440092
Climate Mitigation Outreach and Education
Interagency Reimbursable Agreement (I)
  Accession Number: 443624
Enhancing 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: 444244
Developing Southern Plains Region Management And Resiliency Tools for Agricultural Systems (SMART Ag Systems)
Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement (S)
  Accession Number: 444348
Effects 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: 444492
Enhancing 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: 444612
Synthesis, Research & Outreach of Climate Change Mitigation Practices: A Research and Outreach Effort with Southern Plains Climate Hub & NRCS
Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement (S)
  Accession Number: 445837
Climate Conversations with Historically Underserved Farmers and Ranchers of Oklahoma
Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement (S)
  Accession Number: 443726
Climate Change Education for Teacher Professional Development
Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement (S)
  Accession Number: 443728
Climate Change Education for Teachers and Students in the Southern Plains Climate Hub Region
Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement (S)
  Accession Number: 443729
NRCS 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: 440483
The Association Between the Conservation Reserve Program, Extreme Weather, Water Quality, and Economic Development in the Southern Plains
Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement (S)
  Accession Number: 442642
Climate Conversation with NRCS and Conservation Partnership Personnel
Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement (S)
  Accession Number: 442992
USDA-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 Reprint Icon will take you to the publication reprint.)
The LTAR Grazing Lands Common Experiment at the Jornada Experimental Range: Old genetics, new precision technologies, and adaptive value chains - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Behavioral adaptations of nursing brangus cows to virtual fencing: Insights from a training deployment phase Reprint Icon - (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 Reprint Icon - (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 2641. 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 Reprint Icon - (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 .
Report: Climate Conversations with the Oklahoma Association of Conservation Districts Area Meeting Attendees - (Other)
Hagerman, A.D., Spain, C., Pope, C.G., Cibils, A.F. 2023. Report: Climate Conversations with the Oklahoma Association of Conservation Districts Area Meeting Attendees. USDA Miscellaneous Publication 1343. Available: https://www.climatehubs.usda.gov/hubs/southern-plains/topic/climate-conversations-oklahoma-conservation-district-staff.
Can heritage Criollo cattle promote sustainability in a changing world Reprint Icon - (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 Reprint Icon - (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.