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John Ritten
Livestock Economist
Agricultural and Resource Economics
College of Agricultural Sciences

Nutrien Building Building, Room
Phone:
000-000-0000
Education:
  • Ph D, Colorado State University; Natural Resource Economics
  • MBA, New Mexico State University;
  • BS, Arizona State ; Marketing
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Derner, Justin, Budd, Bob, Grissom, Grady, Kachergis, Emily, Augustine, David, Wilmer, Hailey, Scasta, J Derek, Ritten, John, (2022) Adaptive Grazing Management in Semiarid Rangelands: An Outcome-driven Focus Rangelands

Raynor, EJ, Derner, Justin, Augustine, David, Jablonski, Kevin E, Porensky, Lauren, Ritten, John, Hoover, David, Elliot, Julie, (2022) Balancing Ecosystem Service Outcomes at the Ranch-Scale in Shortgrass Steppe: The Role of Grazing Management Rangelands

Ellison, Melinda, Cockrum, Rebecca, Means, Warrie, Meyer, Allison, Ritten, John, Austin, Kathy, Cammack, Kristi, (2022) Effects of Feed Efficiency and Diet on Performance and Carcass Characteristics in Growing Wether Lambs Small Ruminant Research

Quintana, Jaelyn, Murphy, Tom , Gifford, Cody, Means, Warrie, Ritten, John, McKibbon, Heather, Page, Chad, Stewart, Whit, (2022) Effects of Harvest Season on Carcass Characteristics of Lambs Harvested in the Intermountain West Applied Animal Science

Whaley, JR, Murphy, TW, Gifford, CL, Means, WJ, Ritten, JP, McKibben, HN, Page, CM, Stewart, WC, (2022) Effects of harvest season on carcass characteristics of lambs in the Intermountain West Applied Animal Science 38 5 393--401

Crow, Lewi, Porensky, Lauren, Augustine, David, Ritten, John, Bastian, Chris, (2022) Evaluating economic impacts of prairie dog–cattle competition on ranching enterprises in the western Great Plains Rangeland Ecology Management

Crow, Lewis, Porensky, Lauren M, Augustine, David, Ritten, John, Bastian, Christopher T, Paisley, Steven I, (2022) Evaluating Prairie Dog--Cattle Competition from the Perspective of a Ranching Enterprise in the Western Great Plains: Economic Analysis of Potential Effects on Long-Term Profitability Rangeland Ecology \& Management 85 56--65

Hansen, Eilish, Nagler, Amy, Ritten, John, Rashford, Ben, (2022) Farm-Level Economics of Bioenergy in the Upper Missouri River Basin Journal of the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers

Baldwin, Tevyn, Ritten, John, Derner, Justin , Augustine, David, Wilmer, Haile, Wahlert, Jeff, Anderson, Steve, Irisarri, Gonzalo, Peck, Dannele, (2022) Stocking rate and marketing dates for yearling steers grazing rangelands: Can producers do things differently to increase economic net benefits? Rangelands

Wilmer, Hailey Nicole, Schulz, Terri, Fernández-Giménez, María E., Derner, Justin, Porensky, Lauren M., Augustine, David, Ritten, John, Dwyer, Angela, Meade, Rachel, (2022) Social learning lessons from Collaborative Adaptive Rangeland Management Rangelands 44 5 316-326

Derner, Justin D, Augustine, David J, Briske, David D, Wilmer, Hailey, Porensky, Lauren M, Fern\'andez-Gim\'enez, Mar\'\ia E, , Peck, Dannele E, Ritten, John, others, , (2021) Can collaborative adaptive management improve cattle production in multipaddock grazing systems? Rangeland Ecology \& Management 75 1--8

Dillon, Jasmine Ashley, Stackhouse-Lawson, Kim, Thoma, Greg, Gunter, Stacey A, Rotz, C Alan, Kebreab, Ermias, Riley, David G, Tedeschi, Luis O, Villalba, Juan, Mitloehner, Frank, others, , (2021) Current state of enteric methane and the carbon footprint of beef and dairy cattle in the United States Animal Frontiers 11 4 57--68

Raynor, Edward J, Derner, Justin D, Baldwin, Tevyn, Ritten, John, Augustine, David J, (2021) Multidecadal directional shift in shortgrass stocking rates Rangeland Ecology \& Management 74 72--80

Dyer, Holly, Maher, Anna T, Ritten, John, Tanaka, John, Maczko, Kristie, (2021) Ranch Profitability of Improving Soil Health on Rangelands Rangeland Ecology \& Management 77 66--74

Baldwin, Tevyn, Ritten, John, (2021) "The Stocker Steer Quandary: Stocking Rate, Marketing Date, and Price Slides in Northeastern Colorado" University of Wyoming

Briske, David D., Ritten, John, Campbell, Amber R., Klemm, Toni, King, Audrey E.H., (2021) Future climate variability will challenge rangeland beef cattle production in the Great Plains Rangelands 43 1 29-36

Whaley, Jaelyn, Means, Warrie, Ritten, John, Murphy, Tom, Gifford, Cody, Cunningham, Hannah, Woodruff, Kelly, McKibben, Heather, Page, Chad M, Stewart, Whit C, (2020) 264 Harvest season, carcass weight, and fat measurement effects on lamb carcass characteristics and economic comparison of moderate and heavy weight lamb carcasses in the Western lamb processing industry Journal of Animal Science 98 Supplement\_4 190--191

Fern\'andez-Gim\'enez, Mar\'\ia E, , Ritten, John, (2020) An economic analysis of transhumance in the Central Spanish Pyrenees Pastoralism 10 1 1--13

Hanson, Eilish, Ritten, John, Miller, Perry, Nagler, Amy, Gerace, Selena, (2020) "B-1360.2 Crop Enterprise Budget. Coventional Dryland Switchgrass, Upper Missouri River Basin Laramie, WY: University of Wyoming Extension" University of Wyoming Extension

Windh, JL, Ritten, JP, Derner, JD, Paisley, S, Lee, B, (2020) Effects of long-term cattle market conditions on continuous season-long and rotational grazing system revenues The Rangeland Journal 42 3 227--231

Whaley, Jaelyn R, Means, Warrie J, Ritten, John, Murphy, Thomas W, Gifford, Cody L, Cunningham-Hollinger, Hannah C, Woodruff, Kelly L, McKibben, Heather N, Page, Chad M, Stewart, Whitney C, (2020) Harvest season, carcass weight, and fat measurement effects on lamb carcass characteristics and economic comparison of moderate and heavy weight lamb carcasses in the Western lamb processing industry Translational Animal Science 4 Supplement\_1 S27--S31

Asay, Jacob, Lee, Brian, Ritten, John, (2020) "Irrigated Alfalfa, Barley, Corn and Sugar Beet Budgets for the Big Horn Basin, Wyoming" Univesity of Wyoming Extension

Hanson, Eilish, Ritten, John, Miller, Perry, Nagler, Amy, Gerace, Selena, (2020) "IS GROWING SWITCHRASS ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE?" University of Wyoming Extension

Whaley, Jaelyn R, Means, Warrie J, Ritten, John, Cunningham-Hollinger, Hannah C, Page, Chad M, McKibben, Heather N, Stewart, Whitney C, (2019) A survey of lamb carcass characteristics in the Intermountain West during periods of seasonally constrained supply Translational Animal Science 3 Supplement\_1 1807--1811

Irisarri, J Gonzalo, Derner, Justin D, Ritten, John, Peck, Dannele E, (2019) Beef production and net revenue variability from grazing systems on semiarid grasslands of North America Livestock Science 220 93--99

Wilmer, Hailey, Porensky, Lauren M, Fern\'andez-Gim\'enez, Mar\'\ia E, , Derner, Justin D, Augustine, David J, Ritten, John, Peck, Dannele P, (2019) Community-engaged research builds a nature-culture of hope on North American Great Plains rangelands Social Sciences 8 1 22

Windh, Jessica L, Ritten, John, Derner, Justin D, Paisley, Steven I, Lee, Brian P, (2019) Economic cost analysis of continuous-season-long versus rotational grazing systems Western Economics Forum 17 1837-2019-947 62--72

Maczko, Kristie A, Dyer, Holly, Ritten, John, Tanaka, John A, Kucera, Jennifer Moore, (2019) "Measuring soil health benefits on private rangelands through Wyoming ranchers' profitability from improved forage production" ESA

Ashwell, Nicolas Quintana, Maher, Anna T, Tanaka, John A, Ritten, John, Maczko, Kristie A, Dyer, Holly, Kirkpatrick, Holly, Roberts, Kendall, Hilken, Thomas, (2019) Ranch economics of prescribed grazing on rangelands: the case of representative ranches in Northern Montana Western Economics Forum 17 1837-2019-948 73--85

Lee, Brian, Ritten, John, Foulke, Tom, (2018) "Conventional Irrigated Alfalfa (established), Goshen County, Wyoming: Crop Enterprise Budget" University of Wyoming Extension

Bastian, Christopher T, Ritten, John, Derner, Justin D, (2018) Ranch profitability given increased precipitation variability and flexible stocking Journal of ASFMRA 122--139

Ritten, John, Fern\'andez-Gim\'enez, Mar\'\ia E, , Pritchett, James G, Kachergis, Emily, Bish, Willow, (2018) Using state and transition models to determine the opportunity cost of providing ecosystem services Rangeland Ecology \& Management 71 6 737--752

Ritten, John, Paisley, Steven, Feuz, Bridger M, Hill, Hudson, (2018) "What is a Price Slide?" University of Wyoming Extension

Feuz, Bridger M, Ritten, John, (2017) "An effective combination: Partial budgeting and sensitivity analysis" University of Wyoming Extension

Munsick, Tristram R, Peck, Dannele E, Ritten, John, Jones, Randall, Jones, Michelle, Miller, Myrna M, (2017) expected net Benefit of Vaccinating rangeland sheep against Bluetongue Virus Using a Modified-live versus Killed Virus Vaccine Frontiers in veterinary science 4 166

Adjesiwor, Albert T, Islam, M Anowarul, Zheljazkov, Valtcho D, Ritten, John, Garcia y Garcia, Axel, , (2017) Grass-legume seed mass ratios and nitrogen rates affect forage accumulation, nutritive value, and profitability Crop Science 57 5 2852--2864

Derner, Justin D, Hunt, Leigh, Ritten, John, Capper, Judith, Han, Guodong, others, , (2017) "Livestock production systems" Springer, Cham 347--372

Feuz, Bridger M, Ritten, John, (2017) "Net Present Value (NPV)" University of Wyoming Extension

Ritten, John, Feuz, Bridger M, (2017) "Understanding Financial Statements" University of Wyoming Extension

Ritten, John, Fern\'andez-Gim\'enez, Mar\'\ia E, , Pritchett, James G, Kachergis, Emily, Hibbs, Willow, (2017) Using state and transition models to show economic interdependence of ecological sites at the ranch level Rangeland Ecology \& Management 70 6 666--674

Bastian, Christopher, Ritten, John, Feuz, Bridger M, (2017) "Which Market Gives Me the Best Price for My Cattle?: Think about Marketing Costs as Well as Price!" University of Wyoming Extension

Ritten, John, Hamilton, Tucker, Bastian, Christopher, Derner, Justin, Tanaka, John, (2016) "Economic Impacts of Increased Seasonal Precipitation Variation on Cow/Calf Producers" 10th International Rangeland Congress 947

Derner, Justin D, Augustine, David J, Porensky, Lauren M, Eisele, Mark, Roberts, Kendall, Ritten, John, (2016) "Flexible stocking strategies for adapting to climatic variability" 10th International Rangeland Congress 921

Harlan, MK, Ritten, John, Rashford, B, Cammack, K, (2016) "Valuation of Residual Feed Intake as a Selection Tool for Northeastern Wyoming Range Sheep Producers" Wyoming AES

Hamilton, Tucker W., Ritten, John, Bastian, Christopher T, Derner, Justin, Tanaka, John A., (2016) Economic Impacts of Increasing Seasonal Precipitation Variation on Southeast Wyoming Cow-Calf Enterprises Rangeland Ecology & Management 69 6 465-473

Brunson, Mark W., Huntsinger, Lynn, Kreuter, Urs P., Ritten, John, (2016) Usable Socio-Economic Science for Rangelands Rangelands 38 2 85-89

Lee, Brian, Ritten, John, Bastian, Christopher, Kniss, Andrew, (2015) Profitability of Glyphosate-Resistant Sugarbeet Production in Whole Farm Systems Journal of ASFMRA 154--165

Peck, Dannele E, Roberts, Trent W, Ritten, John, Hoar, Bruce R, (2015) "The Cost of Brucellosis Prevention: Spaying Heifers" University of Wyoming Extension

Torell, L Allen, Rimbey, Neil R, Tanaka, John A, Taylor, David T, Ritten, John, Foulke, Thomas K, (2014) "GREATER SAGE-GROUSE" University of Idaho PACWAL

Torrell, L Allen, Ritten, John, (2014) "Ranch-level economic impacts of altering grazing policies on federal land to protect the Greater Sage-Grouse" University of Wyoming Extension 1258

Lee, B., Ritten, John, Kniss, A., Bastian, Christopher T, (2014) Profitability Comparison for Glyphosate-Resistant and Conventional Sugarbeet Production Systems Journal of Sugarbeet Research 51 1 2-13

Frisvold, George B., Jackson, Louise E., Pritchett, James G, Ritten, John, Svoboda, Mark, (2013) "Agriculture and Ranching" Island Press/Center for Resource Economics 218-239

Lee, Brian P, Ritten, John, (2013) "Can I Afford to Apply Nitrogen to My Crop this Year?" University of Wyoming Extension

Lee, Brian P, Ritten, John, Bastian, Chris, Kniss, Andrew R, (2013) "Farm Level Impacts of Potential Regulations on Glyphosate Resistant Sugarbeet in Wyoming" University of Wyoming

Koontz, Lynne, Sexton, Natalie, Ishizaki, Asuka, Ritten, John, (2013) "Regional Economic Impacts of Current and Proposed Management Alternatives for Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge" US Department of the Interior, US Geological Survey

Kachergis, Emily J., Knapp, Corrine N., Fernandez-Gimenez, Maria E, Ritten, John, Pritchett, James G, Parsons, Jay, Hibbs, Willow, Roath, Roy Roy, (2013) Tools for Resilience Management: Multidisciplinary Development of State-and-Transition Models for Northwest Colorado Ecology and Society 18 4

Ghimire, Rajan, Norton, Jay B., Norton, Urszula, Ritten, John, Stahl, Peter D., Krall, James M., (2013) Long-term farming systems research in the central High Plains Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems 28 2 183-193

Roberts, Trenton W., Peck, Dannele E., Ritten, John, (2012) Cattle producers’ economic incentives for preventing bovine brucellosis under uncertainty Preventive Veterinary Medicine 107 3-4 187-203

Eisele, Kendall, Ritten, John, Bastian, Christopher T, Paisley, Steven, Lake, Scott, (2012) Economic comparison of weaning and feeding strategies for beef production Journal of ASFMRA 124--134

Peck, Dannele E, Rashford, Benjamin S, Ritten, John, Roberts, Trent W, (2012) "FENCING STACKYARDS" University of Wyoming Extension

Ritten, John, Bastian, Christopher T, Rashford, Benjamin S., (2012) Profitability of Carbon Sequestration in Western Rangelands of the United States Rangeland Ecology & Management 65 4 340-350

Pritchett, James G, Kachergis, Emily, Parsons, Jay, Fernandez-Gimenez, Maria E, Ritten, John, (2012) Home on a Transitioning Range: A Ranch Simulation Game Demonstrating STMs Rangelands 34 3 53-60

Ritten, John, (2011) "Comparison of alternative cattle management strategies under long-term drought" University of Wyoming, Cooperative Extension Service

Ritten, John, Bastian, Chris, Frasier, W Marshall, (2011) "Considerations for preparing a drought management plan for livestock producers" University of Wyoming, Cooperative Extension Service

Ritten, John, Bastian, Chris, Frasier, W Marshall, (2011) "Price or weather--which signal should livestock producers follow?" University of Wyoming, Cooperative Extension Service

Bastian, Christopher T, Gray, Stephen T, Peck, Dannele E, Ritten, John, Hansen, Kristiana M, Krall, James M, Paisley, Steven I, (2011) The Nature of Climate Science for the Rocky Mountain West: Implications for Economists Trying to Help Agriculture Adapt Western Economics Forum 10 1837-2016-151836 23--32

Ritten, John, Bastian, Christopher T, Paisley, Steven I, Smith, Michael A, (2010) Long term comparison of alternative range livestock management strategies across extended droughts and cyclical prices Journal of ASFMRA 244--253

Ritten, John, Bastian, Christopher T, Frasier, W Marshall, Smith, Michael A, Paisley, Steven I, (2010) "Managing your ranch during drought: Implications from long-and short-run analyses" University of Wyoming Cooperative Extension Service

Ritten, John, Frasier, W Marshall, Bastian, Christopher T, Gray, Stephen T, (2010) Optimal rangeland stocking decisions under stochastic and climate-impacted weather American Journal of Agricultural Economics 92 4 1242--1255

Ritten, John, Bastian, Christopher T, Frasier, W. Marshall, (2010) Economically Optimal Stocking Rates: A Bioeconomic Grazing Model Rangeland Ecology & Management 63 4 407-414

Ritten, John, Frasier, W. Marshall, Bastian, Christopher T, Gray, Stephen T., (2010) Optimal Rangeland Stocking Decisions Under Stochastic and Climate‐Impacted Weather American Journal of Agricultural Economics 92 4 1242-1255

Ritten, John, Frasier, W. Marshall, Bastian, Christopher T, Paisley, Steven I., Smith, Michael A., Mooney, Siân, (2010) A Multi-Period Analysis of Two Common Livestock Management Strategies Given Fluctuating Precipitation and Variable Prices Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 42 2 177-191

Ritten, John, Bastian, Christopher T, Rashford, Benjamin S, Norton, Jay, Norton, Urszula, Paisley, Steven I, Burgener, Paul A, (2009) Can carbon find a home on the range? Western Economics Forum 8 1837-2016-151786 14--20

Bastian, Christopher T, Ponnamaneni, Padmaja, Mooney, Sian, Ritten, John, Frasier, W Marshall, Paisley, Steven I, Smith, Michael A, Umberger, Wendy J, (2009) Range livestock strategies given extended drought and different price cycles Journal of ASFMRA 153--163

Ritten, John, (2008) "Bioeconomic modeling of livestock production, rangeland management and forage systems in a dynamic context" Colorado State University

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