NEWS for North Dakotans
Agriculture Communication, North Dakota State University
7 Morrill Hall, Fargo, ND 58105-5665
August 24, 2000
North Dakota State University Extension beef specialist Kris Ringwall will be the primary author of a new column introduced this week examining key issues that today’s beef producers face.
As the executive director of the North Dakota Beef Cattle Improvement Association, Ringwall directs the day-to-day office operations of the NDBCIA, working closely with more than 250 member producers. He is the author of the Cow Herd Appraisal Performance System (CHAPS) computer program that incorporates and analyzes data collection from conception through consumption.
A native of Columbus, N.D., Ringwall obtained his undergraduate degree in animal science from NDSU in 1975. In 1982, he earned a master’s degree in animal science, and in 1985 he received his doctorate in animal breeding, both from Oklahoma State University.
Ringwall has served agricultural producers in Ramsey, Benson and Cavalier counties of North Dakota as an Extension agent. Currently, his office is located in Dickinson where he holds a dual appointment as director of the NDSU Dickinson Research Extension Center and Extension beef specialist.
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Source: Kris Ringwall, (701) 483-2045
Editor: Tom Jirik, (701) 231-9629