Andrés is a Rangeland Scientist who earned his MS and PhD in Rangeland Ecosystem Science at Colorado State University and his BS in Animal Science at the Universidad Nacional de Lomas de Zamora in Buenos Aires, Argentina. His professional interests revolve around resilient rangeland-based animal agriculture systems. Prior to joining the Southern Plains Climate Hub, Andrés was a National Program Leader in the Division of Climate Change at USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture. He spent the better part of his academic career in the Southwest, first as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Arizona, and then as a member of the Range Science faculty in the Department of Animal and Range Sciences at New Mexico State University.
Featured Recent Work:
Cibils, A.F., R.E. Estell, S. Spiegal, S. Nyamuryekung’e, M.M. McIntosh, D.M. Duni, O.A. Herrera Conegliano, F.A. Rodriguez Almeida, O. Roacho Estrada, L.J. Blanco, M.C. Duniway, S.A. Utsumi, A.L. Gonzalez. 2022. Adapting to climate change on desert rangelands: a multi-site comparison of grazing behavior plasticity of heritage and improved beef cattle. Journal of Arid Environments (Accepted).
McIntosh, M.M., A.F. Cibils, R.E. Estell, Q. Gong, H. Cao, A.L. Gonzalez, S. Nyamuryekung’e, S. Spiegal. 2022. Can cattle geolocation data yield behavior-based criteria to inform precision grazing systems on rangeland? Livestock Science 255: 104801
Sawalhah, M.N., H. M. E. Geli, J. L. Holechek, A. F. Cibils, S. Spiegal, C. Gifford. 2021. Water Footprint of Rangeland Beef Production in New Mexico. Water 13: 1950
Nyamuryekung’e, S., A.F Cibils, R.E. Estell, M. M. McIntosh, D. VanLeeuwen, C. Steele, A. L. González, S. Spiegal, L. Avendaño Reyes, F. A. Rodríguez Almeida, M. Anderson. 2021 Foraging Behavior and Body Temperature of Heritage vs. Commercial Beef Cows in Relation to Desert Ambient Heat. Journal of Arid Environments 193: 104565
Nyamuryekung’e, S. A.F Cibils, R.E. Estell, M. M. McIntosh, C. Steele, A. L. González, S. Spiegal, F. G. Continanza. 2021. Foraging Behavior of Heritage vs. Desert-Adapted Commercial Rangeland Beef Cows in Relation to Dam-Offspring Contact Patterns. Rangeland Ecology and Management 74: 43-49.
McIntosh, M.M., A.F. Cibils, R.E. Estell, S. Nyamuryekung’e, A.L. Gonzalez, Q. Gong, H. Cao, S. Spiegal, S. Soto Navarro, A. Blair. 2021. Weight Gain, Grazing Behavior and Carcass Quality of Desert Grass-fed Rarámuri Criollo vs. Crossbred Steers. Livestock Science 249:104511
Spiegal, S, A.F. Cibils, B. Bestelmeyer, J. Steiner, R. Estell, et al. 2020. Beef Production in the Southwestern United States: Strategies toward Sustainability. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems 4:114.
Elias, E., S. Aney, G. Duff, C. Gifford, S. Spiegal, A. Cibils, J. Steiner, R. Estell. 2020. Rancher Perspectives on Creative Management Options. Rangelands 42: 191-195
Holechek, J.L., H.M. Geli, A.F. Cibils, Sawalhah, M.N. 2020. Climate Change, Rangelands and Sustainability of Ranching in the Western United States. Sustainability12, 4942
Sawalhah, M.N., J.L. Holechek, A. F. Cibils, H.M.E. Geli, A. Saied. 2019. Rangeland Livestock Production in Relation to Vegetation and Climate Trends in New Mexico. Rangeland Ecology and Management 72:832-845.
