Amanda Shine, Ph.D Student

Amanda Shine, pursuing a doctoral degree in rangeland, wildlife and fisheries management, is examining the impact of different grazing strategies on the ecological health of grasslands enrolled in the U.S. Department of Agriculture Conservation Reserve Program, CRP.

Specifically, her work will investigate the impact of three different grazing practices on ecological health: no grazing; grazing in accordance with the owner’s existing CRP contract and current CRP regulations; and an adaptive grazing strategy in which producers graze more frequently than is currently allowed by CRP guidelines.

Shine holds bachelor’s degrees in biology and agriculture from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and Cameron University. She earned a master’s in agronomy with a concentration in range and forage from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

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