Dustin Pendell

Dustin Pendell is a Professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics at Kansas State University's College of Agriculture, serving since 2015 with cross-cutting research in Livestock Economics and Animal Health Economics. As Director of the WOAH Collaborating Centre for Animal Health Economics (Americas Region), he leads interdisciplinary research connecting farm-level decisions to global meat supply chains.

• PhD in Agricultural Economics (2006) from Kansas State University
• 9-year faculty tenure at Colorado State University prior to K-State
• Specializes in traceability systems, herd profitability, and policy analysis

Research Themes examine economic implications across livestock systems:

• Quantitative analysis of cow-calf production efficiency
• Cost modeling for pasture vs. non-pasture feeding
• Disease impact assessments on meat supply chains
• Land use in confined animal feeding operations
• Market access requirements for traceability
• Enterprise budgeting tools for sheep and beef operations

Leadership Roles include:

• Director, WOAH Collaborating Centre for Animal Health Economics
• Co-developer of multiple agricultural decision-making spreadsheets

Outreach Contributions feature:

• Regular presentations at Risk and Profit Conference
• Creator of K-State's AgManager.info economic tools
• Host of Beef Cattle Institute podcast segments

Academic Network connects with:

• Animal Science department collaborators
• Kansas Farm Management Association data
• USDA Market News integration
• WOAH international standards body