Kevin Sedivec

Kevin Sedivec is a Professor in the School of Natural Resource Sciences at North Dakota State University (NDSU). His career focuses on rangeland management, animal nutrition, and sustainable livestock systems, with extensive engagement in extension programs.

• Role: Professor and Range Science Program Lead
• Contact: 201B Morrill Hall, (701)-799-4689

Research Interests include:

• Range Nutrition
• Noxious Weed Management
• Grazing Systems
• Rangeland Monitoring
• Horse Forages

His recent publications (2023–2025) emphasize maternal nutritional programming, soil microbiome responses to grazing/fire, and economic/technological tools for forage management. Studies explore how vitamin/mineral supplementation in beef heifers affects fetal development, immune responses, and multigenerational metabolic outcomes, alongside rangeland restoration techniques.

Education:

• Ph.D., Animal and Range Sciences, NDSU (1994)
• M.S., Animal and Range Sciences, NDSU (1989)
• B.S., Zoology, NDSU (1987)