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Department of Agriculture

Justin Rickard

Associate Professor of Animal Science
Agriculture
Office
RAB Ropp Agriculture Building 108a
Office Phone
(309) 438-0285office
phone
Email
jwricka@ilstu.eduemail
  • About
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Current Courses

380.001Current Issues In Livestock Industry

480.001Current Issues in Livestock Industry

287.008Independent Study

285.001Meat Science

285.002Meat Science

302.019Special Problems In Agriculture

291.017Undergraduate Teaching Experiences In Agriculture

309.001Beef Management

309.002Beef Management

409.001Beef Management

409.002Beef Management

271.001Foods Of Animal Origin

299.002Independent Honor Study

499.014Independent Research For The Masters Thesis

287.014Independent Study

400.008Independent Study

291.014Undergraduate Teaching Experiences In Agriculture

Journal Article

Boerngen, M., & Rickard, J. To Zoom or not to Zoom: The impact of rural broadband on online learning. Natural Sciences Education 50:e20044 (2021)
Boerngen, M., & Rickard, J. Assessment and perception of student farm background in an introductory agriculture course. Natural Sciences Education 49:e20013 (2020)
Myers, K., Mohammed, F., Rickard, J., Meyer, D., & Spaulding, A. Unwanted Horse Population in Illinois: Perceptions of Horse Owners, Non-Horse Owners, and Equine Industry Stakeholders. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science (2018)
Rickard, J., Boerngen, M., Lorenz, S., & Baker, E. Assessing Student Demographics in a Non-Land-Grant University Department of Agriculture. Natural Sciences Education 46.1 (2017)

Presentations

You’re all farmers, right? Students’ perceptions of classmates’ and instructors’ experience. 67th Annual North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA) Conference. North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA). (2021)
Effect of enhanced organic acid supplementation in late gestation and lactation of sows on body weight change, litter performance, and wean to estrus interval. ASAS Midwest Section Meeting. (2020)
Structuring group projects for a more positive student learning experience. Teaching and Learning Symposium. ISU CTLT. (2019)
Structuring group projects for a more positive student learning experience. Faculty Summer Institute. (2018)
Does structure alter students' perceptions of group projects?. 63rd Annual North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA) Conference. (2017)

Grants & Contracts

You're all farmers right? Students' perceptions of classmates' and instructors' experience. Cross Endowed Chair in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Illinois State University. (2020)