Since 2011, Dr. Brandi Karisch has served as the State Beef Cattle Extension Specialist for Mississippi. She serves more than 16,000 beef cattle producers across the state. Her goal is to integrate her research program with her extension program by conducting applied research that provides relevant answers to questions and issues cattle producers continually face. Dr. Karisch offers a mix of both traditional face-to-face programs and online content and a combination of traditional educational programs, workshops and value-added programs. She is a strong advocate for Mississippi agriculture.  She has earned the Mississippi Farm Bureau Farm Woman of Year Award, Mississippi Farm Bureau Excellence in Agriculture Award, Dr. Bruce Leopold Award for Excellence in Extension Programming, and Dr. Joe E. Street Outstanding Agriculture and Natural Resources Award. In 2018, Dr. Karisch was appointed as the inaugural Milton Sundbeck Endowed Professor in Animal and Dairy Sciences.