Hugh Aljoe
Director of Producer Relations
Aljoe serves as the director of producer relations, providing oversight to the consultation and education programs for producers in the Southern Great Plains. He is also a pasture and range consultant. Aljoe joined the Noble Research Institute in 1995.
Before coming to the Noble Research Institute in 1995, Aljoe was the ranch manager of Belvedere Land & Cattle Corp. for 10 years. He supervised the growth of the ranch from a small 450-acre, 150-head purebred ranch into an extensive 3,900-acre, 1,500-head purebred and commercial cow-calf operation. Forage resources were predominantly introduced bermudagrass pastures (overseeded to ryegrass) that were managed using adaptive multi-paddock grazing.
Education
- Master of Science in Range Management (Grazing Management), Texas A&M University, 1987
- Bachelor of Science in Animal Science, Texas A&M University, 1983
Grants
Collaborator with the Great Plains Grazing CAP grant
Project Title: Resilience and vulnerability of beef cattle production in the Southern Great Plains under changing climate, land use and markets
Source: National Institute for Food and Agriculture
Term: Feb. 2, 2015 to Feb. 15, 2017
Honors
- American Forage and Grassland Council
- National Cattlemen's Beef Association
- Oklahoma Cattlemen's Association
- Society for Range Management
- Texas and Southwest Cattle Raisers Association