Derek Bailey

Associate Professor
Department of Animal and Range Sciences

Box 30003, MSC 3-1

Las Cruces, NM 88003-8003
(505) 646-2554 (voice)
(505) 646-5441 (FAX)
dwbailey@nmsu.edu

Derek Bailey was raised in southern Colorado (La Veta) on a small ranch. Bailey received his BS and MS degrees in Animal Science at Colorado State University (MS in animal breeding). Bailey then changed departments and finished a PhD in Range Science at Colorado State (PhD focused on grazing behavior and range nutrition). Bailey worked 5 years in Nevada as a range management consultant working primarily on grazing related issues on public lands. Bailey then did a post-doc with USDA-ARS in Woodward, Oklahoma. He also worked as a county extension agent with University of Arizona in Globe, AZ. From 1996 to 2005, Bailey worked for Montana State University at Northern Ag Research Center in Havre as an Associate Professor in a 100% research appointment. Most of his research focused on livestock grazing distribution and behavior. Currently, he is Associate Professor at New Mexico State University, Las cruces New Mexico and Director of the Chihuahuan Desert Rangeland Research Center. He also has interests in range animal nutrition, computer simulation modeling, remote sensing and applications of precision agriculture to rangeland management.