Faculty Bio

Lyle received his BS Degree from Utah State University in 1987 and his MS Degree in Agricultural Economics also from Utah State University in 1989. He was employed as a Research Coordinator at the University of Nebraska in 1989 then as an Extension Agent at Utah State University since 1990. Approximately fifty percent of his time is spent working with livestock and crop producers where his focus is on the futures markets and hedging, price discovery, options on futures contracts, strategies. Twenty percent of his time is spent with USU’s Business Resource Center (BRC) in Box Elder County developing and teaching agribusiness and farm and ranch management related programs. He also teaches two online farm management courses for Utah State University. The balance of his assignment is working with the Extension 4-H and youth livestock program. Lyle has used information and technology as well as productive partnerships to build extension programs addressing concerns and issues facing residents of Box Elder County. Lyle was born and raised in Box Elder County. He married Kathy Larsen in 1977. They have five children and six grandchildren. They live in Tremonton.

Teaching Interests

Agricultural Economics, Computers

Research Interests

Agricultural Economics, Animal Science, Crops, Youth

Education

• MS - Utah State University - 1989

Awards/Honors

• Distinguished Service Award Recipient for Utah - July 2010
• National Winner - TreeBrowser Website - July 2010
• Regional Winner - TreeBrowser Website - July 2010
• State Winner - TreeBrowser Website - July 2010
• Certificate of Service for 20 years to Utah State University - March 2010
• USU Extension Technology Award - TreeBrowser - September 2009
• Agent Cooperator Award - March 2009
• National Finalist - Video (Youth Beef Quality Assurance) - July 2006
• State Winner - Communication Ward, Excellence in the Farm and Ranch Financial Management - July 2006
• State Winner - Direct Mail Piece - July 2006
• State Winner - Video (Youth Beef Quality Assurance) - July 2006
• Western Region Finalist - Direct Mail Piece - July 2006
• Taggart-Ballard Award of Excellence - March 2006
• Agent Cooperator of the Year - - March 2005
• Certificate of Service for 15 Years of Service to Utah State University - March 2005
• State Award of Visionary Leadership - March 2004
• Western Region Finalist - Feature Story - July 2003
• Western Region Finalist - Home Page - July 2003
• Distinguished Service Recognition, - March 2002
• State Winner - Farm and Ranch Financial Management - March 2000
• National Winner - Education Technology, Youth Technology - July 1999
• National Winner and Western Region Winner – Education Technology, Youth Technology. - July 1999
• Regional Finalist - Communications Award, 1st Place Home Page, UtahReach, Box Elder County Portion. - July 1999
• Western Region Finalist – Dairy Price Risk Management, Futures and Options Workshops - July 1999

Publications

• Journal Article, Professional Journal - Food Safety Issues Result in Changes for Junior Turkey Show and Sale - 2013
• Multi-Media-Web-Based - Tree Browser Website Update - 2012
• Fact Sheet-Extension - Box Elder County Crop Production Costs and Returns, 2011 - 2012
• Fact Sheet-Extension - Preserving Quality Silage at the Bunker - 2012
• Fact Sheet-Extension - Buying and Selling Corn Silage or Other High Moisture Feeds: Value the Feed not the Water - 2012
• Journal Article, Professional Journal - Utah State Junior Turkey Show and Auction - 2011
• Abstract - ). NACAA Agricultural Economics Council
• Abstract - Verification of ranch management practices in northern Utah.
• Journal Article, Professional Journal - Developing an Electronic Newsletter for Extension Clientele - 2010
• Multi-Media-Web-Based - Utah Tree Browser Website & CD - 2009
• Journal Article, Academic Journal - Developing beef quality assurance materials for youth - 2008
• Other - 1999. Futures/Options Workshop Workbook. - 2007
• Other - 4-H and FFA Beef Carcass Evaluation, Using the Grid Pricing Method - 2007
• Other - Box Elder County Agricultural Profile. Economics Department, Utah State University. - 2007
• Other - Cost and Returns per acre from Growing Oats, Box Elder County, 2001 - 2007
• Other - Enterprise Budget: Corn Grain, Siphon Irrigation in Box Elder County. - 2007
• Other - Enterprise Budget: Costs and Returns per Acre from Growing Onioins, Utah 2004., - 2007
• Other - Enterprise Budget: Cow-Calf Operations � 200 Cows - Northern Utah, 2004. 2004 - 2007
• Other - Enterprise Budget: Dryland Alfalfa Hay, 2002. - 2007
• Other - Enterprise Budget: Soft White Wheat - 2007
• Multi-Media-Other - Extension Agribusiness Website - 2007
• Other - From the Farm to the Table, Teaching Youth about Carcass Quality. - 2007
• Multi-Media-Other - Junior Livestock, integrated livestock show record keeping software for county and state junior livestock shows, [Software] - 2007
• Multi-Media-Other - Livestock Judging ScoreCard [Software] - 2007
• Curriculum Materials-Other - Marketing Choices for Grain Producers Fact Sheet - 2007
• Other - Using Historical Basis Information to Make Decisions When Marketing - 2007
• Other - Wheat Outlook - 2007
• Multi-Media-Other - ). Junior Livestock, integrated livestock show record keeping software for county and state junior livestock shows, [Software], - 2007
• Other - Cash, Futures and Basis for Selected Agricultural Commodities Produced in Utah 1990 � 2004. - 2007
• Conference Proceeding - Corn yield response and profitability relationship for different application levels and formulations of nitrogen fertilizer. - 2007
• Conference Proceeding - Cyclical Feeder Cattle Price Patterns in Utah and How these Prices Effect the Cattleman�s Marketing Decision. - 2007
• Conference Proceeding - Developing Beef Quality Assurance Materials for Youth. - 2007
• Conference Proceeding - Grain Corn Fertilizer Trials in Box Elder County - 2007
• Conference Proceeding - Historical Basis as a Price Risk Management Tool for Agriculture. - 2007
• Curriculum Materials-Other - Improving Communication between Indigenous Commercial Farmers in Zimbabwe and the Indigenous Commercial Farmers Union, - 2007
• Abstract - Life Skills Gained and Knowledge Learned. - 2007
• Conference Proceeding - Rangeland Reference Areas in Utah on the World Wide Web, Old Data, a New Approach. - 2007
• Multi-Media-Other - Tree Browser, Tree Selection Database for Utah and the Intermountain West [Software], - 2007
• Other - Utah 4-H Horse Record Book - 2007
• Other - Utah 4-H Small Animal Project Record Book - 2007
• Multi-Media-Other - Utah Ag Exchange Website - 2007
• Multi-Media-Other - Youth Livestock Resource - 2007
• Journal Article, Academic Journal - 4-H & FFA Livestock Projects -- Life Skills Gained and Knowledge Learned - 2007
• Multi-Media-Other - Utah Ag Exchange [Website] - 2007
• Other - Historical Cash, Futures, and Basis Prices for Selected Agricultural Commodities Produced in Utah. - 2007
• Other - 2006 Wheat, Corn and Alfalfa Outlook - 2006
• Curriculum Materials-Other - 2006 Wheat, Corn and Alfalfa Outlook - 2006
• Conference Proceeding - Developing Beef Quality Assurance Materials for Youth. - 2006
• Conference Proceeding - Diesel Fuel Prices and Its Effect on Feeder Cattle Markets in Utah - 2006
• Conference Proceeding - Materials for Teaching Youth about Beef Quality Assurance. - 2006
• Conference Proceeding - The Economics of Retaining Ownership of Weaned Calves. - 2006
• Journal Article, Academic Journal - 4-H & FFA Livestock Projects -- Life Skills Gained and Knowledge Learned. - 2006
• Abstract - Materials for Teaching Youth about Beef Quality Assurance - 2006
• Other - Historical Cash, Futures and Basis for Selected Agricultural Commodities Produced in Utah 1991 � 2006 - 2006
• Other - 2005 Wheat, Corn and Alfalfa Outlook - 2005
• Multi-Media-Other - Beef Quality Assurance for Youth. - 2005
• Other - Biological Control of Leafy Spurge, Spotted Loosestrife, Diffuse Knapweed and Spotted Knapweed. - 2005
• Other - Enterprise Budget: Feeder Cattle Operations, Utah, 2005. - 2005
• Other - The Economics of Retaining Ownership of Weaned Calves. - 2005
• Multi-Media-Other - Utah�s Rangelands, Changes in Utah�s Rangelands Over Time [Website] - 2005
• Other - Historical Cash, Futures and Basis for Selected Agricultural Commodities Produced in Utah 1990 � 2003. - 2005
• Multi-Media-Other - Reid, C.R., Holmgren, L.N. (2005). Utah�s Rangelands, Changes in Utah�s Rangelands Over Time, - 2005
• Other - Utah 4-H Market Livestock & Poultry Record Book. - 2005
• Multi-Media-Other - Weather Station Data - 2005
• Multi-Media-Other - Youth Beef Quality, Producing a Quality Product for the Consumer [DVD] - 2005
• Other - Reducing the Incidence of Dark Cutting Beef in Junior Livestock Shows. - 2005
• Multi-Media-Other - Youth Beef Quality, Producing a Quality Product for the Consumer [DVD] - 2005
• Beef quality and yield grading - 2005
• Conference Proceeding - Developing beef quality assurance materials for youth - 2005
• Research Report - Enterprise Budget: Feeder Cattle Operation - 2005
• Reducing the incidence of dark-cutting beef in junior livestock shows - 2005
• Scoring Livestock Judging - 2005
• The economics of retaining ownership of weaned calves - 2005
• Other - Feeder Cattle Budget - 2005
• Other - Scoring Livestock Judging Classes. - 2005
• Multi-Media-Other - Youth Livestock Resource [Website] - 2005
• Other - Beef Quality and Yield Grading. - 2005
• Multi-Media-Other - Tree Browser, Tree Selection Database for Utah and the Intermountain West [Software] - 2005
• Other - Successful Farm Management, More than Production - 2004
• Conference Proceeding - 4-H Livestock Education, Ethics and Economics, - 2004
• Other - Historical Cash, Futures, and Basis Prices for Selected Agricultural Commodities Produced in Utah. - 2004
• Multi-Media-Other - Weather Station Data [Website] - 2004
• Multi-Media-Web-Based - Utah Rangelands [Web site] - 2003
• Other - 2003 Cost and Returns per acre from Growing Alfalfa, Box Elder County, - 2003
• Other - 2004 Box Elder County Steer Carcass Results - 2003
• Other - Cost and Returns per acre from Establishing Alfalfa with Barley, Box Elder County, 2001 - 2003
• Other - Cost and Returns per acre from Growing Barley, Box Elder County, - 2003
• Other - Cost and Returns per acre from Growing Corn for Grain, Box Elder County - 2003
• Other - Godfrey, E. Bruce, Shane Ellis, and Lyle Holmgren. 2003. Cost and Returns per acre from Growing Oat Hay, Box Elder County, 2001 - 2003
• Other - Raising Small Ruminants on Small Acreages - 2003
• Multi-Media-Other - Extension Agribusiness Website, - 2003
• Other - Agriculture, Our Oldest and Largest Industry. - 2003
• Abstract - 4H and FFA Livestock Project Youth Survey Results - 2002
• Multi-Media-Other - Agriculture Related Websites for Teachers and Youth - 2002
• Other - Historical Cash, Futures and Basis for Selected Agricultural Commodities Produced in Utah 1990 � 2002. - 2002
• Conference Proceeding - 4-H and FFA Livestock Project Youth Survey Results. - 2002
• Multi-Media-Other - Tree Browser, an Interactive Tree Selection Database for Utah and the Intermountain West [Software] - 2002
• Multi-Media-Other - Tree Browser, an Interactive Tree Selection Database for Utah and the Intermountain West, [Software], - 2002
• Abstract - Rangeland Reference Areas in Utah on the World Wide Web, Old Data, a New Approach - 2001
• Multi-Media-Other - Cyber Livestock [Website], - 2001
• Other - Enterprise Budget: CRP Contract, per Acre - 2001
• Other - Enterprise Budget: Onion Production in Box Elder County. 2001 - 2001
• Conference Proceeding - Selecting the Right Tree for the Right Place. - 2001
• Other - Enterprise Budget: Soft White Wheat - 2000
• Other - Historical Cash, Futures and Basis for Selected Agricultural Commodities Produced in Utah 1990 � 2000 - 2000
• Multi-Media-Other - Cyber Livestock Judging [Website] - 1999
• Multi-Media-Other - Junior Horse '99 [Software] - 1999
• Multi-Media-Other - Agline [Website - 1999
• Other - Basis Information for Major Utah crop and Livestock Enterprises 1990 � 1997 - 1998
• Other - Enterprise Budget: Soybeans. - 1998
• Multi-Media-Other - Agline [Website] - 1998
• Other - Basis Information for Major Utah Crop and Livestock Enterprises, 1990 - 97. - 1997
• Other - Enterprise Budget: Winter Wheat, Box Elder County. - 1996
• Other - Price Slides for Feeder Cattle - 1994
• Other - Basis Information for Major Utah crop and Livestock Enterprises 1982 1992 - 1993
• Other - Enterprise Budget: Green Beans, Box Elder County - 1993
• Other - Enterprise Budgets for Common Utah Crops by County, Box Elder County Data. - 1993
• Other - Ranch Management; Practices in the Sandhills of Nebraska, Managing Production - 1993
• Other - Ranch Management; Practices in the Sandhills of Nebraska, Managing the Ranch Business - 1993
• Other - Agricultural Marketing Handbook for Utah - 1991
• Other - Basis Information for Major Utah Crop and Livestock Enterprises. - 1991
• Other - Input Information for Nebraska Crop Enterprise Budgets Developed for Use with CARE - 1991

Contracts/Grants Awarded

• Donation to Utah Jr. Turkey Show - $12000 - 2013-10-01
• USU Undergraduate Summer Internship - $6000 - 2012-06-01
• Create a Searchable Weed GIS Website for Invasive and Noxious Weeds in Uta - $10000 - 2012-06-01
• Bothwell Processing Plant - $6000 - 2012-06-30
• Northern Utah Rangeland Repeat Photography - $30000 - 2012-03-31
• Conservation Tillage under Irrigated Crop Conditions in Utah and the Intermountain West - $7394 - 2012-07-01
• USU Undergraduate Summer Internship - $6000 - 2011-03-31
• Virtual Tree Arboretum - $10000 - 2011-03-31
• Rangeland Team Proposal: Repeat Photography in Northern Utah - $10430 - 2011-07-01
• Help with Purchase of the Bothwell Poultry Processing Plant - $6000 - 2012-06-01
• 4-H and FFA Carcass Awards for Box Elder County - $4500 - 2011-10-31
• Purchase of Utah Turkey Processing Plant - $6000 - 2011-10-31
• Purchase of Utah Turkey Processing Plant - $25000 - 2011-11-30
• Purchase of Utah Turkey Processing Plant - $25000 - 2011-11-30
• Utah Junior Turkey Show - $10000 - 2010-10-31
• Verification of Ranch Management, Costs, Returns and Practices in Northern Utah - $4000 - 2010-04-30
• Utah State Junior Turkey Show - $10000 - 2009-09-30
• Utah State Junior Turkey Show - $10000 - 2008-09-30
• USU Extension Applied Research Grant. - $10000 - 2007-05-26
• Utah State Junior Turkey Show - $10000 - 2007-09-30
• 4-H Achievement Night Record Book Awards - $10200 - 1990-02-26
• 4-H and FFA Carcass Awards for Box Elder County 1990 - 2007 - $29925 - 1990-02-26
• After school program for Box Elder County. - $12500 - 2007-02-26
• Afterschool program for Box Elder County. - $25000 - 2005-03-26
• Livestock Market and Carcass Evaluation System Materials for Youth - $13500 - 2005-04-26
• 4-H and Youth Assistant. - $24000 - 2005-01-26
• Master Beef Manager Program - $6900 - 2005-12-31
• Master Beef Manager Program - $2790 - 2005-12-31
• 4-H After school program for Box Elder County - $10000 - 2005-01-26
• Biological Control of Leafy Spurge, Spotted and Diffuse Knapweed and Purple Loosestrife in Non-acces - $2750 - 2005-02-26
• Bear River Area Youth Summer Employment. - $27060 - 2005-04-26
• Improve road access to RC&D Youth Camp - $17000 - 2005-04-26
• Holmgren, L.N., Israelsen, C.E. - $25000 - 2004-03-26
• Historical Photo Rangeland Web Site - $25000
• 4-H After school program for Box Elder County - $10040 - 2004-01-26
• Historical Rangeland Reference Area Photos - $14000 - 2003-12-26
• After school program for Box Elder County - $25000 - 2003-02-26
• Purchase building and repairs to turkey processing plant. - $40000 - 2003-09-26
• After school program for Box Elder County - $10040 - 2003-01-26
• After school program for Box Elder County - $10000 - 2003-01-26
• After School Program for Box Elder County. - $10000 - 2003-01-26
• After school program for Box Elder County - $10040 - 2002-01-26
• Shooting Sports Equipment for Box Elder County 4-H - $500 - 1999-01-26