Bruno C. Pedreira
Specialization: Forage-Livestock Systems
Dr. Bruno C. Pedreira serves as the UT Extension Forage Specialist and Associate Professor in the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He is also Director of the UT Beef & Forage Center and Coordinator of the Tennessee Master Forage Program, a statewide educational initiative aimed at enhancing forage and livestock management practices across Tennessee.
Dr. Pedreira earned his B.S. in Agronomy from the Federal University of Lavras (UFLA) in Brazil, followed by an M.S. and Ph.D. in Animal Science and Pasture from the University of São Paulo (ESALQ), Piracicaba, Brazil.
Since 2011, he has led an impactful Extension program grounded in a traditional hands-on approach—working directly with farmers, Extension agents, and industry partners through farm visits, presentations, and technical training. To complement these efforts, Dr. Pedreira maintains a robust research program in Forage Systems, focusing on harvest and fertility management, weed control, and integrated crop-livestock systems, with the overarching goal of improving land-use efficiency and profitability.
Before joining the University of Tennessee, Dr. Pedreira was an Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist at Kansas State University (2021–2023), where he also served as Director of Operations at the Southeast Research and Extension Center in Parsons, KS. From 2010 to 2021, he worked as a Researcher at Embrapa Agrossilvipastoril in Mato Grosso, Brazil, contributing significantly to research in sustainable livestock production systems.
Forage and crop-livestock systems
Sustainable Strategies for Forage-Livestock Systems
Optimizing Productivity and Sustainability in Forage-based Systems through Soil Fertility, Pasture Management, and Integrated Crop-Livestock Systems
- Soil fertility program as a tool to increase productivity and reduce weeds (i.e., Broomsedge) in pasture systems with soil nutrient limitations.
- Pasture management strategies can increase forage-based systems output for producers willing to exploit forage resources (i.e., alfalfa, native grasses, tall fescue, and smooth bromegrass).
- Integrated crop-livestock systems can enhance the productivity, stability, and regularity of productivity over time in crops and pastures when compared with monoculture systems.
2506 River Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996
- Doctorate, Animal Science and Pasture, University of Sao Paulo/ESALQ, 2009
- Masters, Animal Science and Pasture , University of Sao Paulo/ESALQ, 2006
- Bachelors, Agronomy, Federal University of Lavras, 2004
- Agriculture and Natural Resources
Bruno C. Pedreira
2506 River Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996
- Doctorate, Animal Science and Pasture, University of Sao Paulo/ESALQ, 2009
- Masters, Animal Science and Pasture , University of Sao Paulo/ESALQ, 2006
- Bachelors, Agronomy, Federal University of Lavras, 2004
- Agriculture and Natural Resources
Dr. Bruno C. Pedreira serves as the UT Extension Forage Specialist and Associate Professor in the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He is also Director of the UT Beef & Forage Center and Coordinator of the Tennessee Master Forage Program, a statewide educational initiative aimed at enhancing forage and livestock management practices across Tennessee.
Dr. Pedreira earned his B.S. in Agronomy from the Federal University of Lavras (UFLA) in Brazil, followed by an M.S. and Ph.D. in Animal Science and Pasture from the University of São Paulo (ESALQ), Piracicaba, Brazil.
Since 2011, he has led an impactful Extension program grounded in a traditional hands-on approach—working directly with farmers, Extension agents, and industry partners through farm visits, presentations, and technical training. To complement these efforts, Dr. Pedreira maintains a robust research program in Forage Systems, focusing on harvest and fertility management, weed control, and integrated crop-livestock systems, with the overarching goal of improving land-use efficiency and profitability.
Before joining the University of Tennessee, Dr. Pedreira was an Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist at Kansas State University (2021–2023), where he also served as Director of Operations at the Southeast Research and Extension Center in Parsons, KS. From 2010 to 2021, he worked as a Researcher at Embrapa Agrossilvipastoril in Mato Grosso, Brazil, contributing significantly to research in sustainable livestock production systems.
Forage and crop-livestock systems
Sustainable Strategies for Forage-Livestock Systems
Optimizing Productivity and Sustainability in Forage-based Systems through Soil Fertility, Pasture Management, and Integrated Crop-Livestock Systems
- Soil fertility program as a tool to increase productivity and reduce weeds (i.e., Broomsedge) in pasture systems with soil nutrient limitations.
- Pasture management strategies can increase forage-based systems output for producers willing to exploit forage resources (i.e., alfalfa, native grasses, tall fescue, and smooth bromegrass).
- Integrated crop-livestock systems can enhance the productivity, stability, and regularity of productivity over time in crops and pastures when compared with monoculture systems.