As Extension beef specialist at MSU, Karisch has a special interest in applied beef cattle management and improving efficiency in beef production. She and her husband, Matt Karisch, and their two sons own and operate MBK Cattle, which focuses on providing functional females that work in the show ring and pasture. They market cattle through consignment and private sales, and the family recently started a direct-to-consumer beef business.
In addition, Karisch is involved in numerous other state and national organizations where she holds leadership positions. Her work in Extension and involvement in the agricultural industry have resulted in several awards, including the 2022 Southern Section Animal Science Extension Award and the 2020 Mississippi Farm Bureau Farm Woman of the Year.
Joe Street, interim head of the MSU Animal and Dairy Sciences Department, said Karisch will be an asset to this governing board.
“Dr. Karisch is a valuable faculty member of the Animal and Dairy Sciences Department, and she has provided exceptional leadership to the cattle industry of Mississippi and beyond,” Street said. “She is well respected and will certainly be an asset to the American Simmental Association.”
Source : msstate.edu