Faculty Bio Information - Flohr, Josh
Assistant Professor
227 Weber Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506
785-532-2280
flohr@ksu.edu
Education
B.S. , Texas Tech University, 2010
M.S. , Kansas State University, 2012
Ph.D. , Kansas State University, 2015
Bio Brief
Dr. Josh Flohr was raised in Emmitsburg, Maryland. As a child, he spent most of his time outside of school on his grandparents diversified dairy farm, as his parents worked full time careers off the farm. His passion for agriculture led to his participation in 4H youth development programs including exhibition swine and livestock judging. In 2006, Josh joined the Butler Community College Livestock judging team and received his associate’s degree in agriculture in 2008. From there he continued his education at Texas Tech University where he received his B.S. in Animal Science in 2010. Then he received his M.S. (2012) and Ph.D. (2015) from Kansas State University in Swine Nutrition.
After completing his degrees, Josh first entered the swine industry as a consulting nutritionist with NutriQuest in Mason City, IA. In 2016, he transitioned to Seaboard Foods. Over the nearly 10 years at Seaboard Josh’s responsibilities grew from leading nutrition and live operations research to overseeing health services, genetic supply, feed milling and biosecurity. Josh was responsible for helping shape strategic initiatives, cultivating high-performing teams, and driving operational execution to achieve organizational objectives. In 2026, Josh re-joined the Applied Swine Nutrition team at KSU and is currently an Assistant Professor. Josh’s appointment is 50% teaching and 50% extension.
Josh and his wife, Sara, have 3 children, Leo, Dane, and Jonah and currently live by St. George, KS.
Teaching
Current teaching commitments are undergraduate courses including swine science (ASI 535) and swine nutrition (ASI 679). The goal of swine science (ASI 535) is to expose undergraduate students to the breadth of career opportunities within the U.S. swine industry while engaging them in experiential learning activities that develop their understanding of biological principles and their application in modern pork production systems. For swine nutrition (ASI 679) major concepts associated with nutrient requirements of swine across various stages of production are discussed along with associated interrelationships of other factors (management, environment, health).
Extension
A brief listing of Josh’s Extension interests involve: 1) mentoring and training graduate and undergraduate students; 2) Conducting applied management and nutrition research focused on operational efficiencies; 3) working with producers to train and develop their work force and align strategic efforts to achieve their goals; 4) Continue to innovate and improve operational execution of biosecurity and disease prevention efforts.