Dr Diogo Costa's background is on pasture agronomy and animal production with emphasis on ruminant nutrition. His passion for cattle production led him to study agronomy at the University of Sao Paulo (USP) (1999-2003). His involvement with research and extension started there and continued developing over the years. Diogo's Master at USP (2005-2007) evaluated the use of supplement for growing beef cattle grazing on intensively managed tropical pastures, measuring animal performance across different grazing managements and supplementation strategies. Research undertaken during Diogo's PhD at the University of Queensland (UQ) (2008-2013) focused on the nutritional management of cattle within the context of the northern Australian beef cattle industry. Dr Costa completed a post-doctoral project at USP (2013-2015) again looking at grazing management and supplementation strategies for beef and dairy cattle, and one at UQ (2018-2020) where Dr Costa studied the N recycling mechanisms in tropically adapted beef cattle. The soil-plant-animal interface and its complexity has always fascinated Dr Costa. To be able to work with to technologies to assist livestock management practices represents the desirable feature in his research career. Dr Costa's main goal is to continue working directly with producers to identify their needs and deliver practical solutions to the livestock industries.