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Meet the Beef Team

The Minnesota Beef Research and Education team is a group of Extension Animal Scientists and Extension Educators who have come together to address industry issues through educational programs and research initiatives.

Animal ID

• Lori Schott
  Regional Extension Educator
  Extension Regional Center, Mora
• Ryon Walker
  Regional Extension Educator
  Extension Regional Center
  

Beef Cattle Nutrition

• Grant Crawford
  Extension Educators
  Extension Regional Center, Hutchinson
• Alfredo DiCostanzo
  Extension Animal Scientist
  Department of Animal Science, Saint Paul
• Troy Salzer
  Extension Educator
  Carlton County Extension Office

• Lori Schott
  Extension Educators
  Extension Regional Center, Mora
• Ryan Cox
  Assistant Professor
  Department of Animal Science, Saint Paul
  

County Extension Educators

• Mike Boersma
  Extension Educator
  Pipestone-Murray Co. Extension Office
• Kendall Dykhuis
  Technical Advisor
  St. Louis Co. Extension Office
• Howard Person
  Extension Educator
  Carlton County Extension Office
• Troy Salzer
  Extension Educator
  Carlton County Extension Office
• Jim Stordahl
  Extension Educator
  Polk and Clearwater Counties
• Rhonda Wulf
  Technical Advisor
  Kandiyohi County

Dairy/Beef Management

• Hugh Chester-Jones
  Associate Professor
  Southern Research/Outreach Center
  Department of Animal Science

Food Science

• Joellen Feirtag
  Associate Professor - Extension Food Safety Specialist
  Food Science & Nutrition

Graduate Assistants

• Jeff Jaderborg,
• Jolene Kelzer
• Jackie Popowski
• Devan Paulus

Grazing Management

• Troy Salzer
  Extension Educator
  Carlton County Extension Office

Herd Health

• Bethany Funnell
  Veternarian
  North Central Research and Outreach Center, Grand Rapids

Meat Science

• Ryan Cox
  Assistant Professor
  Department of Animal Science, Saint Paul
  

Outreach Center Operations

• Carl Dahlen
Research Associate
Northwest Research and Outreach Center, Crookston
• Mike Funnell
North Central Research and Outreach Center, Grand Rapids

Reproductive Management

• Ryon Walker
  Extension Educators
  Extension Regional Center, Andover

Webmaster

• efans@umn.edu