Program Team

State Specialists

Hugh Chester-Jones
Extension Animal Scientist, Dairy & Beef Production
chest001@umn.edu, 507-837-5618

Marcia Endres
Assoc. Professor, Extension Dairy Scientist and Program Coordinator
miendres@umn.edu, 612-624-5391

Kevin Janni
Professor, Extension Engineer
kjanni@umn.edu, 612-625-3108

Dennis Johnson
Adjunct Professor, Animal Science, UMN Morris
dairydgj@morris.umn.edu, 320-589-1711

Jim Linn
Department Head, Animal Science
linnx002@umn.edu, 612-624-6789

Paul R. Peterson
Associate Professor, Extension Agronomist, Forages
peter072@umn.edu, 612-625-3747

Jeff Reneau
Professor, Extension Animal Scientist, Dairy Management
renea001@umn.edu, 612-624-9791

Neil Broadwater
Dairy Extension Educator
broad007@umn.edu, 507-536-6300

Jim Salfer
Dairy Extension Educator
salfe001@umn.edu, 320-203-6093

Chuck Schwartau
Dairy Extension Educator
cschwart@umn.edu, 507-536-6301

Jim Paulson
Dairy Extension Educator
jcp@umn.edu, 320-234-0431

Vincent Crary
County Extension Educator, Ag Production
crary002@umn.edu, 218-385-3000

Timothy Dolan
County Extension Educator, Ag Production
dolan008@umn.edu, 507-237-4103

Laura Kieser
County Extension Educator, Ag Production, Dairy
torb0022@umn.edu, 952-466-5300

Randy Pepin
County Extension Educator, Ag Production, Livestock
pepin019@umn.edu, 320-732-4435

Wayne Schoper
County Extension Educator, Ag Production
schop002@umn.edu, 507-794-7993

Eric Sonnek
County Extension Educator, Ag Production
sonne006@umn.edu, 320-255-6169