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County Extension Educators

Shirley Doering
Child & Youth Development
Blue Earth County Extension
410 S. 5th Street
PO Box 8608
Mankato, MN 56002-8608
Phone 507-389-8325
Fax 507-389-8355
e-mail: sdoering@extension.umn.edu

Maribel Fernandez
Livestock Systems
Wright County Extension
10 2nd Street NW--Room 130
Buffalo, MN 55313
Phone 612-682-7394
Fax 612-682-6178
e-mail: mfernandez@extension.umn.edu

Jeremy Geske
Livestock Systems
Dakota County Extension Office
Fairgrounds
4100 220th Street W
Farmington, MN 55024-9539
Phone 651-480-7700
Fax 651-463-8002
e-mail: jgeske@extension.umn.edu

Bernie O'Rourke
Livestock Systems and Child &
  Youth Development
McLeod County Extension
840 Century Avenue - Ste B
Hutchinson, MN 55350-3754
Phone 320-587-0770
Fax 320-234-4310
e-mail: borourke@extension.umn.edu

Jurgen Peters
Livestock Systems
Waseca County Extension
300 North State Street Suite 1
Waseca, MN 56093-2933
Phone 507-835-0600
Fax 507-835-0687
e-mail: jpeters@extension.umn.edu

Paul R. Peterson
Extension Agronomist - Forages
Dept. of Agronomy & Plant Genetics
Univ. of Minnesota
411 Borlaug Hall
1991 Buford Circle
St. Paul, MN 55108
Phone 612- 625-3747
Fax 612-625-1268
e-mail: peter071@tc.umn.edu>

David Resch
Financial and Business
  Management
Scott County Extension
130 Scott Street SO
Shakopee, MN 55379-1244
Phone 612-445-5055
Fax 612-445-5070
e-mail: dresch@extension.umn.edu


State Staff

Av Singh
Forage Agronomist
West Central Research and Outreach Center
State Highway 329
PO Box 471
Morris, MN 56267
Phone 320-589-1711
Fax 320-589-4870
e-mail:avsingh@mrs.umn.edu

Bill Head
Sheep Scientist
West Central Research and Outreach Center
State Highway 329
PO Box 471
Morris, MN 56267
Phone 320-589-1711
Fax 320-589-4870
e-mail: headwa@mrs.umn.edu

Jonathan E. Wheaton, Professor
Department of Animal Science
495 AnSci/VetMed Building
1988 Fitch Avenue
University of Minnesota
St. Paul, MN 55108
Phone 612-624-1225
Fax 612-625-2743
e-mail: wheat001@mrs.umn.edu

Cindy Wolf
Small Ruminant Clinical
  Specialist
225 VTH
1365 Gortner Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108
Phone 612-625-1780
Fax 612-625-6241
e-mail: wolfx006@tc.umn.edu


Area of Expertise

Breeding/Genetics

Jeremy Geske, David Resch

Health/Veterinary

Cindy Wolf

Meats/Carcass

Bernie O'Rourke, David Resch

Reproduction

Jeremy Geske, Jonathan Wheaton, Cindy Wolf

Forages/Pasture/Range

David Resch, Av Singh, Paul Peterson, Maribel Fernandez

Financial

David Resch

Nutrition

Jeremy Geske, Bernie O'Rourke, Bill Head, Maribel Fernandez

Management/Sheep Care

Jeremy Geske, Bernie O'Rourke, Bill Head, Cindy Wolf, David Resch

Youth Programs

Shirley Doering, Jeremy Geske, Bernie O'Rourke, David Resch

Handling/Equipment

Jeremy Geske, David Resch, Cindy Wolf

Lamb Marketing

David Resch

Predator Control

Cindy Wolf

Quality Assurance

Jeremy Geske, Bernie O'Rourke, Cindy Wolf, Dave Resch

Wool

Bernie O'Rourke, Shirley Doering (Lamb Lead)

Industry Structure

 

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