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Extension in your community
Local Extension educators offer customized resources to meet community needs. As part of the University, they're members of a diverse network of experts engaged in cutting-edge research. As part of your community, they are able to identify needs early and develop educational programs to solve problems at the local level. Local Extension educators maximize the impact of county funds and provide residents with a go-to-source of reliable, practical information.
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Local Extension educators in food, agriculture, and natural resource sciences
If no Extension educator is listed for your county, you can contact the Extension Farm Information Line, 1-800-232-9077, with questions.
B | C | D | F | H | I | K | L | M | N | O | P | R | S | T | W | Special projects
| B | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Benton | Janelle Daberkow Horticulture |
kuec0022@umn.edu | 320-255-6169 |
| Daniel Martens Crops and forages |
marte011@umn.edu | 320-968-5077 | |
| Craig Roerick Dairy |
roer0040@umn.edu | 320-255-6169 | |
| Blue Earth | Diane DeWitte Swine and crops |
stouf002@umn.edu | 507-304-4325 |
| C | |||
| Carlton | Troy Salzer Livestock and fertility |
salze003@umn.edu | 218-384-3511 |
| Carver | Laura Kieser Dairy and dairy goats |
torb0022@umn.edu | 952-466-5300 |
| Clay | Randy Nelson Community horticulture |
nels1657@umn.edu | 218-299-5020 |
| Clearwater | James Stordahl Local foods and livestock |
stordahl@umn.edu | 218-563-2465 |
| Crow Wing | Jacqueline Froemming Water resources and Master Gardeners |
froem022@umn.edu | 218-824-1068 |
| D | |||
| Dakota | Phyllis Bongard Crops and nutrient management |
bonga028@umn.edu | 651-480-7700 |
| Douglas | Robin Trott Community horticulture |
trot0053@umn.edu | 320-762-3890 |
| F | |||
| Fillmore | Jerrold Tesmer Ag business management and livestock |
tesme001@umn.edu | 507-765-3896 |
| H | |||
| Hennepin | Betsy Wieland Forages, small farms, and urban agriculture |
eliza003@umn.edu | 612-596-1175 |
| Houston | Jerrold Tesmer Ag business management and livestock |
tesme001@umn.edu | 507-765-3896 |
| I | |||
| Itasca | Julie Miedtke Forestry |
miedt001@umn.edu | 218-327-7365 |
| K | |||
| Kandiyohi | Rhonda Wulf Beef and farm to school |
wulfr@umn.edu | 320-231-7890 |
| L | |||
| Lake | Wayne Seidel Natural resources |
seide002@umn.edu | 218-834-8377 |
| Leech Lake Reservation | Shirley Nordrum Water resources and wastewater |
nord006@umn.edu | 218-335-4258 |
| Le Sueur | Diane DeWitte Swine and crops |
stouf002@umn.edu | 507-304-4325 |
| M | |||
| Mahnomen | Benjamin Arlt Crops |
arltx013@umn.edu | 218-784-5550 |
| Marshall | Howard Person Production agriculture and environment |
perso005@umn.edu | 218-683-7030 |
| McLeod | Nathan Winter Small farms and horticulture |
wint0146@umn.edu | 320-484-4303 |
| Meeker | Nathan Winter Small farms and horticulture |
wint0146@umn.edu | 320-484-4303 |
| Morrison | Janelle Daberkow Horticulture |
kuec0022@umn.edu | 320-255-6169 |
| Daniel Martens Crops and forages |
marte011@umn.edu | 320-968-5077 | |
| Craig Roerick Dairy |
roer0040@umn.edu | 320-255-6169 | |
| Murray | Michael Boersma Beef |
boers010@umn.edu | 507-825-6715 |
| N | |||
| Nicollet | Christian Lilienthal Exotic livestock |
lili0004@umn.edu | 507-934-0360 |
| Norman | Benjamin Arlt Crops |
arltx013@umn.edu | 218-784-5550 |
| O | |||
| Olmsted | Duane Starkey Nutrient management |
stark180@umn.edu | 507-635-3778 |
| P | |||
| Pennington | Howard Person Production agriculture and environment |
perso005@umn.edu | 218-683-7030 |
| Pipestone | Michael Boersma Beef |
boers010@umn.edu | 507-825-6715 | Polk | James Stordahl Local foods and livestock |
stordahl@umn.edu | 218-563-2465 |
| R | |||
| Rice | Mike Donnelly Ag production systems |
donne099@umn.edu | 507-332-6109 |
| S | |||
| Scott | Laura Kieser Dairy and dairy goats |
torb0022@umn.edu | 952-466-5300 |
| Sibley | Timothy Dolan Dairy and ag business management |
dolan008@umn.edu | 507-237-4103 |
| St. Louis | Kendall Dykhuis Forage and livestock |
dykhu002@umn.edu | 218-749-7120 |
| Robert Olen Commercial and consumer horticulture |
rolen@umn.edu | 218-733-2870 | |
| Stearns | Janelle Daberkow Horticulture |
kuec0022@umn.edu | 320-255-6169 |
| Daniel Martens Crops and forages |
marte011@umn.edu | 320-968-5077 | |
| Craig Roerick Dairy |
roer0040@umn.edu | 320-255-6169 | |
| Steele | Mike Donnelly Ag production systems |
donne099@umn.edu | 507-332-6109 |
| T | |||
| Todd | Randall Pepin Dairy and ag business management |
pepin019@umn.edu | 320-732-4435 |
| W | |||
| Winona | Jacob Overgaard Horticulture |
over0128@umn.edu | 507-457-6440 |
| Wright | Brenda Postels Horticulture and meat goats |
post0060@umn.edu | 763-682-7394 |
| Special projects | |||
| Pesticide safety and environmental education |
Tana Haugen-Brown Pesticides (PPAT coordinator) |
thbrown@umn.edu | 763-260-4423 |
| Rural Advantage | Jill Sackett Conservation agronomy |
sacke032@umn.edu | 507-238-5449 |
