Beef: Beth Doran

Beth Doran

Counties Served

Lyon
Osceola
Dickinson
Emmet
Sioux
O'Brien

Clay
Palo Alto
Plymouth
Cherokee
Buena Vista
Pocahontas

Woodbury
Ida
Sac
Calhoun
Monona

Areas of Expertise

Provides primary leadership for and conducts Extension education programming in the feedlot and cow-calf phases of agriculture for six counties in Northwest Iowa.
Secondary emphasis is directed toward sheep, dairy and horses.

Frequent Clients

Livestock producers (adult and youth), agri-business personnel and agricultural lenders

Joined ISU Extension: August 1993

Extension Positions/Other Experience

4-H and Youth Leader, Bremer and Chickasaw Counties, 1977-81
Agricultural Agent, Sanilac and Huron Counties in Michigan, 1989-93

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Oklahoma State University, Animal Nutrition, 1988
Master of Science, Oklahoma State University, Animal Science, 1985
Bachelor of Science, Iowa State University, Animal Science, 1983
Bachelor of Science, Iowa State University, Home Economics Education, 1975

Awards/Honors/Publications

Phi Kappa Phi
Gamma Sigma Delta
Alpha Zeta
Top Undergraduate in Home Economics Education and Animal Science
Top 10% Animal Science Undergraduates Nationally
Honor's Program Undergraduate
Authored seven abstracts in the Journal of Animal Science

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