Field Specialist - Beef
Dennis DeWitt
1600 15th St.
Spirit Lake, IA 51360
Voice 712-336-3488
Fax 712-336-3498
E-mail dewitt@iastate.edu
Counties Served:
Dickinson , Emmet, Clay, Palo Alto, Kossuth, Buena Vista, Pocahontas, Humboldt,
Sac, Calhoun, Webster, Carroll, Greene
Areas of Expertise:
Animal Nutrition, Ration Formulation, Management Decisions, Record Analysis,
Computer Technology, Production Technologies, On-Farm Composting Dead Livestock
Frequent Clients:
Livestock producers, county extension education directors, agribusiness
personnel, public and private organizations
Joined ISU Extension:
February 1977
Extension Positions/Other Experience:
Wilson Foods, Inc., Livestock Service Director, Albert Lea, MN
Education:Master of Science, Iowa State University, Animal
Science, 1973
Bachelor of Science, Iowa State University, Animal Science, 1971
Awards/Honors/Publications:
ISUE Excellence in Agriculture Award for Livestock Programming, 2000;
ISUE Achievement Award, 1994; University Extension Achievement Award, 1986;
Advanced Chicago Mercantile Exchange Award, 1982; Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Hedging Award, 1981; ISUE Achievement Award, 1980; Influence of Nutrition on
Growth and Body Composition of Steers, Journal of Animal Science; Failure to
Rid Pig's Environment of Contaminated Manure Packs can Lead to Violative Sulfamethazine
Residues, Feedstuffs; Management Factors Affecting Sulfamethazine Depletion
Rate in Swine, Agri-Practice.
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