Field Specialist - Beef
Byron Leu
2606 W. Burlington
Fairfield, IA 52556
Voice 641-472-4166
Fax 641-472-2591
E-mail bleu@iastate.edu
Counties Served:
Mahaska, Keokuk , Washington, Louisa, Monroe, Wapello, Jefferson, Henry,
Des Moines, Appanoose, Davis, Van Buren, Lee
Areas of Expertise:
Swine, beef, and sheep production. Management areas include ration
development, performance/financial projections, swine facilities, genetic improvement,
pasture and forage management, enterprise record analysis, value-based livestock
production, carcass evaluations, and public policy issues related to livestock
production. Coordinator of CHIPS Program.
Frequent Clients:
Livestock producers, veterinarians, agribusiness representatives,
lenders, youth livestock participants, media, USDA and other public staff.
Joined ISU Extension:
January 1986
Extension Positions/Other Experience:
Livestock Field Specialist, 1986-present; Production agriculture,
1976-1985; Swine Farm Manager, 1975-1976
Education:
Master of Science, Iowa State University, Animal Science, 1975
Bachelor of Science, Iowa State University, 1970
Awards/Honors/Publications:
ISU Extension Achievement Award, 1994; ISU Extension New Professional Award,
1990; Phi Kappa Phi and Gamma Sigma Delta academic honor societies. Co-author
of four Animal Science Research reports
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