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Dairy Team Staff

	Jennifer Bentley ISU Extension Dairy Field Specialist 325 Washington Street Decorah, IA 52101 jbentley@iastate.edu Phone: 563-382-2949 Fax: 563-382-2940 Area of Expertise: Calves and transition cow management Additional Biographical Information:
	Stephanie Clark Associate Professor Food Science & Human Nutrition 2553 Food Science Ames, IA 50011 milkmade@iastate.edu Phone:515-294-7346 Area of Expertise: Applies food microbiology and chemistry approaches, as well as product development and sensory evaluation skills to enhance dairy product quality and consumption. Collaborates with human nutrition colleagues to understand the role of dairy foods in human health.
	Lee Kilmer Extension Dairy Specialist / Professor of Animal Science 123 Kildee Hall Iowa State University Ames, IA 50011 lhkilmer@iastate.edu Phone: 515.294.4641 Cell Phone: 515.290.5321 Fax: 515.294.2393 Area of Expertise: Nutrition, management, dairy records, and dairy youth
	Brian Lang Field Agronomist 325 Washington Street Decorah, IA 52101 bjlang@iastate.edu Phone: 563-382-2949 Fax: 563-382-2940 Area of Expertise: Forage crop production
	Ron Lenth Bremer County Extension Coordinator 720 7th Avenue, SW Highway 93 W Tripoli, IA 50676 rlenth@iastate.edu Phone: (319) 882 - 4275 Fax: (319) 882 - 4292 Area of Expertise: Reproduction, genetics, and milk quality/udder health
	Kristen Schulte Farm & Ag Business Management Specialist kschulte@iastate.edu Phone: (319) 882 - 4275 Fax: (319) 882 - 4292 Area of Expertise: Dairy economics, financial statements and analysis
	Jan Shearer Professor 2203 Lloyd Vet. Med. Center Ames, IA 50011-1250 jks@iastate.edu Phone: (515) 294-3731 Area of Expertise: Dairy Production Medicine, Lameness, Animal Welfare
	Leo Timms Extension Dairy Specialist / Associate Professor 123 Kildee Hall Iowa State University Ames, IA 50011 ltimms@iastate.edu Phone: 515-294-4522 Cell Phone: 515-290-7190 Fax: 515-294-2393 Area of Expertise: Milk quality, reproduction, animal health, dairy facilities, dairy records
	Larry Tranel Dairy Field Specialist / Dubuque County Extension Director tranel@iastate.edu Area of Expertise: Dairy Production, Dairy Facilities, Dairy Grazing, Dairy Financial Management, International Dairy Development and Personnel Management