Dairy Specialist
Area of Expertise:
business and financial management, employee management and training, Hispanic resources, grazing/pasture systems, buildings and facilities, milking systems, grazing systems, dairy goats, small/beginning farmer, production records, forage production, feeds, forages, and nutrition, dry and transition cows, lactating cows, calves and heifers, milk quality, humane animal care/euthanasia, dairy beef, dairy sheep
Education:
Psy.D., Pastoral Psychology, Graduate Theological Foundation, 2008
M.S., University of Wisconsin-Platteville, 1988
B.S., Agriculture Economics, University of Wisconsin-Platteville, 1986
B.S., International Studies, University of Wisconsin-Platteville, 1986
Awards:
NACAA Pinnacle Award, 2003
President's Volunteer Service Award
NACAA Distinguished Service Award
Recipient of National Farm and Ranch Financial Management Award, NACAA, 1993
NACAA Search for Excellence Award
Published Articles:
Economics of Manure Management
Economics of Robotic Milking
Economics of Low Cost Parlors
Economics of Organic Dairying
Economics of Dairy Grazing
Economics of Alternative Dairy Grazing Sciences I and II
Sharemilking in the Midwest
Dollars and Sense - A Handbook for Seasonal Grass Based Dairying
Remodeling Your Dairy - Cost Effective Facilities
TRANS Iowa Low Cost Milking Parlors
Which Herds are Most Profitable?
Income Over Feed Cost Calculator
Feeding Dairy Cows on Pasture
Raising Dairy Heifers on Pasture
What's it Cost to Raise Heifers?
Managing Dairy Farm Finances
DAIRY TRANS 4.44 Financial Analysis Software
and numerous other fact sheets through Extension Newsletter
Region:
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