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Animal Science
Name/titleAddressTelephoneEmailSubject Matter Areas
Burson, Dennis
Ph.D.
Meats

A213d Animal Science Bldg
University of NE
Lincoln, NE
68583-0908

(UNL East Campus)

402/472-6457dburson1@unl.edu
  • Beef Products
  • HCCP
  • Carcass Evaluation
  • Beef Cuts
  • Harvest Facility Management
Erickson, Galen
Ph.D. PAS
Ruminant Nutrition
C220 Animal Science Bldg
University of NE
Lincoln, NE
68583-0908

(UNL East Campus)

402/472-6402gerickson4@uinl.edu
  • Feedlot Nutrition
  • Feedlot Management
  • Nutrient Management
  • Ration Evaluation - Feedlot
  • By-product use in feedlot
  • By-product storage
  • Composting
Funston, Rick
Ph.D. PAS
Reproduction
West Central Research and Extension Center
402 W State Farm Rd
North Platte, NE
69101-7751
308/696-6703rfunston2@unl.edu
  • Reproductive Management
  • Estrous Synchronization Protocols
  • Heifer Development
  • Fetal Programming
  • Production Records
Jenkins, Karla
Ph.D., P.A.S.
Ruminant Nutrition
Panhandle Research and Extension Center
4502 Ave I
Scottsbluff, NE
69361-4939
308/632-1245kjenkins2@unl.edu
  • Protein Nutrition
  • Use of alternative feeds
  • Ration balancing
  • Forage intake
  • Grazing management
  • Feedlot or backgrounding
Luebbe, Matt
Ph.D. PAS
Ruminant Nutrition
Panhandle Research and Extension Center
4502 Ave I
Scottsbluff, NE
69361-4939
308/632-1397mluebbe2@unl.edu
  • Ration evaluation - feedlot
  • Feedlot management and nutrition
  • By-products in feedlot diets
  • By-product storage
  • Feedlot records
Mader, Terry
Ph.D.
Ruminant Nutrition
Haskell Ag Lab
57905 866 Rd
Concord, NE 68728
402/584-3812tmader1@unl.edu
  • Nutritionist
  • Feedlot nutrition and management
  • Feedlot design
  • Environmental effects on performance
Rasby, Rick
Ph.D. PAS
Reproduction Nutrition Management
C204c Animal Science Bldg
University of NE
Lincoln, NE
68583-0908

(UNL East Campus)

402/472-6477rrasby1@unl.edu
  • Beef Cow and Heifer Nutrition
  • Cow/calf Records
  • Managing the Post-Partum Interval
  • Understanding Forage Analysis and Use
  • Cornstalk Grazing
  • Feeding and Storing By-products
  • Ration Evaluation - Cow calf and Backgrounding
  • Body Condition Scoring Cows
Spangler, Matt
Ph.D.
Breeding & Genetics
C204f Animal Science Bldg
University of NE
Lincoln, NE
68583-0908

(UNL East Campus)

402/472-6489mspangler2@unl.edu
  • Breeding Systems
  • Understand and application of indexes
  • Understand and application of EPDs
  • Genetic tools to decrease input costs
  • Understand and application of DNA Technology
Stalker, Aaron
Ph.D.
Ruminant Nutrition
West Central Research and Extension Center
402 W State Farm Rd
North Platte, NE
69101-7751
308/696-6707astalker3@unl.edu
  • Livestock Nutrition
  • Distillers Grains use and storage
  • Ration Formulation
  • Beef Systems

 

Range, Pasture, and Forage Specialist
Name/titleAddressTelephoneEmailSubject Matter Areas
Anderson, Bruce
Ph.D
Range & Forage - Specialist

58A Filley Hall
University of NE
Lincoln, NE
68583-0971

(UNL East Campus)

402/472-6362banderson1@unl.edu
  • Balancing Forage Supply & Demand
  • Irrigated Pasture
  • Annual Forages
  • Principles of Grazing Mgmt
  • Alfalfa
  • Drought & Rangelands
  • Winter Grazing Strategies
  • Prescribed burning
  • Plant growth, Morphology & Identification
Volesky, Jerry
Ph.D
Range & Forage - Specialist
West Central Research and Extension Center
402 W State Farm RD
North Platte, NE
69101-7751
308/696-6710jvolesky1@unl.edu
  • Balancing Forage Supply & Demand
  • Irrigated Pasture
  • Annual Forages
  • Principles of Grazing Mgmt
  • Subirrigated Meadow Mgmt
  • Drought & Rangelands
  • Winter Grazing Strategies
  • Prescribed burning
  • Plant growth, Morphology & Identification

 

Veterinary Specialist
Name/titleAddressTelephoneEmailSubject Matter Areas
Griffin, Dee
DVM
Herd Health

Great Plains Veterinary Educational Center
Box 148 State Spur 18D
Clay Center, 68933

402/762-4500dgriffin2@unl.edu
  • Health management cow/calf, yearly, feedlot
  • Vaccinations
  • Parasite protocols in heifer development
  • Beef Quality Assurance
Randle, Richard
DVM
Herd Health
107 VBS
University of NE
Lincoln, NE
68583-0905

(UNL East Campus)

402/472-0446rrandle2@unl.edu
  • Health aspects and well being
  • Systematic approach to herd health
  • Vaccination strategies
  • Management practices to reduce incidence of disease
  • Biosecurity
  • Quality assurance
  • Parasite control
Smith, David
DVM
Herd Health
124 VBS
University of NE
Lincoln, NE
68583-0905

(UNL East Campus)

 dsmith8@unl.edu
  • Herd Health Management
  • Vaccination and immunization
  • Systems health management
  • Beef Quality Assurance

 

Entomology
Name/titleAddressTelephoneEmailSubject Matter Areas
Boxler, David

Entomology

West Central Research and Extension Center
402 W State Farm Rd
North Platte, NE
69101-7751

308/696-6721dboxler1@unl.edu
  • Fly Control

 

Beef Spires Team
Name/titleAddressTelephoneEmailSubject Matter Areas
Andersen, Doug
Educator

Keith/Arthur/Perkins Counties
511 N Spruce RM 203
Ogallala 69153

308/284-6051danderson5@unl.edu
  • Range Management
  • Grazing Systems
  • Forages
Bauer, Dennis
Educator
BKR Unit
148 W 4th Street
Ainsworth NE 69210
402/387-2213
800/634-8951
402/760-1549
dbauer1@unl.edu
  • Mineral Nutrition
    Research review & customize mineral mixes.
  • Interseeding methods for grasses & legumes
  • Distillers grain storage
  • Feeding corn co-products
  • Beef Products
Berger, Aaron
Educator
Kimball-Banner- Cheyenne Counties
209 E 3rd
Kimball 69145
308/235-3122aberger2@unl.edu
  • Range and Forage Management
  • Cow-calf/Stocker/Yearling Production Systems
  • Unit cost of production for cow/calf production
  • Breeding and Genetics
Chichester, Lindsay
Ph.D. & Educator
Richardson County
1700 Stone St
Falls City, 68355
402/245-4324lchichester2@unl.edu
  • Ag communications
  • Crisis Communications
  • Ag Advocacy
  • Current Issues in the Ag Industry
Cotton, Scott
Educator
Dawes County
250 Main, Suite 8
Chadron 69337
308/432-3373scotton2@unl.edu
  • Range Monitoring (CPRM) and grazing
  • Carbon Sequestration w/ Livestock
  • Agro-Security
  • Value-Added Enterprises
  • Succession Planning
Ellicott, Sara
Educator
Saunders County
1071 Co Rd G
Ithaca 68033
402/624-8007sellicott2@unl.edu
  • Beef Value Cuts - chuck roll cutting demonstrations
  • Beef Industry Advocacy
  • Body Condition Scoring
Holman, Tom
Educator
Scotts Bluff - Merrill Counties
514 Main St
Bridgeport, 69336
308/262-1022tholman1@unl.edu
  • Various Economics Topics
  • Marketing
  • Land Values
  • Feed Costs
Jenkins, Jay
Educator
Cherry County
132 S. Hall St. Suite 1
Valentine 69201
408/376-1850
800/657-2188
jjenkins2@unl.edu
  • EPD's - Cattle selection, Crossbreeding, etc.
  • Cost of Production
  • Rangeland Monitoring; Weed Control
  • Decision Support Tools
  • Record Keeping Software
  • Partial Budgeting
  • Lease Agreements
Johnston, Bethany
Educator
Central Sandhills Area
Box 148
Thedford 69166
308/645-2267bsitz2@unl.edu
  • Beef Cuts
  • Meat Science
  • Sandhills Plant Id
  • Range Monitoring and Condition
  • Range Management
Jones, Jessica
Educator
Johnson County
Box 779
Tecumseh 68450
402/335-3669jjones12@unl.edu
  • Pasture/Range monitoring
  • Grazing systems
  • Beef Value Cuts
  • Farm/Ranch Planning
  • Writing a lease
Howard, Larry
Educator
Cuming County
200 South Lincoln Street
West Point, NE 68788-0285
402/372-6006lhoward1@unl.edu
  • Beef Cow Management
  • Residue Grazing
  • Cow Costs
Lemmons, Tim
Educator
Northeast Research and Extension Center
601 E Benjamin Ave Suite 104
Norfolk NE 68701
402/370-4061tlemmons2@unl.edu
  • Pasture rental rates
  • Cow Leasing
  • Passing on the ranch to the next generation
Lienemann, Dewey
Educator
Webster County
621 N Cedar
Red Cloud, NE 68970-2397
402/746-3417dlienemann1@unl.edu
  • Cow Calf Management
  • Range & Pasture Weed Control
  • Cow Costs
McGee, Darci
Educator
Southern Plains Unit
825 S Main Street
Nelson NE 68961
402/225-2381
402/768-7212
dmcgee5@unl.edu
  • Advocacy for Animal Agriculture
  • Heat Stress Effects in Cow/Calf Operations
  • Hay Feeding Methods
  • Nutrition
Mues, Noel
Educator
Furnas County
912 R Street
P.O. Box 367
Beaver City, NE 68926-0367
308/268-3105nmues1@unl.edu
  • International Beef Marketing
  • Range & Pasture Weed Control
  • What's available in Beef Home Study
Neimeyer, Steve
Educator
Garfield, Loup, Wheeler Counties
Box 638
Burwell 68823
308/346-4200sniemeyer1@unl.edu
  • Beef Cow Leases
  • Beef Cow Record Systems
  • Forages and Testing
Plugge, Brent
Educator
Buffalo County
1400 E 34th St
Kearney 68847
308/236-1235bplugge1@unl.edu
  • Beef nutrition using & storing distiller in a cow/calf operation
  • Beef Cow Management
  • Ration formulation using the NRC
  • Heifer Development
Pritchard, Steve
Educator
Boone / Nance Counties
222 S 4th, Albion, NE 68620-1247
209 Ester St., Fullerton, NE 68638-0130
402/395-2158
308/536-2691
spritchard1@unl.edu
  • Value added Beef Cuts - chuck roll cutting demonstrations
  • Culling Strategies
  • Heifer development
Saner, Randy
Educator
Lincoln-McPherson Counties
348 W State Farm Rd
North Platte 69101
308/532-2683
800/200-1381
rsaner2@unl.edu
  • Nutrition & Forage Management
  • Reproduction and time AI
  • Business Management
  • Quality Assurance
  • Co-grazing using sheep, goats, and cattle together in a system
Stauffer, Gary
Educator
Holt County
128 N. 6th St, Suite 100
O'Neill 68763
402-336-2760gstauffer1@unl.edu
  • Cow Management
  • Leafy Spurge Management and Control
  • Pasture Leases--Pitfalls and Problems
  • Grazing Strategies to Reduce Cost
  • By-Products for Cows
Strauch, Brian
Educator
Red Willow County
1400 West 5th St
McCook 69001
308/345-3390
877/674-6947
bstrauch2@unl.edu
  • Machinery Costs (Capital Investment, Breakevens)
  • Drought Management Strategies
  • Risk Management - Stochastic Analysis
  • Managing Feed Costs
  • On-line Decision Tools
Tonn, Steve
Educator
Washington County
597 Grant St, Suite 200
Blair 68008
402/426-9455stonn2@unl.edu
  • Condition Scoring Beef Cows
  • Ration development
Treffer, Bruce
Educator
Dawson County
1002 Plum Creek Parkway
Lexington, NE 68850-0757
308/324-5501btreffer1@unl.edu
  • Cow Calf Management
  • Beef Cattle Genetics
Walz, Troy
Educator
Custer County
431 S 10th Ave
Broken Bow 68822
308/872-6831twalz1@unl.edu
  • Pasture leasing considerations
  • Pricing supplements for beef cattle & ration balancing
  • Grazing strategies to reduce cost
  • Ration Development