County-Based Extension Educators Ben Beckman Antelope, Cedar, Knox, Madison, & Pierce Counties Ryan Benjamin Cherry County Aaron Berger Banner, Cheyenne, & Kimball Counties Connor Biehler Butler, Cass, Douglas, Lancaster, Sarpy, Saunders, Seward, & Otoe Counties Josie Crouch Boone, Nance, Platte, Merrick, Hamilton, York, & Polk Counties Alfredo DiCostanzo Burt, Colfax, Cuming, Dakota, Dixon, Dodge, Saunders, Stanton, Thurston, & Washington Counties Bethany Johnston Boyd, Garfield, Holt, Loup, & Wheeler Counties Erin Laborie Chase, Dundy, Gosper, Furnas, Frontier, Harlan, Hayes, Hitchcock, Phelps, & Red Willow Counties T.L. Meyer Blaine, Grant, Hooker, & Thomas Counties Brock Ortner Box Butte, Dawes, Sheridan, & Sioux Counties Brent Plugge Buffalo, Dawson, & Hall Counties Randy Saner Arthur, Keith, Lincoln, Logan, McPherson, & Perkins Counties Troy Walz Custer, Greeley, Howard, Sherman, & Valley Counties Barry Weber Gage, Jefferson, Johnson, Nemaha, Pawnee, Richardson, & Saline Counties Statewide and Regional Extension Educators Dave Boxler Agriculture Entomology Bo Garcia 4-H Livestock and Meat Education Leslie Johnson Animal Manure Management Shannon Sand Agricultural Economics Lindsay Waechter-Mead Director, Nebraska Beef Quality Assurance Extension Specialists Mary Drewnoski Beef Systems Specialist Galen Erickson Feedlot Specialist Rick Funston Beef Reproductive Specialist Kacie McCarthy Cow-Calf Specialist Matt Spangler Genetics Specialist Jordan Wicks Meats Specialist Karla Wilke Cow-Calf Stocker Management Specialist Yijie Xiong Precision Livestock Management Specialist Mitchell Stephenson Range and Forage Management Specialist Becky Funk Extension Veterinarian Matthew Hille Diagnostic Pathology Specialist Brian Vander Ley Veterinary Epidemiologist Specialist Rick Stowell Animal Environment Specialist Amy Schmidt Animal Manure Management Specialist Jay Parsons Farm and Ranch Management Specialist