Beef Innovation Hub Personnel

Beef Innovation Hub Leads

  1. Avatar for Galen Erickson
    Galen Erickson
    Faculty Advisory Committee Team Lead
  2. Avatar for Jerry Volesky
    Jerry Volesky
    Faculty Advisory Committee Director
  3. Avatar for Craig Allen
    Craig Allen
    Faculty Advisory Committee Facilitator
  4. Avatar for Laura Field
    Laura Field
    External Advisory Committe Co-Lead
  5. Avatar for Jud Jesske
    Jud Jesske
    External Advisory Committee Co-Chair

Faculty Advisory Committee

  1. Avatar for Alfredo DiCostanzo
    Alfredo DiCostanzo
    Burt, Colfax, Cuming, Dakota, Dixon, Dodge, Saunders, Stanton, Thurston, & Washington Counties
  2. Avatar for Tonya Haigh
    Tonya Haigh
    Rsch Asst Professor
  3. Avatar for Eric Hunt
    Eric Hunt
    Asst Exten Educator
  4. Avatar for Andy Little
    Andy Little
    Asst Professor
  5. Avatar for Dustin Loy
    Dustin Loy
    Director
  6. Avatar for Nic McMillan
    Nic McMillan
    Asst Professor
  7. Avatar for Julia McQuillan
    Julia McQuillan
    Professor
  8. Avatar for Gwendwr Meredith
    Gwendwr Meredith
    Asst Professor
  9. Avatar for Jessie Morrill
    Jessie Morrill
    Asst Professor
  10. Avatar for Jay Parsons
    Jay Parsons
    Farm and Ranch Management Specialist
  11. Avatar for Matt Spangler
    Matt Spangler
    Genetics Specialist
  12. Avatar for Mitchell Stephenson
    Mitchell Stephenson
    Range and Forage Management Specialist
  13. Avatar for Rick Stowell
    Rick Stowell
    Animal Environment Specialist
  14. Avatar for Ruth Woiwode
    Ruth Woiwode
    Animal Behavior and Well-Being Specialist

Administrative Advisory Committee

Kate BrooksAgricultural Economics
Kelly BrunsNebraska Extension
Nav GhimireNebraska Extension and Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication
Tiffany Heng-MossCollege of Ag Sciences & Natural Resources
Martha MamoAgronomy and Horticulture
Silvana MartiniFood Science & Technology|Food Processing Center
Derek McLeanAgricultural Research Division
Scott McVeySchool of Vet Med & Biomedical Science
Larkin PowellSchool of Natural Resources
Randy SanerNebraska Extension
Charlie StoltenowNebraska Extension
Mark StoneBiological Systems Engineering
Deborah VanOverbekeAnimal Science
John WestraNebraska Extension
Doug ZaleskyNebraska Extension
Tala AwadaAgricultural Research Division

 

External Advisory Committee

Lord AmeyawNebraska Forest Service
Charlie ArnotCenter for Food Integrity, Gladstone, MO
Abram BabcockAdams Land and Cattle
Mark BoggessUS Meat Animal Research Center
Jessica BurkhamBeef Alliance
Mike DruryGreater Omaha Packing Company
Paul DykstraCertified Angus Beef
McKenzie HendricksBroken Bow Animal Hospital
Kevin HennessyB&R Stores, Inc. (Super Saver, Russ' Market, Allen's, Grand Central Apple Market)
Jess HinrichsZoetis
Chris KalkowskiFirst National Bank of Omaha
Shelly KellySandhills Task Force, Broken Bow, NE
Ginger LangemeierFarm Credit Services of America and Frontier Farm Credit, Omaha
Rob MitchellAgricultural Research Service, USDA
Laurel BaduraUSFWS Partners for Fish and Wildlife
Ritch NelsonNatural Resources Conservation Service
Jerry ConnealyConnealy Angus
John MadduxMaddux Cattle
Doug TemmeTemme Family Dairy, Wayne NE
Craig UdenDarr Feedlot, Inc., Agri Steer, Inc. Cozad, NE
Sherry VintonNebraska Department of Agriculture
Warren WhitePrime Pursuits (Walmart) & NE rancher

 

Faculty Directors

Andy BensonNebraska Food for Health
Jennifer ClarkeQuantitative Life Science Initiative and Nebraska Food for Health Center
Peter McCornickDaugherty Global Water for Food
Jay ParsonsCenter for Ag Profitability
Daren RedfearnWater and Integrated Cropping Systems Hub
Liz VanWormerNebraska One Health
David WedinCenter for Grassland Studies