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Contacts for animals and livestock
County offices
Extension is in every county of Minnesota. Contact your local Extension office by clicking on your county.
Farm Information Line
For general questions or to set up a financial counseling session, contact the Farm Information Line. You'll get reliable, research-based answers from Extension agriculture and natural resources experts. It's a statewide service backed by a network of local educators, so you'll get information to meet your needs.
Call: 1-800-232-9077
Hours: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Afterhours: Leave a voicemail and we'll return your call the next business day.
Anytime: Email us at fil@umn.edu.
Contacts by species
Joe Armstrong DVM, Extension educator
armst225@umn.edu or 612-624-3610
- Population medicine
- Beef and dairy cattle health, disease and treatment
- Beef and dairy systems management
Alfredo DiCostanzo, Extension beef specialist
dicos001@umn.edu or 612-624-1272
- Feedlot management
- Feedlot and cow/calf nutrition and nutrition economics
- Alternative feeds and feeding management
Eric Mousel, Extension educator
emmousel@umn.edu or 218-327-5958 Extension 3002
- Cow/calf management
- Grazing and grazing systems
- Cover crop systems
Joe Armstrong DVM, Extension educator
armst225@umn.edu or 612-624-3610
- Population medicine
- Beef and dairy cattle health, disease and treatment
- Beef and dairy systems management
Marcia Endres, Extension dairy specialist
miendres@umn.edu or 612-624-5391
- Dairy systems management
- Dairy cattle welfare and behavior
- Automation and animal monitoring technologies in dairy production
- Group housing for pre-weaned dairy calves
Brad Heins, Extension dairy specialist
hein0106@umn.edu or 320-589-1711 ext. 2118
- Organic dairy production
- Crossbreeding in dairy cattle
- Group calf rearing systems
- Precision technologies
- Renewable energy systems
Jim Salfer, Extension educator
salfe001@umn.edu or 320-203-6093
- Dairy production
- Dairy management and records
- Dairy strategic planning
- Automation and robotics
Krishona Martinson, Extension equine specialist
krishona@umn.edu or 612-625-6776
- Pasture, hay and other forages for horses
- Weed and plants poisonous to horses
- Equine carcass composting
- Horse industry trends
Carol Cardona, Extension specialist, poultry virologist
ccardona@umn.edu or 612-625-5276
- Avian Influenza
- Secure Poultry Supply and Secure Upland Game Bird Supply plans
- Biosecurity
Erin Cortus, Extension engineer
ecortus@umn.edu or 612-625-8288
- Engineering expertise for sustainable animal agriculture systems
- Air quality impacts of different manure management practices in swine, poultry, dairy and beef cattle barns
- Biosecurity simulations
- Ventilation and microclimate control for poultry and livestock housing
Tim Johnson, Professor
tjj@umn.edu or 701-388-5173
- Bacterial diseases of poultry
- Antibiotic resistance and antibiotic alternatives including probiotics
- Use of genomics tools for tracking pathogens
- Leads development of stackable poultry training programs for aspiring and current poultry professionals
Wayne Martin, Extension educator
marti067@umn.edu or 612-625-6224
- Urban backyard chicken keeping
- Small flock and pastured poultry production
- Backyard chicken ordinances
Sally Noll, Extension poultry specialist
nollx001@umn.edu or 612-624-4928
- Turkey nutrition and management
- General poultry production
- Flock and barn management as it relates to health, biosecurity, well-being and environment
Rob Porter, Professor
porte349@umn.edu or 612-624-7400
- Poultry veterinary medicine
- Investigation of infectious, metabolic or toxic disease
Abby Schuft, Extension educator
neux0012@umn.edu or 320-235-0726 ext. 2019
- Biosecurity
- NPIP Biosecurity plan audits
- Emergency preparedness and management
- Backyard chicken ordinances
Travis Hoffman, Extension sheep specialist
Travis.W.Hoffman@ndsu.edu or 701-231-2222
- Sheep production management
- Sheep industry economics
- Lamb quality and marketing
- Wool quality and marketing
Wayne Martin, Extension educator
marti067@umn.edu or 612-625-6224
- Sheep production and marketing
- Meat goat production and marketing
- Dairy goat production and marketing
Samuel Kofi Baidoo, Extension swine specialist
skbaidoo@umn.edu or office: 507-837-5626, cell: 507-271-2399
- Swine nutrition and feeding systems
- Nutritional modulation on sow reproduction
- Swine welfare and production systems
- Pork Quality Assurance, Transport Quality Assurance and Common Swine Audit
Sarah Schieck Boelke, Extension educator
schi0466@umn.edu or 320-235-0726 ext. 2004
- Pork Quality Assurance and Transport Quality Assurance
- Biosecurity
- Swine nutrition and management
- Common Swine Industry Audit
Diane DeWitte, Extension educator
stouf002@umn.edu or 507-384-1745
- Pork Quality Assurance Plus and Transport Quality Assurance
- Organic, niche and small farm swine
- Swine reproduction and management
- Biosecurity
Lee J. Johnston, Extension swine specialist
johnstlj@umn.edu or 320-589-1711 ext. 2117
- Nutrition
- Production systems
- Housing
- Renewable energy use
Wayne Martin, Extension educator
marti067@umn.edu or 612-625-6224
- Small scale pig production and marketing
- Direct, organic, niche
Chryseis Modderman, Extension educator
cmodderm@umn.edu or 320-589-1711 ext. 2153
- Manure nutrient management and application
- Manure in cropping systems
- Manure and water quality
Melissa Wilson, Extension manure specialist
mlw@umn.edu or 612-625-4276
- Manure nutrient management for crop production
- Nutrient management planning
- Alternative methods of land application