People

Faculty

Name Areas of Interest Email
Axel Garcia y Garcia
Associate Professor, Department of Agronomy & Plant Genetics, Sustainable Cropping Systems Specialist, UMN Extension
  • Sustainable crop production
  • Water and nitrogen use in rainfed and irrigated crop production systems
  • Crop production in northern conditions
  • Climate change and climate variability effects in crop production
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Paulo Pagliari
Associate Professor, Department of Soil, Water, and Climate, Nutrient Management Specialist, UMN Extension
  • Crops
  • Nutrient Management
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Bruce Potter
Extension Integrated Pest Management Specialist
  • Interactions between crop pests (insects, nematodes, plant disease, and weeds) with crop growth and yield
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Jeff Strock
Professor, Department of Soil, Water and Climate
  • Contaminant Hydrology and Water Quality
  • Soil Physics
  • Biogeochemistry
     
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Administration

Name Areas of Interest Email Phone
Jodie Getting
Co-director of Operations

Ag Production & Operations

 [email protected] 507-752-5072
Molly Werner
Co-director of Operations

Administrative Operations

 [email protected] 507-752-5062

Staff

Name Position/title Email Phone
Mark Coulter Researcher 2 [email protected] 507-752-5076
Emily E Evans Researcher 3 [email protected] 507-752-5074
Jeff Irlbeck Sr. Research Plot Technician [email protected] 507-752-5070
Troy Kastner Farm Equipment Operator [email protected] 507-752-5071
Lee Klossner Researcher 6 [email protected] 507-752-5069
Doug Moody Research Support [email protected]
Garen Paulson Assistant Extension Educator [email protected] 507-752-5081
Steve Quiring Researcher 3 [email protected] 507-752-5075
Andry Ranaivoson Researcher 5 [email protected] 507-752-5078
Karen Strock Custodial and Office Support [email protected] 507-752-5061
Gretchen Thillen Principal Office and Administrative Specialist [email protected] 507-752-5094
Travis Vollmer Researcher 2 [email protected] 507-752-5091