Scholar Profiles

Dairy farm modernization and expansion has flourished in Outagamie County, with a growing demand for skilled workers to help milk and care for the 38,000+ dairy cows.   Outagamie is one of the leading milk producing counties in the US, and a key component of the local, regional and statewide economy. In response, Zen helped lead [...]

Joe Stellato, UW-Extension Educator in Shawano County, spends much of his time and outreach work focused on youth development programs.  As one of the top agricultural counties in WI, Joe serves as both advisor and teacher for many 4H dairy and livestock project activities.  While fitting and showing have historically been the focus of local [...]

Since 2006, Vijai Pandian, UW-Extension Agriculture Agent, has delivered horticulture teaching, research and outreach education to nearly a quarter million residents in Brown County, including the City of Green Bay, the third largest metropolitan area in Wisconsin.  The $45 million horticulture industry in Brown County supports more than 1,000 full-time employees through 28 retail garden [...]

Jason Fischbach, UW-Extension Agriculture Agent, is working with agricultural producers and community partners to diversify and revitalize the agricultural economy of Ashland and Bayfield County. Jason has worked extensively with the Bayfield fruit growers to help them implement the Bayfield Fruit Growers Initiative.  He has helped the fruit growers adopt integrated pest management, resulting in [...]

Ken Williams, UW-Extension Agriculture Educator in Waushara County, was promoted to Professor this year (2011) based on his scholarly contributions to crop production and farm management outreach education in central Wisconsin. This region produces nearly two-thirds of all potato and snap beans, almost half of all sweet corn and a third of all processing peas in the [...]

UW-Extension Commercial Horticulture educator Kristin Krokowski serves a broad array of audiences in Waukesha County.  This field consists of fruit and vegetable growers, farmers’ market managers and green industry professional such as arborists, landscapers, growers of ornamental plants, garden center workers and lawn care technicians. Since 2001, Kristin has developed resources and educational programming to [...]

Paul Dyk is UW-Extension Dairy/Livestock Educator in Fond du Lac County, WI where dairy remains a leading industry because producers and processors, as well as Extension educators like Paul, have been willing to identify opportunities and embrace change.  The growth and change in Fond du Lac County is evident with average dairy herd size going from eight cows in 1900 to more than 150 cows per [...]

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