Steering committees

    Each campus has formed a steering committee to impact local decisions.


    UW–Madison

    • Paul Fricke, animal and dairy sciences, committee chair person
    • Sara Gragg, animal and dairy sciences
    • Jingyi Huang, soil and environmental sciences
    • Margaret Kalcic, biological systems engineering
    • Jimena Laporta, animal and dairy sciences
    • Tessa Conroy, agricultural and applied economics
    • Beth Olson, nutritional sciences
    • Matt Ruark, soil and environmental sciences, faculty director
    • Heidi Zoerb, associate dean, CALS external relations

    UW–Platteville

    • Kevin Bernhardt, agribusiness; Center for Dairy Profitability
    • Krista Hardyman, animal science
    • Tera Montgomery, dairy science, School of Agriculture, committee chair person
    • Austin Polebitski, civil and environmental engineering 
    • Chuck Steiner, director, Pioneer Farm

    UW–River Falls

    • Brenda Boetel, agricultural economics
    • Holly Dolliver, plant and earth science
    • Sierra Howry, agricultural economics, committee chair person
    • Joel Peterson, agricultural engineering technology
    • Michael Orth, Dean of the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences
    • Steve Kelm, animal and food science
    • Duane Thompson (ex-officio), Farm Director