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
  • Paul Mitchell, 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
  • Peter Rayne, animal and food science
  • Duane Thompson (ex-officio), Farm Director