Project Members

Project Team

Robert King (PD), Professor, Department of Applied Economics, University of Minnesota, rking@umn.edu, 612-625-1273.

Helene Murray (Co-PD), Executive Director, Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture, hmurray@umn.edu, 612-625-8235.

Dale Nordquist (Co-PD), Associate Director, Center for Farm Financial Management, dnord@umn.edu, 612-625-6760.

Gigi DiGiacomo, Research Fellow, Department of Applied Economics, University of Minnesota, gigid@umn.edu, 612-624-7258.

Timothy Delbridge, PHD Student, Department of Applied Economics, University of Minnesota, delbr002@umn.edu, 612-625-1752.

Meg Moynihan, Principal Administrator, Organic/Diversification Program, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, Meg.Moynihan@state.mn.us, 651-201-6616.

Advisory Committee

Ira Beckman, Farm Business Management Instructor, South Central College, Jordan, fbmira@aol.com, 952-492-2141.

Ron Dvergsten, Dean Regional Management Education, Northland Community and Technical College, Theif River Falls, ron.dvergsten@northlandcollege.edu, 218-681-0797.

Carmen Fernholz, Organic Crop Farmer, Madison, fernholz@umn.edu, 320-598-3010.

Kent Hoehne, Transitioning Crop and Dairy Farmer, Frazee

Loretta Jaus, Organic Dairy Farmer, Gibbon, lorettajaus@hotmail.com, 507-834-6270.

Michelle Menken, Organic Certifier, MCIA, St. Paul, michelle.menken@mncia.org, 612-625-7766.

Carolyn Olson, Organic Crop Farmer, Cottonwood

Brad Schloesser, Dean, Southern Minnesota Center for Agricutlure, South Central College, Makato, brad.schloesser@southcentral.edu, 507-389-7263.

Carissa Spencer, State Agronomist, USDA-NRCS, carissa.spencer@mn.usda.gov, 651-602-7866.