Staff Directory
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Iowa State Research and Demonstration Farms
103 Curtiss Hall, 513 Farm House Lane
Ames, IA 50011-1054
Ph. 515-294-5045
FAX 515-294-6210
Kendall Lamkey
515-294-7840
krlamkey@iastate.edu
Tim Goode
cell 641-751-0280
office 515-294-1608
trgoode@iastate.edu
Mark Wuebker
cell 515-291-1778
office 515-294-2203
wuebkerm@iastate.edu
Allegra Selzer
515-294-5045
aselzer@iastate.edu
Terrie Arnold
515-294-1719
tlarnold@iastate.edu
Ag Engineering/Agronomy Farm (AEA)
Farm address: 1308 U Avenue, Boone, IA 50036
Office phone: 515-296-4083
Mike Fiscus, superintendent
mfiscus@iastate.edu
cell 515-290-3809
(res. 515-899-7827)
Agronomy office 515-296-4082
Nathan Meyers, manager, ag engineering
meyers2@iastate.edu
cell 515-250-3666
Ag Engineering office 515-296-4081
Zack Koopman, ag specialist
zkoopman@iastate.edu
cell 515-291-2089
Tim Ritland, ag specialist
ritlandt@iastate.edu
cell 515-450-1540
Jacob Lamkey, ag specialist
jblamkey@iastate.edu
cell 319-243-5308
Jeff Erb, farm operator
jerb@iastate.edu
cell 515-298-0237
Allee Demonstration Farm
Farm address: 2030 640th Street, Newell, IA 50568
Office phone and fax: 712-272-3512
Lyle Rossiter, superintendent
ltross@iastate.edu
cell/res. 712-299-2657
Armstrong Memorial Research Farm
Farm address: 53020 Hitchcock Avenue, Lewis, IA 51544
Office phone: 712-769-2402
Office fax: 712-769-2610
Matt Groves, superintendent
mjgroves@iastate.edu
cell 712-799-0640
Randy Breach, ag specialist
rbreach@iastate.edu
cell 712-249-4762
Haley Stahl, ag specialist
hstahl@iastate.edu
cell 641-485-0080
BioCentury Research Farm (BCRF)
Farm address: 1327 U Avenue, Boone, IA 50036
Office phone: 515-296-6300
Office fax: 515-432-2701
Andy Suby, manager
asuby@iastate.edu
cell 515-509-6326
(res. 515-964-9223)
Rob Hartmann, building systems specialist
rchartma@iastate.edu
cell 312-914-7828
Central Iowa Farms
Farm address: 2219 State Avenue, Ames, IA 50014
Kent Berns, superintendent
krberns@iastate.edu
cell/res. 515-290-1498
Bill Pudenz, ag specialist
wjpudenz@iastate.edu
cell 712-830-1071
Committee for Agricultural Development (CAD)
Office address: 103 Curtiss Hall, Ames, IA 50011
Office phone: 515-294-4621
Karl Nicolaus, ag specialist
nicolaus@iastate.edu
cell 515-320-3634
Compost Facility
Facility address: 2274 260th Street/College Shop, 52099 260th Street, Ames, IA 50014
Steve Jonas, ag specialist
sjonas23@iastate.edu
cell 515-450-0581
Arlie Penner
adpenner@iastate.edu
cell 515-520-0334
Greenhouses
Facility address: 935 N University Blvd, Ames, IA 50011
Pete Lawlor, co-manager
palawlor@iastate.edu
cell 515-233-2450
office 515-294-2100
Aaron Brand, co-manager
abrand@iastate.edu
cell 317-417-7620
office 515-294-6904
Horticulture Research Station
Station address: 55519 170th Street, Ames, IA 50010
Office phone: 515-232-4786
Chad Arnold, ag specialist
chadar@iastate.edu
cell 515-230-4307
Jeff Braland, ag specialist
jbraland@iastate.edu
cell 515-291-3510
David Rolfes, ag specialist
drolfes@iastate.edu
cell 712-540-6623
Troy Heeren, forester
taheeren@iastate.edu
cell 319-540-2204
ISU Kent Feed Mill and Grain Science Complex
Tony Ewing, feed mill manager
aewing@iastate.edu
cell 620-717-3274
McNay Memorial Research Farm
Farm address: 45249 170th Avenue, Chariton, IA 50049
Office phone and fax: 641-766-6465
Logan Wallace, co-manager
lwallace@iastate.edu
cell 641-344-2963
Brad Evans, co-manager
bjevans@iastate.edu
cell 641-203-4399
Gary Thompson, ag specialist
garyt@iastate.edu
cell 515-249-7483
Chase Altenhofen, ag specialist
chasea2@iastate.edu
cell 641-203-2094
Charley Phillips, ag specialist
cdp1@iastate.edu
cell 641-203-2509
Muscatine Island Research Farm
Farm address: PO Box 40, 111 North Street, Fruitland, IA 52749
Cody Schneider, superintendent
schn145@iastate.edu
cell 319-325-5541
Myron Rees, ag specialist
mrees@iastate.edu
cell 319-430-4601
(res. 319-657-2272)
Chad Hesseltine, ag specialist
chadhess@iastate.edu
cell 319-430-6886
Alexa Marcus, ag specialist
amarcus@iastate.edu
cell 515-509-0463
Northeast Research Farm
Farm address: 3321 290th Street, Nashua, IA 50658
Office phone: 641-435-4864
Shop phone: 641-435-4291
Call first fax: 641-435-2009
Ken Pecinovsky, superintendent
kennethp@iastate.edu
cell 641-330-6555
(res. 641-435-4291)
Ralph White, farm operator
rkwhite@iastate.edu
Northern Research Farm
Farm address: 310 So. Main Street, Kanawha, IA 50447
Office phone and fax: 641-762-3247
Matt Schnabel, superintendent
mschn@iastate.edu
cell/res. 515-825-8215
Ben Peterson, ag specialist
bzwiefel@iastate.edu
cell 515-290-4308
Northwest Research Farm
Farm address: 6320 500th Street, Sutherland, IA 51058
Office phone: 712-446-2526
Office fax: 712-446-3825
Andrew Weaver, superintendent
aeweaver@iastate.edu
cell 712-260-1870
Landon Lenhart, ag specialist
landonl@iastate.edu
cell 712-346-7769
Southeast Research Farm
Farm address: 3115 Louisa-Washington Road, Crawfordsville, IA 52621
Office phone and fax: 319-658-2353
Cody Schneider, superintendent
schn145@iastate.edu
cell 319-325-5541
Myron Rees, ag specialist
mrees@iastate.edu
cell 319-430-4601
(res. 319-657-2272)
Chad Hesseltine, ag specialist
chadhess@iastate.edu
cell 319-430-6886
Alexa Marcus, ag specialist
amarcus@iastate.edu
cell 515-509-0463
Western Research Farm
Farm address: 36515 Hwy. E34, Castana, IA 51010
Office phone and fax: 712-885-2802 (call first to fax)
Chris Beedle, superintendent
beedlec@iastate.edu
cell 712-420-2460
(res. 712-423-4313)
Craig Riesburg, ag specialist
craigr@iastate.edu
cell 712-840-9049
On-Farm Trials coordinator
Office address: 212 State Street, Guthrie Center, IA 50115
Mike Witt, extension field specialist
witt@iastate.edu
cell 641-430-2600