State Coordinators
Each state in SARE's North Central Region has one or more designated directors of sustainable agriculture education, called Professional Development Program (PDP) State Sustainable Agriculture Coordinators. These leaders are responsible for administering sustainable agriculture activities and educational events.
For more information on sustainable agriculture programs and educational materials, contact the following states' coordinators:
Illinois
Richard A. Weinzierl
Professor and Extension Entomologist
S-334 Turner Hall
MC 046
1102 S Goodwin Ave
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217) 244-2126
Email: weinzier@illinois.edu
Indiana
Roy Ballard
Extension Educator Agriculture and Natural Resources
Purdue Cooperative Extension Service
Hancock County Office
802 North Apple Street
Greenfield, IN 46140
Phone: 317-462-1113
Fax: 317-462-2424 fax
Email: rballard@purdue.edu
Iowa
Andrew Larson
Small Farm Sustainability
Iowa State University
Extension & Outreach
2013 Agronomy Hall
Ames, IA 50011
Phone: 515.294.5875
Email: smallfarms@iastate.edu, allarso1@iastate.edu
Kansas
Kerri Ebert
Coordinator, Kansas AgrAbility Project
Seaton 153
Manhattan, KS 66506
Phone: 785-532-2976
Email: kebert@ksu.edu
Michigan
Dale R. Mutch
MSU Extension Cover Crop/IPM Specialist
Michigan State University Extension/W. K. Kellogg Biological Station
Agriculture Agribusiness Institute (AABI)
612 E. Main Street
Centreville, MI 49032
Phone: (269) 467-5645
Fax: (269) 467-5641
Email: mutch@anr.msu.edu
www.misare.msu.edu
Dean Baas
Visiting Research Associate
Michigan State University Extension/W. K. Kellogg Biological Station
612 E. Main Street
Centreville, MI 49032
Phone: (269) 467-5646
Fax: (269) 467-5641
Email: baasdean@anr.msu.edu
www.misare.msu.edu
Minnesota
Kate Seager
University of Minnesota
411 Borlaug Hall
1991 Upper Buford Circle
Saint Paul, MN 55108
Phone: 612-625-8235
Fax: 612-625-1268
Email: kseager@umn.edu
Betsy Wieland
University of Minnesota
411 Borlaug Hall
1991 Upper Buford Circle
Saint Paul, MN 55108
Phone: 612-596-1175
Fax: 612-625-1268
Email: eliza003@umn.edu
Missouri
Debi Kelly
Extension Associate
University of Missouri
234 Ag Engineering Building
Columbia, MO 65211
Phone: 573.882.1905
Email: kellyd@missouri.edu
K. B. Paul
Lincoln University
PO Box 29
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0029
Phone: 573.681.5584
Fax: 573.681.5546
Email: paulK@lincolnu.edu
Nebraska
Gary Lesoing
Nemaha County Extension Office
1824 North Street, Suite 102
Auburn, Nebraska 68305-2395
Phone: 402.274.4755
Email: glesoing2@unl.edu
North Dakota
Karl Hoppe
NDSU Carrington Research
and Extension Center
663 Hwy. 281 NE
PO Box 219
Carrington, ND 58421
Phone: (701) 652-2951
Mobile: (701) 650-8810
Email: Karl.Hoppe@ndsu.edu
Bill Hodous
Ramsey County Courthouse
524 4th Ave. NE#5
Devils Lake, ND 58301-2486
Phone: (701) 662-7030
Email: bill.hodous@ndsu.edu
Ohio
Mike Hogan
Ohio State University Extension
831 College Ave Ste D
Lancaster, OH 43130
Phone:740-653-5419
Fax: 740-687-7010
Email: Hogan.1@osu.edu
Alan Sundermeier
Ohio State University Extension – Wood County
639 Dunbridge Road, Suite 1
Bowling Green, Ohio 43402
Phone: 419.354.9050
Fax: 419.352.7413
Email: sundermeier.5@osu.edu
South Dakota
Dr. Peter Sexton
South Dakota State University
Plant Science-Box 2207A
Brookings, SD 57007
Phone: 605-688-6179
Email: Peter.Sexton@sdstate.edu
Wisconsin
Diane Mayerfeld
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Ctr. for Integrated Ag. Systems
1535 Observatory Dr.
Madison, WI 53706
Phone: 608.262.8188
Fax: 608.265.3020
Email: dbmayerfeld@wisc.edu
Andrew Bernhardt
Wisconsin SARE Co-State Coordinator
UW-Cooperative Extension
Agricultural and Natural Resources
Food Systems Program
Phone: (608) 890-0097
Email: andrew.bernhardt@ces.uwex.edu
