CREC Staff
Administration
Blaine G. Schatz, Director and Agronomist
Myrna Friedt, Administrative Assistant
Linda Schuster, Administrative Secretary
Agronomy
Michael Wunsch, Plant Pathologist
David Kramar, Precision Agriculture Specialist
Steve Zwinger, Research Specialist
Ezra Aberle, Research Specialist
Szilvia Yuja, Research Specialist
Suanne Kallis, Research Specialist
Jesse Hafner, Research Specialist
Todd Ingebretson, Research Technician
Tim Indergaard, Research Technician
Steve Schaubert, Research Technician
Tom Smith, Research Technician
David Widmer, Research Technician
Harley Burgard, Research Technician
Billy Kraft, Research Technician
Livestock
Animal Scientist, position open, see Careers (ndus.edu)
Wayde Rodehorst, Research Specialist
Rebecca Moore, Graduate Student
Vern Anderson, Animal Scientist, retired
Tim Schroeder, Research Technician
Jesse Nelson, Research Technician
Kalie Anderson, Part-time Program Assistant
Extension Education
Greg Endres, Area Specialist/Cropping Systems
Karl Hoppe, Area Specialist/Livestock Systems
Mary Keena, Livestock Environmental Management Specialist
David Kramar, Precision Agriculture Specialist
Foundation Seedstocks Production
Dave Copenhaver, Research Specialist
Rick Richter, Research Technician
Scott Fetch, Research Technician
Chad Richter, Research Technician
Northern Hardy Fruit Evaluation
Kathy Wiederholt, Fruit Project Manager
Oakes Irrigation Research Site
Leonard Besemann, Research Specialist, retired
Seth Nelson, Research Specialist
Heidi Eslinger, Research Technician
Farm Business Management
Steve Metzger, Instructor, retired
