About

Greetings!

Growing up on a small farm in Saline County, I have always enjoyed working with livestock and crops; 4-H and FFA helped me develop life skills that I use today. After receiving my degree in agricultural education, I taught high school agriculture and advised the Pender FFA Chapter which I thoroughly enjoyed! My husband, Kurt is also an ag teacher and we moved to Fillmore County in 2005 where he is currently the Fillmore Central ag teacher and FFA advisor.

I joined the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension system in the fall of 2005 as an extension educator located in Fillmore County, which is in Geneva, NE. In 2016, I had the privilege of adding Clay County to my accountability region. I work primarily in irrigated crop production and 4-H youth development. My focused area includes integrating agronomic information into youth educational materials and curriculum for teachers and/or 4-H leaders.

In Extension our mission is to provide unbiased, research-based information to our clientele.  Hopefully you will find this blog helpful for answering your agricultural questions.

On a more personal note, I have two daughters, ages 16 and 11 who keep me on my toes and also have a passion for agriculture!

Education:

Bachelor of Science, Agriculture Education
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, May 2002

Master’s of Science, Leadership Education
Specialization: Teaching & Extension, Minor: Animal Science
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, August 2005