JW Schroeder

Dr. JW Schroeder, Ph.D.

Dairy Specialist        

Dr. JW (Jerome) Schroeder retired in 2016 after 42 years with the NDSU Extension Service including several county agent appointments before joining the faculty in the Department of Animal Sciences. JW Schroeder held a 60:40 extension-research appointment and taught the dairy production class for several years.

Leadership:

Statewide - ND Dairy Coalition, ND Dairy Diagnostic program, ND Dairy Diagnostic Advisory Team Program, Dairy Cow College educational series and maintained a dairy production web site. Planned and implemented the annual ND Dairy Convention, co-founded the ND Dairy Coalition, contributing member to the Dairy Summit Action Committee, Dairy Strategic Planning Task Force and advisor to Milk Producers Association of ND and ND State Dairy Show Association, including exhibition manager.

National and regional: I-29 5-State Extension Dairy Consortium, scientific advisor to the Midwest Dairy Association, DAIReXNET Community of Practice, High Plains Intermountain Center for Agricultural Health and Safety (HICAHS), Midwest Branch - American Dairy Science Association Extension Program Planning Committee, Heart of America DHIA, Western Dairy Conference and NRC dairy research committee. 

Research Program: 

Focused on effect of physical form and digestibility, ruminal biohydrogenation of fatty acids, ruminal protein degradability and optimizing feeding levels in the diet of lactating dairy cows. Combined extension and research grant proposals totaled $1,876,224.

Publications: 
Authored, co-authored supporting author to 13 scientific journal papers, 36 scientific journal abstracts, 8 proceedings, 16 technical reports and 75 other fact sheets, circulars, proceedings, user guides, workbooks, and one video.

Invited speaker: 
International - Expo Leche San Marcos (2013), Aguascalientes, Mexico. National – World Dairy Expo, Madison Wisconsin (2015).

Awards: 
Milky Way Award, Merit Award, Honorary state FFA Chapter Farmer Award honor degree.

Contact: Jw.schroeder597@gmail.com and jw.schroeder@ndsu.edu 

Phone: 701.799.4684