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Rick Norell

Rick Norell, Ph.D.

College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
Dairy Extension Specialist/Professor

Home Town
Minnesota

Campus Locations
Idaho Falls, ID

Office: Idaho Falls R & E Center
Phone: 208-529-8376
Email: rnorell@uidaho.edu
Mailing Address:
Idaho Falls R & E Center
1776 Science Center Drive
Idaho Falls, ID 83401

Ph.D., Animal Science, 1983, University of Minnesota

M.S., Animal Science, 1978, University of Minnesota

B.S., Animal Science, 1976, University of Minnesota

Selected Publications

Proceedings

Norell, R. J. 2010. Managing manure application rate. Proceedings of the Idaho Nutrient Management Conference.

Moore, A., S Hines, B. Brown, M. de Haro Martí, C. Falen, M. Chahine, T. Fife, R. Norell, and J. Ippolito. 2010. Phosphorus removal by silage corn in southern Idaho. Proceedings of the Idaho Nutrient Management Conference.

Norell, R. J. 2010. Measuring manure application rates on the farm. Nutrient Digest (Spring Issue)

Moore, A., S Hines, B. Brown, M. de Haro Martí, C. Falen, M. Chahine, T. Fife, R. Norell, and J.
Ippolito. 2010. Phosphorus removal by silage corn in southern Idaho. Nutrient Digest (Spring issue)

Hines, S., R. J. Norell, M. Chahine, T. E. Fife, M. E. de Haro Marti, and S. C. Parkinson. 2010. Measuring corn silage density across Southern Idaho using three different methods. Proceedings of the 2010 Idaho Alfalfa and Forage Conference. P 61-64

Chahine, M. G. Shewmaker, R. J. Norell, and C. W. Gray. 2010. How dairies are surviving: Impact on forages. Proceedings of the 2010 Idaho Alfalfa and Forage Conference. P 15-17.

Popular Press

Chahine, M., G. Shewmaker, R. J. Norell, and C. W. Gray. 2010. How did the economic crisis affect practices on dairies in Idaho? Western Dairy News. April 2010 (10) Number: 10: W59-W60.

Norell, R. J. and W Gray. 2010 "Dairy producers face a difficult challenge in 2010" Preston Citizen, Dairy Month insert


Outreach Projects

Winter Dairy Forums, Preston, ID - current up to date information is presented to dairy producers.

DAIRxNET is the national Dairy Extension effort to develop a premier dairy education website.

Nutrient Management Topic Team, Shoshone, ID, February 2011

Idaho changed the legal allowable limit for somatic cell counts from 750,000 cells/ml to 500,000 cells/ml in October 2010. The Dairy Extension Team is developing an educational program on how to decrease somatic cells for those facing regultory action.