Our People
Xiaoxue "Rita" Du
Assistant Professor
Ag Science, Room 39D
208-885-4277
Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology
University of Idaho
875 Perimeter Drive MS 2334
Moscow, ID 83844-2334
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 2017
M.S., University of Idaho, 2012
B.M., Tianjin Institute of Urban Construction, 2006
Course
- AgEc 481: Agricultural Markets in a Global Economy
- AgEc 533: International Trade and Policy
Language spoken other than English:
- Mandarin
Reed Findlay
Extension Educator — Crops & Horticulture
Bingham/Bannock, Room 412
208-236-7310
University of Idaho Extension, Bingham County
412 W. Pacific
Blackfoot, Idaho 83221
Reed Findlay serves as a crops and horticulture Extension educator and county chair in Bannock and Bingham counties.
M.S., Brigham Young University, 1993
B.S., Brigham Young University, 1990
Languages other than English spoken
- Spanish
Patrick Hatzenbuehler
Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist
Evergreen Building, Room 63
208-736-3607
Twin Falls Research and Extension Center
315 Falls Avenue East
Twin Falls, ID 83301
Patrick performs evidence-based research and extension work on agricultural commodity markets with a focus on market structure and conditions for crops grown in Idaho.
Ph.D., Purdue University, 2016
M.S., Louisiana State University, 2010
A.B., Georgetown University, 2006
Steven Hines
Extension Educator — Crops
208-324-7578
University of Idaho Extension, Jerome County
600 2nd Ave W.
Jerome, ID 83338
Steven Hines is the crop educator for Jerome and Twin Falls counties. He works in the areas of forages, cereals, cover crops, farm management and farm succession.
M.S., University of Idaho, 1996
B.S., University of Idaho, 1992
Joel Packham
Extension Educator
Cassia County Courthouse Room #4
208-878-9461
University of Idaho Extension, Cassia County
1459 Overland Ave., Room 4
Burley, ID 83318-2189
I teach farm and ranch financial management in connection with estate/succession planning and also the use of grazing cover crops for soil management. 4-H livestock is my area of expertise.
M.S., University of Idaho, 1990
B.S., Brigham Young University, 1988
Languages spoken other than English
- Italian
Norm Ruhoff
Clinical Assistant Professor
Ag Science, Room 39B
208-885-1707
Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology
University of Idaho
875 Perimeter Drive MS 2334
Moscow, ID 83844-2334
M.S., University of Idaho, 1988
B.S., University of Idaho, 1983
Courses
- AGEC 278: Farm & Agribusiness Management
- AGEC 289: Agricultural Markets & Prices
- AGEC 468: Commodity Merchandising
- AGEC 489: Futures & Options Markets
- AGEC 489L: Applied Commodity Market Analysis
Terrell Sorensen
Extension Educator
208-745-7621
University of Idaho Extension, Power County
500 Pocatello Ave.
American Falls, ID 83211
Terrell’s focus is cereal grains, water, and water related issues, and the Farm Ranch Management team. He also coordinates the 4-H activities in the county.
M.S., Utah State University, 1978
B.S., Utah State University, 1975
R. Garth Taylor
Extension Specialist, Associate Professor
Ag Science, Room 28B
208-885-7533
Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology
University of Idaho
875 Perimeter Drive MS 2334
Moscow, ID 83844-2334
Ph.D., Colorado State University
Hernan Tejeda
Associate Professor and Extension Specialist
Evergreen Building, Room B48; Ag Science, Room 37
208-736-3622
Twin Falls Research and Extension Center
315 Falls Avenue East
Twin Falls ID 83301
Ph.D., North Carolina State University, 2010
M.B.A., University of Notre Dame, 2000
B.S.I.E., Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, 1990
Brett Wilder
Assistant Professor & Area Extension Educator — Farm Business Management
Room C1
208-885-0263
Caldwell Research and Extension Center
University of Idaho
1904 E. Chicago St., Suite AB
Caldwell, Idaho 83605
M.S., University of Idaho, 2019
B.S., University of Idaho, 2017
Course
- AGEC 469: Risk Management: Commodity Trading
Carmen Willmore
Extension Educator — Livestock & 4-H
208-785-8060
University of Idaho Extension, Bingham County
412 W Pacific St.
Blackfoot ID 83221
Carmen provides leadership for programming in livestock and 4-H.
M.S., University of Nebraska — Lincoln, 2015
B.S., Iowa State University, 2013