Laura Herschleb
– BDC Off-Campus Advisor
Laura Herschleb joined BDC as the off-campus advisor in the fall of 2007. Originally from a small dairy farm in Germantown , Laura is a December 2001 graduate of UW-Madison with a degree in Dairy Science and Agriculture Journalism. While in school, she was active in BDC, the Association of Women in Agriculture and the UW-Madison Homecoming Committee. Laura is currently the Dairy Cattle Show Manager for World Dairy Expo, working closely with the Dairy Cattle Superintendents and Dairy Cattle Exhibitors Committee to manage all aspects of the world’s premier dairy cattle show. In addition, Herschleb also coordinates the youth contests and Kingsmill Farm II International Futurity. Herschleb also works with the Dane County Fair and North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge. Prior to joining World Dairy Expo, Herschleb worked for Alltech, the Fond du Lac Association of Commerce Agri-Business Council and Agri-Nutrition Consulting.
Herschleb is very honored to serve as the off-campus advisor for Badger Dairy Club and thoroughly enjoys giving back to an organization that was very important to her.
Randy Shaver
- BDC On-Campus Advisor
Professor Randy Shaver was born and raised on a western Pennsylvania dairy farm. He has been on the faculty in Dairy Science since 1988 with a 75% Extension - 25% Research appointment. Randy completed a B.S. degree in Dairy Science at Penn State University, a M.S. degree in Animal Science at the University of Maryland, and in 1986 a Ph.D. degree in Dairy Science at UW-Madison. He spent 1986-88 working in industry.
His extension and research programs focus on applied nutrition of lactating dairy cattle. Randy has authored or co-authored over 65 peer-review journal publications and 110 scientific abstracts. Additionally, he has been an invited speaker for dairy producer and feed industry audiences in Argentina , Brazil , Chile , Columbia , Denmark , Germany , Japan , Italy , Korea , Mexico , and nine provinces in Canada .
Randy has received the following awards: ADSA Pioneer Hi-Bred Forage Award, ADSA DeLaval Dairy Extension Award, ADSA Nutrition Professionals Applied Dairy Nutrition Award, Midwest ADSA/ASAS Outstanding Young Extension Specialist Award, CALS Pound Extension Excellence Award, Wisconsin County Agents Association Second Mile Award, Wisconsin Forage Council Educator of the Year and Outstanding Researcher Awards, and UW Madison Friend of Agronomy Department Award.
He is a member of the American Dairy Science Association and American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists having served as President of ARPAS in 2009-2010. Randy has served on the Editorial Boards for the Journal of Dairy Science and the Journal of Animal Feed Science & Technology.
Randy is honored to serve as the On-Campus Advisor for the Badger Dairy Club. Although he does not hold a formal teaching appointment, Randy teaches a 2-week feeding management module in Dairy Science 433, teaches the vitamins section in a graduate student Ruminology course, taught Dairy Science 414 for a semester, and advises graduate and undergraduate students.
Randy is married to Sharon Brantmeier, who served as BDC President while an undergraduate and who remains actively involved in AWA. They reside in Cottage Grove with their teenage daughters Allison and Elizabeth.
