Mary Berg, NDSU Extension Service livestock environmental management specialist at the Carrington Research Extension Center, was recognized Oct. 14 as the 2015 communicator of the year by the North Dakota chapter of the Association for Communication Excellence and NDSU's Agriculture Communication department.
The award recognizes an individual who displays exceptional expertise and professionalism in delivering educational programs and information to the public through several types of media.
Berg joined NDSU Extension in 2012. She helps lead the livestock environmental management team, which has held several workshops for producers. Berg has been invited to speak at other educational programs. She also has written or co-written publications and updated several older publications, and helps develop and narrates videos that have been posted on YouTube.
In addition, Berg communicates with audiences through news releases and social media such as Facebook and Twitter, and keeps the livestock environmental management Web page current. She also was instrumental in the development of Center Points, an information-sharing page on the Carrington REC's website.
Berg earned her bachelor's degree from NDSU and master's degree in animal science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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