Lee Johnston

Lee Johnston
Professor of Swine Nutrition and Management
[email protected]
320-589-1711 ext. 2117

46352 State Hwy 329
Morris, MN 56267
United States

Department of Animal Science
Education
  • PhD - Michigan State University, 1988
  • MS - Texas Tech University, 1984
  • BS - Penn State University, 1982

Areas of Interest

Energy and protein nutrition of sows, management of reproducing sows, nutrition/environment interactions, nutrition of newly weaned pigs, feedstuff evaluation, gilt development

Biography

Dr. Johnston has been a faculty member in the Department of Animal Science at the University of Minnesota since 1988 and has reached the rank of Professor. He is located at the West Central Research and Outreach Center in rural, western Minnesota.  

Dr. Johnston's current responsibilities include delivering educational programs to pork producers and other industry professionals, conducting swine nutrition and management research, and supervising the West Central Research and Outreach Center's swine research unit. His primary research interests are nutrition and management of the sow, feed ingredient evaluation, renewable energy use in pork production, and management of systems for pork production. As a part of this work, Lee has published over 116 scientific papers, 177 scientific abstracts, 4 book chapters, and secured nearly $7 million in research support. 

Lee was named the Distinguished Alumnus by the Penn State Department of Dairy and Animal Science in 2014 and that same year was named a “Master of the Pork Industry” by National Hog Farmer magazine. 

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Honors and Awards

  • Pork Industry Master (2014), National Hog Farmer magazine
  • Distinguished Alumnus (2014), Department of Dairy and Animal Science, Penn State University
  • Outstanding Graduate Faculty Member (2003 and 2008), Department of Animal Science at the University of Minnesota
  • Swine Innovation Award for Research (2013), National Pork Board
  • Innovation Award for Outreach (2002 and 2004), National Pork Board
  • Innovation Award for Education (2000 and 2002), National Pork Board