Paul Berg, associate professor of animal and range science, accepted an Honorary Minnesota Future Farmers of America Degree at the 2009 Minnesota Future Farmers of America Convention on April 27.

Berg was selected for the degree because of his leadership involvement in agricultural education and the Future Farmers of America. According to Joel Larsen, adviser for the Minnesota Future Farmers of America, Berg’s dedicated service has been valuable to the success of many individuals and programs.

Berg earned his bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees at NDSU in animal and range science. He focuses his research on genetic aspects of factors relating to meat and meat products and lean tissue accretion. He teaches courses in meat animal evaluation; meat selection, grading and judging; and animal genetics. Berg is an advisory member of the board of directors for the Northern Plains Premium Beef, Dakota Heritage Beef and Dakota Lamb Growers Co-op.