Stefan Gailans

Stefan Gailans joined Practical Farmers of Iowa in August 2013. Stefan leads the Cooperators' Program, Practical Farmers of Iowa's vehicle for empowering farmers to generate and share knowledge through timely and relevant farmer-led research. He takes satisfaction from conducting scientific inquiry with those who stand to benefit most from the results farmers.

Stefan earned a doctorate in crop production and physiology and sustainable agriculture from Iowa State University.

Growing up in southeast Wisconsin, Stefan gained an appreciation for the outdoors from spending time with his family among the fields, woods, marshes and lakes. He now resides in Ames and enjoys hunting, fishing, gardening and reading.