Eric Berg

Eric Berg grew up on a commercial cattle operation just outside of Kindred, ND. He received his BS degrees from NDSU in Animal Science and Ag Education and his MS degree from NDSU in Animal Science. He got his PhD degree from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, where he studied value-based marketing in the swine industry.

Berg is currently researching the role of meat in the human diet as a means to optimize health and wellbeing.

He states:

Lean red mean can contribute to a low glycemic diet and provide essential proteins, and thus contribute to a healthy diet. The focus of my research is the role of meat in a healthy low-glycemic diet as a potential means to combat obesity-related disorders.”

Professor Berg leads the BBQ Boot Camp extension program at North Dakota State University, which aims to instruct students on how to cook with gas and charcoal, as well as teach foundational concepts in livestock physiology and rearing practices.