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of Horticultural Science
Animal and Poultry Waste Management Center
Center for Environmental Farming Systems
Center for Integrated Pest Management
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Agriculture and agribusiness is North Carolina's leading industry, accounting
for nearly $60 billion of the state's $300 billion gross state product and
roughly one in five jobs. Yet
agriculture is at a crossroads, facing changing technology, world markets,
consumer demands and environmental regulations. Amid these changes,
N.C. State University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences provides
producers and agribusinesses with new knowledge and technology to enable
them to continue producing a stable, safe and affordable food supply
in ways that are economically and environmentally sustainable.
Through our academic programs, tomorrow's producers and agribusiness professionals gain the skills they need to lead the industry through these changes. Meanwhile, our scientists use the latest scientific tools to find innovative solutions to production challenges, whether by developing hardier breeds, finding better ways to manage animal wastes or using weather-based forecast systems, satellites and computers to protect crops from diseases and insects. With their counterparts in the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service, they also are developing high-value alternative crops and enterprises, like aquaculture, specialty crops and agritourism.
AGRICULTURE
EXPERTS
Agribusiness Marketing
Mr. Bob Usry, agricultural and
resource economics specialist,
(919) 515-4544
Agricultural
and Environmental Law
Mr. Ted Feitshans, agricultural
and resource economics specialist and attorney, (919) 515-5195
Alternative Crops/Specialty
Crops
Dr. Jeanine Davis, specialty
crops program coordinator,
(828) 684-3562 (Fletcher, N.C.)
Dr. Ed Estes, agricultural and
resource economics specialist,
(919) 515-4553
Mr. Bill Jester, horticultural
science associate, (252) 526-4445 (Kinston, N.C.)
Apples
Dr. Mike Parker, horticulture
specialist, (919) 515-3322
Animal Waste
Application
Dr. David Crouse, soil
science specialist, (919) 515-7302
Mr. Karl Shaffer, soil science
associate, (919) 515-7538
Aquaculture
Dr. Thomas M. Losordo,
aquaculture specialist, (919) 515-6784
Barley
Dr. Randy Weisz, crop science
specialist, (919) 515-5824
Bees
Dr. David Tarpy, Extension apiculturist, (919) 515-1660
Beef Cattle
Dr. Roger McCraw, animal
science department head,
(919) 515-2755
Dr. Geoff Benson, agricultural
and resource economics specialist, (919) 515-5184
Blackberries
Dr. Gina Fernandez,
horticulture specialist, (919) 513-7416
Blueberries
Mr. Bill Cline, plant pathology
specialist, (910) 675-2314
(Castle Hayne, N.C.)
Christmas Trees
Mr. Jeff Owen, extension area
specialist, (828) 684-3562
(Fletcher, N.C.)
Dr. Charles Safley, agricultural
and resource economics specialist, (919) 515-4538
Corn
Dr. Ron Heiniger, crop
science specialist, (252) 793-4428
(Plymouth, N.C.)
Cotton
Dr. Keith Edmisten,
crop science specialist, (919) 515-4069
Dr. Blake Brown, agricultural
and resource economics specialist, (919) 515-4536
Crop Insurance
Dr. Michele Marra, agricultural
and resource economics specialist, (919) 515-6091
Crops (General)
Dr. Tom Stalker, crop science
department head, (919) 515-2647
Crops (Handling
After Harvest)
Dr. Michael Boyette,
professor of biological and agricultural engineering, (919) 515-6790
Dairy Cattle
Dr. Steve Washburn, animal
science specialist, (919) 515-7726
Dr. Lon Whitlow, animal science
department extension leader,
(919) 515-7602
Dr. Geoff Benson, agricultural
and resource economics specialist, (919) 515-5184
Diseases (Plant)
Dr. Turner Sutton, plant pathology
department extension leader, (919) 515-6823
Eggs
Dr. Kenneth E. Anderson,
poultry science specialist, (919) 515-5527
Farm Business
Records and Analysis
Mr. Guido van der Hoeven,
agricultural and resource economics specialist, (919) 515-9071
Farm Finance
Dr. Arnold Oltmans, agricultural
and resource economics specialist, (919) 515-4546
Farm Labor Management
Dr. Chuck Moore, agricultural
and resource economics specialist, (919) 515-4539
Farm Machinery
and Mechanization
Dr. Gary Roberson, machinery
systems specialist, (919) 515-6715
Farm Pond Management
Dr. James A. Rice, fisheries
specialist, (919) 515-4592
Farm Population
Dr. Stephen Lilley,
sociology and anthropology department extension leader, (919) 515-2659
Farm Safety
Grant Ellington, biological
and agricultural engineering extension associate, (919) 515-6793
Farm Stress (Human)
Mr. Wayne Matthews, human
development specialist,
(919) 515-9139
Farmers' Markets
Dr. Ed Estes, agricultural and
resource economics specialist,
(919) 515-4553
Floriculture
(Commercial)/Flowers
Dr. Brian Whipker, greenhouse
crops specialist, (919) 515-5374
Dr. Charles Safley, agricultural
and resource economics specialist, (919) 515-4538
Fruit (Economics)
Dr. Charles Safley,
agricultural and resource economics specialist, (919) 515-4538
Goats
Dr. Jean-Marie Luginbuhl,
animal science specialist,
(919) 515-8743
Grapes
Dr. Barclay Poling, horticulture
specialist, (919) 515-1195
Greenhouses (Ornamental
Plants)
Dr. Brian Whipker, greenhouse
crops specialist, (919) 515-5374
Greenhouses (Vegetable
Crops)
Dr. Mary Peet, horticulture
specialist, (919) 515-5362
Hog Farming
Dr. Todd See, swine specialist,
(919) 515-8797
Dr. Tom Vukina, agricultural and resource economics specialist, (919) 515-5864
Dr. Kelly Zering, agricultural
and resource economics specialist, (919) 515-6089
Horses
Dr. Robert Mowrey Jr., horse
specialist, (919) 515-7871
Integrated Pest
Management
Dr. Michael Linker, integrated
pest management coordinator,
(919) 515-5644
Melons
Dr. Jonathan Schultheis,
horticulture specialist, (919) 515-1225
Nurseries (Plant)
Dr. T.E. Bilderback
(Eastern North Carolina), horticulture specialist, (919) 515-1201
Mr. R.E. Bir (Western North Carolina),
horticulture specialist,
(828) 684-3562 (Fletcher, N.C.)
Nutrient Management
Dr. Carl Crozier, soil science
specialist, (252) 793-4428
(Plymouth, N.C.)
Oats
Dr. Randy Weisz, crop
science specialist, (919) 515-5824
Organic Farming
Dr. Nancy Creamer, Center
for Environmental Farming Systems director, (919) 515-9447
Pastures/Forage
Crops
Dr. Jim Green, crop science
specialist, (919) 515-2390
Dr. Paul Mueller, crop science
specialist, (919) 515-5825
Peaches
Dr. Mike Parker, horticulture
specialist, (919) 515-1198
Peanuts
Dr. David Jordan, crop
science specialist, (919) 515-4068
Dr. Blake Brown, agricultural
and resource economics specialist, (919) 515-4536
Pecans
Dr. Mike Parker, horticulture
specialist, (919) 515-1198
Pick-Your-Own
Fruit and Vegetable Operations
Dr. Ed Estes, agricultural
and resource economics specialist,
(919) 515-4553
Poultry (Contracting,
Management and Marketing)
Dr. Tom Vukina, agricultural
and resource economics,
(919) 515-5864
Poultry Diseases
Dr. Donna Carver, extension
poultry veterinarian, (919) 515-5526
Precision Agriculture
Dr. David Crouse, extension
specialist, GIS and precision agriculture, (919) 515-7302
Dr. Ron Heiniger, crop science
specialist, (252) 793-4428
(Plymouth, N.C.)
Pumpkins/Gourds
Dr. Jonathan Schultheis,
horticulture specialist, (919) 515-1225
Sheep
Dr. Roger McCraw, animal science department head, (919) 515-2755
Small Grains
(Wheat, Oats, Rye, Barley and Triticale)
Dr. Randy Weisz, crop
science specialist, (919) 515-5824
Soybeans
Dr. E. James Dunphy, crop
science specialist, (919) 515-5813
Strawberries
Dr. Barclay Poling,
horticulture specialist, (919) 515-1195
Dr. Gina Fernandez, horticulture
specialist, (919) 513-7416
Sustainable Agriculture
Dr. Paul Mueller, crop
science specialist, (919) 515-5825
Dr. Nancy Creamer, Center
for Environmental Farming Systems director, (919) 515-9447
Sweetpotatoes
Dr. Jonathan Schultheis,
horticulture specialist, (919) 515-1225
Dr. G. Craig Yencho, associate professor of horticultural science, (919) 513-7417
Taxes
Mr. Guido van der Hoeven,
agricultural and resource economics specialist, (919) 515-9071
Tobacco
Dr. Loren Fisher, crop science
associate, (919) 515-4059
Dr. W. David Smith, crop
science specialist, (919) 515-4057
Dr. Blake Brown, agricultural
and resource economics specialist, (919) 515-4536
Triticale
Dr. Randy Weisz, crop science
specialist, (919) 515-5824
Trout Farming
Dr. Jeffrey M. Hinshaw,
trout specialist, (828) 684-3562
(Fletcher, N.C.)
Turfgrass
Dr. Arthur Bruneau, crop
science specialist, (919) 515-5854
Dr. Charles Safley, agricultural
and resource economics specialist, (919) 515-4538
Turkeys
Dr. Jesse Grimes,
poultry science specialist, (919) 515-5406
Dr. Tom Vukina, agricultural and resource economics specialist, (919) 515-5864
Vegetables
Dr. Douglas Sanders, horticulture
specialist, (919) 515-1222
Dr.
Ed Estes,
agricultural and resource economics specialist,
(919) 515-4553
Walnuts
Dr. Mike Parker, horticulture
specialist, (919) 515-1198
Weeds
Dr. Fred Yelverton,
crop science specialist, (919) 515-5639
Dr. Alan York, crop science
specialist, (919) 515-5643
Waste Management
Dr. F.J. (Frank) Humenik,
waste management programs coordinator, (919) 515-6767
Dr. Mike Williams, Animal
and Poultry Waste Management Center director, (919) 515-5386
Waste Utilization
Dr.
David Crouse, soil science specialist, (919) 515-7302
Weeds (Horticulture)
Dr. Joe Neal, horticulture specialist,
(919) 515-9379
Wheat
Dr. Randy Weisz, crop
science specialist, (919) 515-5824
