Garden City, Kansas, United States
I’m an Assistant Professor and Southwest Area Agronomist with Kansas State University based at the Southwest Research-Extension Center in Garden City, KS. In my extension role, I serve the farmers and ranchers of the 26 counties of Southwest Kansas and the greater semi-arid High Plains region. Current primary research areas include cotton agronomy, forage and cover crop management, soil fertility and health, as well as integrated pest management.
Lead, design, market, implement, and evaluate extension educational programs in crops, soils, weeds, forage, and rangelands in Southwest Kansas. Direct grant funded, applied research responsive to the needs of the people of Southwest Kansas and KSU extension agents. Research focuses include cropping systems management in primary dryland and irrigated crops (wheat, sorghum, corn, cotton, canola, and soybeans) to sustain economic growth in the region despite the declining Ogallala Aquifer.
Experimental design, field management, data collection, and analysis of experiments in dryland cropping systems in western Kansas. Projects include cover crops, forage crops, integrated livestock, alternative grain crops, and strategic tillage for optimized productivity, profitability, and sustainability in the semi-arid central Great Plains. Teaching responsibilities include 300-level courses in Soils and Crop Science.
Developed course objectives and content for 100 to 600-level courses in Agronomic Crop Science, Weed Science, Agronomic Crop Insects, Soil Fertility & Fertilizers, and Soil & Water Management. Full teaching portfolio available upon request.