SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE & FORESTRY

Agroecology

Forest Resources

Insect information

Sustainable Agriculture

Sustainable Agriculture Production Systems

Wildlife Management

Team members

Program Detail

TEAM MEMBERS 

A program team is made up of experts from both Research and Extension who work together to address the issues in a particular area. For more information or to contact a member, click on the name below:

Dewey Barefield, crop variety testing              
Bob Bellinger, pesticides and pest management       
Jean Bertrand, dairy nutrition and grazing    
David Bradshaw, heirloom and organic vegetables    
Jay Chapin, pest management
John Chastain, livestock waste management
Mark Corley, SC Department of Natural Resources                
Bob Dufault, alternative crops
Russell Duncan, Clarendon County Extension agent         
Bethel Durant, USDA Agricultural Research Service 
Jim Frederick, agronomy and conservation tillage             
Lawrence Gering, forest biometrrics and geographic info systems  
Mike Hammig, production economics and public policy
Richard Harper, forestry policy     
Hal Harris, agricultural policy                    
Greg Harvey, commodity marketing Sumter County Extension                  
Richard Hassell, cultural practices
Libby Hoyle, Extension food specialist      
Tony Keinath, plant diseases     
George Kessler, Master Tree Farmer program 
Ahmad Khalilian, precision agriculture and conservation tillage 
Tony Kleese, Carolina Farm Stewardship Association  
Halina Knap, molecular genetics of soybeans     
Desmond Layne, tree fruit production and physiology
Pat Layton, forest resources management
Bob Lippert, soils
Steve Meadows, beef cattle production        
Steve Miller, marketing, management, price analysis                 
Bill Norman, tourism marketing                 
Jason Norsworthy, sustainable ag production systems
Bruce Pinkerton, forage production, goats, and watershed management
Nihal Rajapakse, greenhouse light manipulation
Merle Shepard, integrated pest management
Peter Skewes, poultry production, housing and environment     
Horace Skipper, soil microbiology
Michael Sligh, Rural Advancement Foundation International
Jim Smith, sustainable agriculture
Tom Straka, forestry policy                 
Susan Valentino, plants, nutrition and human health          
Brenda Vander Mey, sociology                
Nancy Walker, crop and soil environmental science                 
Tom Williams, forest hydrology    
Ben Williamson, sustainable agriculture    
Joey Williamson, Oconee County Extension
Geoff Zehnder, sustainable agriculture and integrated pest management