Small Farm Program Coordinators
Small farm programs at many land-grant colleges and universities provide a wide range of programs and services for small scale farmers and ranchers across the United States. State small farm coordinators are land-grant specialists who identify and promote research on key and emerging issues, and work closely with county extension staff to support education and outreach related to small-scale production. At the national level, State small farm coordinators provide an informal national network, sharing information and programming ideas adapted to the needs of local populations.
Financial support for small farm programs comes from many sources and varies by state. The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) administers annual formula grants for small farm related agricultural extension activities, and many small farm coordinators also obtain a significant portion of their operating budgets from competitively awarded grants through NIFA.
The NIFA Small Farm Program has partnered with state small farm coordinators for over 25 years. It is a source of current and emerging technical and economic information relevant to small-scale production, as well as highlighting upcoming events and relevant policy highlights from the federal government. The NIFA Small Farm Program also plays the lead role in developing the National Small Farm Conference, the most comprehensive train-the-trainer educational event for those who work with small scale producers.
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ALABAMA
ALABAMA A& M UNIVERSITY’S SMALL FARMS RESEARCH CENTER – Education and technical assistance for small and limited resource farmers and ranchers, particularly in the northern part of the state. Many of the outreach activities are supported by grants (e.g., 2501 project and the Food Safety Education Project, funded by USDA/NIFA and the Food Safety Inspection Service.)
Programs include
- an annual state-wide community outreach conference;
- many training workshops, regular group meetings, seminars, and one-on-one interactions with small scale producers; and
- “Biodiesel Classroom on Wheels” a mobile demonstration system that shows farmers how to produce high quality biodiesel on a small scale. This project is part of an AAMU biofuel research project conducted by Ernst Cebert, supported in part by the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries.
Selected outcomes include
- an increase of over 8.7 percent in average farm income for most farmer participants;
- the development of several fact sheets and their translation into Spanish;
- an 81 percent success rate for small farmers securing farm loans between 2005 and 2008; and
- beginning farmers receiving technical assistance through an MOU with the Echota Cherokee Tribe.
Contact: Duncan M. Chembezi, Director, Small Farms Research Center, Alabama A&M University, P.O. Box 700, Normal, AL 35762-0700: 256–372–4970
ALABAMA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SYSTEM – Supported by Alabama A&M and Auburn universities. Local extension staff work with all small producers in Alabama, from full-time farmers to backyard homeowners, on a wide range of activities.
Programs include
- workshops and demonstrations on a range of horticulture crops (grapes, tomatoes, etc.). Agents provide information on a variety selection, soils, irrigation, and cultural practices along with assistance in farmers market participation;
- information and advice on alternative sheep and goat production systems to address the needs of small and underserved farmers . For more information and details, contact Julio E. Correa, extension state specialist, at 256–372–4173; and
- access to eXtension and a wide selection of publications.
Contact: Kerry Smith, Alabama Cooperative Extension System, 101 Funchess Hall, Auburn University AL 36849; 334-844-3036.
TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY – Research and extension activities targeting small scale and limited resource farms, farm families, and rural communities.
Programs include
Contact: Ntam Baharanyi and Robert Zabawar, Tuskegee University, George Washington Center, Agricultural Experiment Station, 100 Campbell Hall, Tuskegee, AL 36088; 334–727–8114 and 334–724–4840.
OTHER PARTNERSHIPS AND PROGRAMS
The Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund has been the source of outreach training and technical assistance for small and limited resource farmers and land owners for over 40 years.
The Alabama Farmers Market Authority – An estimated 90 Farmers Markets provide small farmers with a valuable outlet for their produce. Farmer Connect connects farmers with local chefs, restaurants, other farmers, and other potential consumers who want Alabama-grown produce.
ALASKA
COOPERATIVE EXTENSION – As the cost of importing food into Alaska grows, commercial agriculture becomes more viable for local producers, most of whom are considered small by USDA standards. Extension programs provide educational support and expertise to help producers improve their economic viability and overcome constraints, such as a short growing season, isolation from other producers and markets, and high transportation costs.
Programs include
- a variety of workshops, conferences, and events (e.g., the Sustainable Agriculture Conference and Organic Growers School, the Alaska Greenhouse and Nursery Conference, and the Delta Farm Forum) that provide the latest information on farm research, general crop production, and farm management;
- a series of livestock workshops offered in five communities, on topics such as animal nutrition, animal breeding, and reproductive and lactation physiology;
- on the district level, agents answer questions on the phone, by email, from customer walk-ins, and field visits;
- monthly or quarterly newsletters, including the Master Gardener, Sustainable Agriculture, and Anchorage District newsletters; and
- opportunities for stakeholder participation on advisory and planning committees.
Selected outcomes include
- conference attendance by nearly 380 producers;
- the production of peonies by more than two dozen producers. Peonies are a high-valued export crop that matures in Alaska while unavailable elsewhere;
- Extension’s response to high fertilizer and fuel costs. Extension is offering information on precision agriculture—seven farmers began using precision agriculture and one estimates annual savings of about $10,000; and
- in Anchorage, an extension agent helped three Hmong refugees grow and sell vegetables and herbs at an Anchorage farmers market. The farmers learned gardening skills and improved their marketing and business skills. USDA recognized the project and the agent and one of the participants were invited to Washington, DC, in 2008 to present the results of their project to disadvantaged and new farmers and ranchers.
Contact: Milan Shipka, extension livestock specialist, 347 O'Neill, PO Box 757200, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK 99775-7200; 907–474–7429.
OTHER PARTNERSHIPS AND PROGRAMS
Master Gardener programs across the state and the district Farmers Union, Grange, and Alaska Farm Bureau chapters act as ad hoc advisory groups for most of the extension agricultural agents and specialists.
AMERICAN SAMOA
ARIZONA
Rick Gibson
University of Arizona Cooperative Extension
820 E. Cottonwood Lane
Building C
Casa Grande, AZ 85222
Phone: (520) 836-5221 ext.227
Fax: (520) 836-1750
E-mail: gibsonrd@ag.arizona.edu
Ernie Yazzie
Institute for Integrated Rural Development (IIRD)
Dine College
PO Box 7B
Tsaile, AZ 86556
Phone:
Fax:
E-mail: eryazzie@dinecollege.edu
ARKANSAS
THE SMALL FARM PROGRAM, University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff, provides training and technical assistance to small and socially disadvantaged producers in Eastern and Southwest Arkansas.
Programs include
- one-on-one assistance and educational workshops on row crop and livestock production, as well as financial planning, recordkeeping, and estate planning. Key focuses include addition of sweet potatoes and vegetables in traditional row crop farming to increase farm income and herd management in livestock production practices;
- use of a Pixal Pea Harvester and a 13,000 square foot semi-processing facility to help producers market their vegetables;
- an annual Rural Life Conference;
- two newsletters (Farm Sense), news articles, fact sheets, public service announcements, and two exhibits are used to disseminate information to producers; and
- help with USDA loan applications and developing financial plans.
Selected outcomes included
- approximately 40 vegetable producers increased their net come by an average of $300 per acre by including vegetables to their crop mix;
- ten producers obtained $300,000 through the Environmental Quality Incentive Program to precision-level their land (expected 10–25 percent yield increase and < 50 percent decrease in labor costs);
- twenty-two producers received approximately $2 million in loan funds from USDA;
- six producers obtained $800,000 in supplies from farm vendors;
- thirty-five producers used forward contracts at their local elevators to increase their income by 30 percent; and
- ranchers are now practicing rotational grazing, soil testing, and forage testing.
Contact: Henry English, small farm project director, 1200 North University Drive, Mail Slot 4906,
University of Arkanasa Pine Bluff, AR, 71601; 870–575–7246
OTHER PARTNERSHIPS AND PROGRAMS
Small Farm Program partners include USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service, Farm Service Agency, and Risk Management Agency, Cooperative Extension Service, Eastern Arkansas Enterprise Community, Silas H Hunt Community Development Corporation (SHHCDC) in Southwest Arkansas, and with Heifer Project International.
CALIFORNIA
THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA’S SMALL FARM PROGRAM: its mission is to enhance the viability and profitability of California’s smaller producers by developing relevant production and marketing research and providing that information to farmers who are often not reached by traditional extension programs.
California’s smaller producers are very diverse and include limited-resource farmers, many of whom are immigrants, and others involved in agriculture as a second career, often returning to operations previously run by other family members. Many operations are highly diversified to maximize their direct marketing opportunities, and a large segment of smaller producers is highly entrepreneurial.
Programs include
- Small Farm Center – An administrative headquarters and an information clearinghouse at University of California (UC)–Davis. Services include publications, such as a 3-volume Farmers Market Management series and handbooks on risk, liability, and food safety guidelines for markets; a Web site; a quarterly newsletter; and support for the California Small Farm Conference. Most small farm operations focus on non-commodity crops and the center seeks out grant funds to support research activities related to crops, such as blueberries and Asian vegetables;
- Small Farm advisors – Located in various counties as part of UC Cooperative Extension, advisors conduct research and interact with farmers directly, using a multidisciplinary approach. Efforts include workshops, field days, demonstration plots, radio broadcasts, and one-on-one consultation and collaboration with producers through on-farm field research. Topics include alternative and effective marketing and business management skills;
- Emerging specialty crops form the cornerstone of the research and outreach program. Other focuses include organic production, animal agriculture, food safety and postharvest handling, farm management, agritourism, farmers markets, adding value, and cooperatives.
Selected outcomes
- Water quality education to underserved farmers – In 2005, California began an agricultural waiver program for water discharge and growers were required to complete water management courses to earn the waiver. Courses were available in English and Spanish, but ethnic Chinese also operate a large number of small-scale farms. The Small Farm Program spearheaded a cooperative effort to ensure their access to the courses, offering workshops in Cantonese with print materials in Chinese characters. Approximately 63 farmers participated and about 60 percent of them earned the waiver. Thus, a potentially punitive approach to water quality became an educational opportunity;
- A new niche industry – The UC Small Farm Program has been integrally involved in the creation and expansion of blueberries as a specialty crop industry in California ever since farm advisors began limited blueberry field trials a decade ago. Today, every Small Farm Program advisor in the state works with some aspect of this high-value crop. Since 2005, harvested acreage has increased from 2,000 to 2,700, and production from 9.1 to 16.5 million pounds
- Helping family farms avoid thousands of dollars in fines – Many immigrant farmers in California rely on help from family members but don’t know that they are classed by the state as employees, requiring a workers’ compensation policy and compliance with labor regulations. Some $14,000–$26,000 fines levied against small farms raised fear among the Hispanic and Hmong farming communities. The UC Small Farm Program provided outreach and educational materials in English, Spanish, Lao, and Hmong—via meetings, radio and television, and print media. As a result, over 1,000 farmers are better informed about labor law compliance and can avoid costly fines. For as little as $460, they can purchase a simple workers' compensation policy to forestall the $1,000 per worker fine for not having a policy in place;
- Supporting agritourism as an economic alternative – In 2001, the program created an online database of statewide agritourism operations, which today includes 670 tourism locations and several multi-farm trails. The program also provided leadership in creating the UC Agriculture and Nature Tourism workgroup, which produces grower-oriented publications. In 2009, the UC Small Farm Program has partnered with workgroup academics to conduct California’s first extensive statewide economic survey of agritourism operations.
Contact: Shermain Hardesty, Director, University of California Small Farm Program, Davis, CA, 95616-8699; www.sfp.ucdavis.edu; 530–752–7774; fax 530–752–7716; sfpdirector@ucdavis.edu.
OTHER PARTNERSHIPS AND PROGRAMS
Collaborative efforts are key for the UC Small Farm Program. To capitalize on the program’s limited resources, advisors collaborate closely with each other and frequently engage cooperating clients to aid in research. The program works closely with various USDA agencies. Small Farm Program advisors also collaborate with outside organizations such as Woodlake Pride, the Hmong-American Association of Fresno, California Rare Fruit Growers Association, CalPoly San Luis Obispo, and UC Santa Cruz’s Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems to strengthen their outreach efforts.
The California Small Farm Conference was founded with leadership from the UC Small Farm Program, which continues to serve on the executive and planning boards, provide presenters at workshops and short courses/tours, and coordinates the extensive organizational and educational support from UC farm advisors and specialists affiliated with the Small Farm Program.
COLORADO
Dennis Lamm
Colorado State University
113A Shepardson Building
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1101
Office: (970) 491-2074
Fax: (970) 491-4895
Cell: (970) 222-9451
Dennis.Lamm@colostate.edu
CONNECTICUT
Joyce Meader
University of Connecticut
Cooperative Extension System
1376 Storrs Road
Storrs, CT 06269-4036
Phone: (860) 774-9600
Fax: (806) 774-9480
E-mail: jmeader@canr.cag.uconn.edu
DELAWARE
Dyremple Marsh
Delaware State University
Cooperative Extension
1200 North Dupont Highway
Dover, DE 19901
Phone: (302) 857-6420
Fax: (302) 857-6430
E-mail: dmarsh@desu.edu
Gordon Johnson
University of Delaware
69 Transportation Circle
Dover, DE 19901
Phone: (302) 697-4000
Fax: (302) 735-8130
E-mail: GCJohn@udel.edu
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
David Jefferson
University of District of Columbia
Cooperative Extension Service
4200 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20008
Phone: (202) 274-7122
Fax: (202) 274-7119
E-mail: djefferson@udc.edu
FLORIDA
Mickie Swisher
University of Florida
3008 McCarty Hall
Box 110310
Gainesville, FL 32611-0310
Phone: (352) 392-2202
Fax: (352) 392-8196
E-mail: meswisher@ifas.ufl.edu
George Hochmuth
University of Florida
155 Research Rd.
Quincy, FL 32351
Phone: (850) 875-7100
Fax:
E-mail: gjh@ifas.ufl.edu
GEORGIA
Mark Latimore
Ft. Valley State University
Box 4061
Ft. Valley, GA 31030
Phone: (478) 825-6883
Fax: (478) 825-6988
E-mail: latimorm@fvsu.edu
John McKissick
University of Georgia
Cooperative Extension Service
Athens, GA 30602
Phone: (706) 542-1861
Fax: (706) 542-4131
E-mail: jmckissick@agecon.uga.edu
GUAM
L. Robert Barber
University of Guam
UOG Station
Mangilao, GU 96923
Phone: (671) 735-2087
Fax: (671) 734-5600
E-mail: bbarber@uog9.uog.edu
HAWAII
Hector Valenzuela
University of Hawaii
3190 Maile Way, #102
Honolulu, HI 96822-2279
Phone: (808) 956-7903
Fax: (808) 956-3894
E-mail: hector@hawaii.edu
IDAHO
Jo Ann Robins
Extension Educator-Jerome Co. Extension
600 2nd Avenue W
Jerome, ID 83338
Phone: (208) 324-7578
Fax: (208) 324-7562
E-mail: jrobins@uidaho.edu
Cinda Williams
Sustainable Ag Coordinator
PSES, PO Box 442339
University of Idaho
Moscow, Idaho 83844-2339
Phone: (208) 885-7499
Fax: (208) 885-7760
E-mail: cindaw@uidaho.edu
ILLINOIS
Deborah Cavanaugh-Grant
University of Illinois Extension
P.O. Box 410
Greenview, IL 62642-0410
Phone: (217) 968-5512
cvnghgrn@illinois.edu
www.extension.uiuc.edu/smallfarm
INDIANA
Steve Engleking
Extension Educator,
Agriculture & Natural Resources
114 West Michigan Street, Suite 10
LaGrange, IN 46761
Phone: (260) 499-6334
Fax:(260) 499-6398
Rick Foster
Purdue University
1145 Krannert, Rm. 640
West Lafayette, IN 47907-1145
Phone: (765) 494-9572
Fax: (765) 494-9176
E-mail: rfoster@purdue.edu
IOWA
Mike Duffy
Iowa State University
Dept. of Economics
Heady Hall, Rm. 50
Ames, IA 50011
Phone: (515) 294-6160
Fax: (515) 294-3838
E-mail: mduffy@iastate.edu
KANSAS
Jana Beckman
Kansas State University
Kansas Center for Sustainable Agriculture and Alternative Crops
2021 Throckmorton Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506
Phone: (785) 532-1440
Fax: (785) 532-5780
E-mail: beckman@ksu.edu
Arnold Jefferson
Haskell Indian Nations University
Campus Box 5015, 155 Indian Avenue
Lawrence, KS 66046
Phone: (785) 832-6663 ext. 697
Fax: (785) 830-2720
E-mail: ajefferson@ross1.cc.haskell.edu
KENTUCKY
KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY SMALL FARM PROGRAM – Small farmers make up approximately 97 percent of the state’s 82,300 farms. The Small Farm Program is a one-on-one, on-farm educational outreach program that reaches 500-600 farm families annually, with a particular emphasis on limited resource producers. The program works closely with Animal Science, Aquaculture, and other focus areas at Kentucky State. Farmers are taught production, marketing, and management skills on their own farms by professionals and paraprofessionals. With the loss of the federal support programs for tobacco, a major program focus is helping farmers convert to new enterprises. The Small Farm Program is supported by federal funds including competitively-awarded grants, in particular Outreach and Assistance to Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers.
Programs include:
- “The Third Thursday Thing” monthly workshops on sustainable agriculture that cover a wide range of topics, such as farm safety, farm financial management, and livestock production;
- the Small, Limited-Resource/Minority Farmers Conference, which, in 2008, gave information to over 200 participants. Information topics included risk management, USDA and state agency programs, and forages and weed management;
- the Good Agricultural Practices program, started in 2009, focuses on vegetable production and processing for small farmers;
- a Symposium in October 2008 that presented goats as an alternative enterprise for small farms with emphasis on forage-based systems. Over 120 farmers studied business planning, business records, accounting, and goat production and marketing issues;
- the Organic and Sustainable Agriculture initiative, which includes field tests on sustainable vegetables suitable for small farms. Farmers are involved in project planning; and
- the Aquaculture Program, which emphasizes small farm acquaculture and includes an aquaculture mobile teaching laboratory and a mobile processing unit for fish, shrimp, and poultry that can be rented by small farmers.
Selected outcomes – The table below shows some impacts of the Small Farm Program between 1999 and 2008.
- The number of small farm families serviced rose steadily from 433 to 613
- Minority/underserved farm families served rose steadily from 303 to 478
- African American farm families served rose steadily from 190 to 376
- Average increases in annual farm income were just under $4,600
- Average increases in minority farm income were just over $43,000
- 70–90 percent of participants in Third Thursday Thing workshops use the information gained in their farming activities
Contact: Marion Simon, small farm state specialist, 400 E. Main Street, Frankfort, KY, 40601.
OTHER PARTNERSHIPS AND PROGRAMS
- Kentucky State University, in cooperation with Purdue University, maintains a Web site for retiring farmers, “Estate and Retirement Planning for Farm Families.” This Web site covers many topics of interest to retired farmers, farm families, and farmers who are planning for retirement.
LOUISIANA
THE SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY COOPERATIVE EXTENSION PROGRAM is the outreach arm of the Southern University Research and Extension Center. Field agents provide small-scale farmers and ranchers with the opportunity to develop and maintain viable farming operations in harmony with the environment. The program is supported in part by grants from USDA, NIFA, and involves 1890 land-grant universities and community-based organizations throughout the South.
Programs include:
- Small Farmer Agricultural Leadership Institute – Helping small, socially disadvantaged, limited-resource and/or minority producers, including white females, become better leaders while enhancing their management skills. Participants receive approximately 200 hours of leadership development and business management instruction;
- Multi-Species Grazing Project – Cow calf production is the major source of income for small farmers in Louisiana and goat production has great potential to be an additional source of income for these farmers. An ongoing study, duplicated on small farms, evaluates the effect of mixed species grazing;
- Pesticide Certification and Farm Safety – Faculty and staff help farmers acquire pesticide re/certification through workshops, farm visits, demonstrations and seminars;
- E-Business for Small Farmers – Producers receive instruction on how all aspects of their business can be strengthened via e-business strategies;
- Pastured Poultry Project – Ongoing research has found this to be a very profitable form of production, particularly for broilers, especially those marketed as naturally grown. A series of fact sheets explaining all three steps—production, processing, and marketing—has been produced;
- Production to Packaging Initiative – Annual training for beef cattle producers explains the entire process from birth, through care and maintenance, to preparation for marketing and harvesting.
Selected outcomes
- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack presided over the Washington, DC, graduation ceremony of 26 minority farmers from the 2009 Small Farmer Agricultural Leadership Training Institute. Graduates are now serving on local, state, and regional advisory boards, task forces, and in other decisionmaking positions,
Contact: Dawn Mellion Patin, associate specialist, SUAREC, PO Box10010, Baton Rouge, LA, 70813; 225–771–2242.
OTHER PARTNERSHIPS AND PROGRAMS
Goat Give-a-way Project: Ten small farm families received 25 does and 1 buck to begin their goat herd, and agreed to have their farms serve as demonstration farms for other small farmers. This approach uses a model similar to the Heifer Project International model in that each recipient family was encouraged to share the offspring of their herd other families.
MAINE
Richard Kersbergen
Extension educator, Waldo County
University of Maine Cooperative Extension
Waldo ME 04915--3117
Phone: (207) 342-5971
Fax: (207) 342-4229
richardk@umext.maine.edu
MARYLAND
THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND – EASTERN SHORE (UMES) SMALL FARMS PROGRAM – The number of very small farms (those with sales < $100,000) is increasing significantly in Maryland. The Small Farm Outreach Initiative’s mission is to promote and sustain small farm ownership, and improve the economic and social condition among limited-resource, socially disadvantaged farmers and other underserved audiences through education, training, and outreach.
The initiative coordinates a variety of educational programs and activities that provide farmers with current information and strategies to help them own and operate their farm businesses successfully. The program works closely with local, state, and federal government agencies, and non-profit organizations in Maryland and neighboring states to provide information and assistance on topics such as alternative crop selection; innovative farming practices; direct marketing; financial assistance; conservation practices; farm safety, and USDA agriculture programs and services.
Programs include
- Each year the program develops and distributes educational brochures, quarterly newsletters, fact sheets, and public announcements via mail, email, and Web sites. Through these outreach methods, UMES reaches over 1,500 persons each year;
- The Annual Small Farm Conference is planned and hosted on Maryland’s Eastern Shore to provide information about profitable alternative enterprises, new direct marketing opportunities, and other strategies to increase farm income and sustain small-scale agriculture;
- Small Farm Outreach reaches approximately 300 clients a year through individual farm visits, informational meetings, workshops, field tours, and other educational program activities. About 10 percent of these clients are new or beginning farmers/landowners and approximately 35 percent can be classed as socially disadvantaged;
- Direct Marketing Education –New and beginning, limited-resource, and minority producers receive training and information on how to increase farm profits by taking advantage of innovative direct marketing strategies;
- The Sheep and Goat Workshop Series is designed for veteran and novice shepherds. Topics included preparing for lambing and kidding, breeding for better results, lamb and kid care, and pasture grazing techniques.
Selected outcomes
- In the past 5 years, over 400 small-scale producers and farm landowners from southern Maryland and along the Delmarva Peninsula received training and assistance on how to take advantage of strategies to improve agriculture productivity, increase farm profitability, and sustain small-farm agriculture;
- About 75 percent of participants in the sheep and goat workshop increased their knowledge of general lamb and kidding care, and 95 percent increased their knowledge of the identification and treatment of common diseases among small ruminants. This could in turn save producers on animal veterinary costs by as much as 25 percent or $500 per year;
- About 25 percent of the participants in the Direct Marketing series plan to adopt some the direct marketing strategies. It is estimated that producers could increase farm sales by 15 percent ($3,000–$6,000) through marketing strategies.
Contact: Berran Rogers, project director, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, 1890 Extension Program/Small Farms, 2122 Richard A. Henson Center, Princess Anne, MD 21853; 410–651–6206.
OTHER PARTNERSHIPS AND PROGRAMS
Small Landowner Forestry and Conservation Tour – UMES partnered with regional and state government agencies to host a Small Landowner Forestry and Conservation Tour tour on Maryland’s lower Eastern Shore to increase participation among limited-resource and small-farm landowners in government cost-share/conservation programs.
MASSACHUSETTS
Kathleen Carroll
University of Massachusetts
Dept. of Plant Pathology
Amherst, MA 01003
Phone: (413) 545-0895
Fax: (413) 545-0260
E-mail: kcarroll@umext.umass.edu
MICHIGAN
Susan Smalley, PhD
C.S. Mott Group for Sustainable Food Systems at Michigan State University
302 Natural Science Building
East Lansing , MI 48824-1222
Phone: (517) 432-0049
Fax: (517) 353-3834
E-mail: smalley3@msu.edu
Vermonica Van Sloten
Bay Mills Community College
12214 W. Lakeshore Drive
Brimley, MI 49715
Phone: (906) 248-3354
Fax: (906) 248-3351
MICRONESIA
Jackson Phillip
College of Micronesia
AES/CES P.O. Box 1179
Kolonia, Pohnpei, FM, 96941
Phone: (691) 320-5731
Fax: (691) 320-2726
MINNESOTA
Bill Wilcke
University of Minnesota
217 Classroom Building
Biosystems and Engineering
1390 Eckles Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108
Phone: (612) 625-8205
Fax: (612) 625-3005
E-mail: wilck001@umn.edu
Bonita Brown
Leech lake Tribal College
6530 Highway 2
Cass Lake, MN 56633
Phone: (218) 335-4260
Fax: (218) 335-4271
E-mail: bonita@llta.org
Andy Wold
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College
2101 14th St.
Cloquet, MN 55720
Phone: (218) 879-0867
Fax: (218) 879-0814
E-mail: awold@ezigaa.fdl.cc.mn.uf
MISSISSIPPI
Anthony Reed
Alcorn State University
P.O. Box 479
Lorman, MS 39096-9402
Phone: 601-877-2305
Fax: (601) 877-6694
E-mail: areed@lorman.alcorn.edu
Greg Ibendahl
MS State University
P.O. Box 9755
Mississippi State, MS 39762
Phone: (662) 325-2887
Fax: (662) 325-8777
E-mail: lbendahl@agecon.msstate.edu
MISSOURI
Rufus Jones
Lincoln University
110 Allen Hall
PO Box 29
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0029
Phone: (573) 681-5391
Fax: (573) 681-5546
E-mail: jonesr@lincolnu.edu
David Baker
University of Missouri
2-70 Agriculture Building
Columbia, MO 65211
Phone: (573) 882-6385
Fax: (573) 882-0388
E-mail: bakerd@missouri.edu
Debi Kelly
Missouri Alternatives Center
University of Missouri
234 Ag Eng Bldg.
Columbia , MO 65211
Phone: (573) 882-1905
E-mail: kellyd@missouri.edu
MONTANA
Larry Brence
MSU Extension Service
243 Fort Keogh Rd.
Miles City, MT 59301
Phone: (406) 232-8236
Fax: (406) 232-8209
E-mail: lbrence@montana.edu
Gene Surber
MSU Extension Service
P.O. Box 172820
Bozeman, MT 59717
Phone: (406) 994-1971
Fax: (406) 994-5589
E-mail: gsurber@montana.edu
Doug Crebs
Stone Child Community College
Rocky Boy Route, Box 1082
Box Elder, MT 59521
Phone: (406) 395-4334
Fax: (406) 395-4836
E-mail: douglas_crebs@hotmail.com
Avis Three Irons
Little Big Horn College
PO Box 370
Crow Agency, MT 59022
Phone: (406) 638-3110
Fax: (406) 638-3169
E-mail: avis@main.lbhc.cc.mt.us
Virgil Dupuis
Salish Kootenai College
PO Box 117
Pablo, MT 59855
Phone: (406) 675-4800, ext. 306
Fax: (406) 675-4801
E-mail: virgil_dupuis@skc.edu
Terry J. Tatsey
Blackfeet Community College
PO Box 819-Highway 2 and Highway 89
Browning, MT 59417
Phone: (406) 338-5111 ext. 760
Fax: (406) 338-3272
E-mail: ttatsey@bfcc.org
James Hafer
Chief Dull Knife Memorial College
One College Drive
P.O. Box 98
Lame Deer, MT 59043
Phone: (406) 477-6215
Fax: (406) 477-6219
E-mail: hafer@cdkc.edu
Ed Doney
Fort Belknap Community College
PO Box 159
Harlem, MT 59526
Phone: (406) 353-2607-cellular: 406-949-0325
Fax: (406) 353-2898
E-mail: Donieo@hotmail.com
Jodi Smith
Fort Peck Community College
PO Box 398
Poplar, MT 59255
Phone: (406) 768-6321
Fax: (406) 768-3383
NEBRASKA
John Petersen<
University of Nebraska
1206 W. 23rd
Freemont, NE 68025-2504
Phone: (308) 532-3611 ext. 154
E-mail: jpetersen@unl.edu
NEVADA
John Burton
Nevada Cooperative Extension
University of Nevada- Reno
Mail Stop 404
Reno, NV 89557-0106
Phone: (775) 784-7070
Fax: (775) 784-7079
E-mail: burtonj@unce.unr.edu
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Julie Brussell
University of New Hampshire
Cooperative Extension
59 College Rd.
Duham, NH 03824
Phone: (603) 862-2033
Fax: (603) 862-1585
E-mail: juli.brussell@unh.edu
John Porter
University of New Hampshire
315 Daniel Webster Highway
Boscawen, NH 03303
E-mail: john.porter@unh.edu
NEW JERSEY
Robin Brumfield
Rutgers University, State of NJ
55 Dudley Rd.
Ag., Eco & Marketing
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8520
Phone: (732)-932-9171 ext.253
Fax: (732) 932-8887
E-mail: brumfield@aesop.rutgers.edu
NEW MEXICO
Edmund Gomez
New Mexico State University
371 Alcalde Street
Alcalde, NM 87511
Phone: (505) 852-2668
Fax: (505) 646-2857
E-mail: gr@nmsu.edu
Ron Hooks
Southwest Indian Polytechnic Institute
Box 10146-9169, Coors Rd., NW
Albuquerque, NM 87184
Phone: (505) 346-7731
Fax: (505) 346-2343
E-mail: rhooks@sipi-bia.edu
Chanda Storer
Crownpoint Institute of Technology
PO Box 849
Crownpoint, NM 87313
Phone: (505) 786-4165
Fax: (505) 786-4164
E-mail: storer-c27@hotmail.com
Hayes Lewis
Institute of American Indian Arts
83 Avan Nu Po Road
Santa Fe, NM 87508
Phone: (505) 424-5701
Fax: (505) 424-0050
E-mail: hlewis@iaia.edu
NEW YORK
Anusuya Rangarajan
HC Thompson Research Farm
Cornell University
121 Plant Science
130 Fall Creek Rd.
Freeville, NY 13068
Phone: (607) 255-1780
Fax: (607) 254-2473
E-mail: ar47@cornell.edu
NORTH CAROLINA
Dan Lyons
North Carolina A&T State University
Agriculture and Natural Resources
P.O. Box 21928
Greensboro, NC 27420-1928
Phone: (336) 334-7734
Fax: (336) 334-7298
E-mail: daniell@ncat.edu
Edwin Jones
North Carolina State University
Box 7602
Raleigh, NC 27695-7602
Phone: (919) 515-3252
Fax: (919) 515-5950
E-mail: edwin_jones@ncsu.edu
NORTH DAKOTA
Dwight Aakre
North Dakota State University
301 Morrill Hall
Fargo, ND 58105
Phone: (701) 231-7378
Fax: (701) 231-1059
E-mail: daakre@ndsuext.nodak.edu
Douglas J. Lohnes
Little Hoop Community College
PO Box 269
Fort Totten, ND 58335
Phone: (701) 766-1385
Fax: (701) 766-4077
E-mail: doug_lohnes@lh.cc.us
Mark Hamley
Turtle Mountain Community College
PO Box 340
Belcourt, ND 58316
Phone: (701) 477-7862 ext. 2196
Fax: (701) 477-7829
E-mail: mhamley@grizis.turtlemountain.cc.nd.us
Phil Baird
United Tribes Technical College
3315 University Drive
Bismarck, ND 58504
Phone: (701) 255-3285 ext. 238
Fax: (701) 530-0605
E-mail: bairdphil@hotmail.com
Ron Reum
Fort Berthold Community College
PO Box 490, 220 8th Ave N - Rm. 266
New Town, ND 58763
Phone: (701) 627-4738 ext. 276
Fax: (701) 627-4809
E-mail: Rreum@fbcc.bia.edu
NORTHERN MARIANAS
Ray S. MacDuff
Northern Marianas College
P.O. Box 1250
Saipan, MP 96950
Phone: (670) 664-5900
Fax: (670) 234-0054
OHIO
Steven Baertsche
Ohio State University
32 Ag Admin Building
2120 Fyffe Road
Columbus, OH 43210
Phone: (614) 292-4077
Fax: (614) 292-3747
E-mail: Baertsche.1@osu.edu
OKLAHOMA
D. Chongo Mundende
Langston University
P.O. Box 730
Langston, OK 73050
Phone: (405) 962-1631
Fax: (405) 962-1639
E-mail: dcmundende@mail.lunet.edu
Terry Gipson
Langston University
P.O. Box 730
Langston, OK 73050
Phone: (405) 466-3836
Fax: (405) 466-3138
E-mail: tgipson@luresest.edu
Ross O. Love
Oklahoma State University
245 Agriculture Hall
Stillwater, OK 74078-6023
Phone: (405) 744-6550
Fax: (405) 744-5339
E-mail: rlove@okstate.edu
OREGON
Bill Braunworth
Oregon State University
College of Ag Sciences
138 Strand Ag Hall
Corvallis, OR 97331-0817
Phone: (541) 737-1317
Fax: (541) 737-3178
E-mail: bill.braunworth@oregonstate.edu
Oregon Small Farms Program
Garry Stephenson
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331
Phone: (541) 737-5833
E-mail: garry.stephenson@oregonstate.edu
PENNSYLVANIA
Jayson Harper
Pennsylvania State University
214 Armsby Building
University Park, PA 16802
Phone: (814) 863-8638
Fax: (814) 865-3746
E-mail: jkh4@psu.edu
Jack Watson
Pennsylvania State University
401 Ag Administration Building
University Park, PA 16802
Phone: (814) 863-6114
Fax: (814) 863-7776
E-mail: jackwatson@psu.edu
PUERTO RICO
Rafael Olmeda
University of Puerto Rico
College Station
P.O. Box 9031
Mayaguez, PR 00681-9031
Phone: (787) 265-2415
Fax: (787) 832-4220
E-mail: r-olmeda@aeam.ubr.cnu.edu
RHODE ISLAND
W. Michael Sullivan
University of Rhode Island
Dept. of Plant Science
9 East Alumni Ave. Suite 7
Kingston, RI 02881
Phone: (401) 874-4540
Fax: (401) 792-2494
E-mail: senmike@uri.edu
SOUTH CAROLINA
Edoe Agbodjan
South Carolina State University
P.O. Box 8103
Orangeburg, SC 29117
Phone: (803) 536-8555
Fax: (803) 536-7102
E-mail: eagbodjan@scsu.edu
SOUTH DAKOTA
Kim Cassel
South Dakota State University
Cooperative Extension Service
Ag. Hall 152, Box 2207D
Brookings, SD 57007
Phone: (605) 688-4147
Fax: (605) 688-6733
E-mail: cassel.kim@ces.sdstate.edu
Leslie Ray Henry
Oglala Lakota College
PO Box 490
Kyle, SD 57752
Phone: (605) 455-6086
Fax: (605) 455-2411
E-mail: lhenry@olc.edu
Van Whiting
Sinte Gileska University
PO Box 490
Rosebud, SD 57570
Phone: (605) 856-5236
John Christopherson
Sisseton Wahpeton Community College
PO Box 689
Sisseton, SD 57252
Phone: (605) 698-4025
Fax: (605) 698-3132
TENNESSEE
Roy Bullock
University of Tennessee
3500 John A. Merritt Blvd.
Cooperative Extension Service
Nashville, TN 37209-1562
Phone: (615) 963-5449
Fax: (615) 963-5833
E-mail: fbullock@tnstate.edu
TEXAS
Nelson Daniels
Prairie View A&M University
P.O. Box 3059
Prairie View, TX 77446-2867
Phone: (936) 857-2227
Fax: (409) 857-2637
E-mail: n-daniels@tamu.edu
Greg Clary
Texas Ag Extension Service
PO Box 38
Overton, TX 75684
Phone: (903) 834-6191
Fax: (903) 834-7140
E-mail: g-clary@tamu.edu
Roland D. Smith
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843-2124
Phone: (979) 845-1751
Fax: (979) 845-3140
E-mail: rdsmith@tamu.edu
UTAH
Dan Drost
Utah State University
Dept. of Plants, Soils and Biometerology
Logan, UT 84322-4820
Phone: (435) 797-2258
Fax: (435) 797-3376
E-mail: dand@ext.usu.edu
VERMONT
Vern Gribinger
University of Vermont Extension
157 Old Guilford Road, #4
Brattlebooro, VT 05301-3647
Phone: (802) 257-7967
Fax: (802) 257-0112
E-mail: verng@sover.net
Debra Heleba
University of Vermont
Center for Sustainable Agriculture
590 Main Street
Burlington, VT 05405-0059
Phone: (802) 656-0233
Fax: (802) 656-8874
E-mail: dheleba@zoo.uvm.edu
Mary Peabody
University of Vermont
617 Compstock Rd., Suite 5
Berlin, VT 05602-9194
Phone: (802) 656-3276
Fax: (802) 656-8874
E-mail: mpeabody@zoo.uvm.edu
VIRGIN ISLANDS
Clinton George
University of the Virgin Islands
RR02, Box 10,000, Kingshill
St. Croix, VI 00850
Phone: (340) 692-4071
Fax: 809) 692-4085
E-mail: cgeorge@uvi.edu
VIRGINIA
Albert Essel
Virginia State University
P.O. Box 9081
Petersburg, VA 23806
Phone: (804) 524-5871
Fax: (804) 524-5714
E-mail: aessel@vsu.edu
WASHINGTON
Marcy Ostrum
Washington State University
Wenatchee, WA 98801
Phone:(509) 663-8181 x 263
Fax:(509) 662-8714
E-mail: mrostrom@wsu.edu
Susan Given-Seymour
Northwest Indian College
25622 Kwina Rd.
Bellingham, WA 98226
Phone: (360) 676-2772 ext. 4248
Fax: (360) 715-0816 ext. 4248
E-mail: sgiven@nwic.edu
WEST VIRGINIA
Tom McConnell
West Virginia University
2078 Ag. Sciences Bldg.
Morgantown, WV 26506-6108
Phone: (304) 293-5539
Fax: (304) 293-6954
E-mail: tmcconne@wvu.edu
WISCONSIN
Leslie Ramczyk
Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College
13466 W Trepania Rd.
Hayward, WI 54843
Phone: (715) 634-4790 ext. 149
Fax: (715) 634-5049
E-mail: Lramczyk@lco-college.edu
Verna Fowler
College of the Menominee Nation
PO Box 1179
Keshena, WI 54135
Phone: (715) 799-5600 ext. 3049
Fax: (715) 799-1336
E-mail: vfowler@menominee.edu
Paul Dietmann
Uwex Ag Agent
West Square Admin. Bldg.
505 Broadway
Baraboo, WI 53913-2402
Phone: (608) 355-3250
Fax: (608) 355-3550
E-mail: paul.dietmann@ces.uwex.edu
WYOMING
John Hewlett
Dept of Ag Economics
University of Wyoming
P.O. Box 3354, University Station
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: (307) 766-4377
Fax: (307) 766-3379
E-mail: hewlett@uwyo.edu |
