University of Georgia College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Department of Crop and Soil Sciences Crop Management Extension Programs ►8 faculty members (as of Nov. 21) 5 agronomists and 3 weed scientists 6 in Tifton (4 agronomists, 2 weed scientists) 2 in Griffin (1 agronomist, 1 weed scientist) Extension Forage Agronomist position in Athens to be filled effective Dec. 1 ►Crops covered include: cotton, grain crops, tobacco, forages, peanut, & turf
University of Georgia College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Department of Crop and Soil Sciences FacultyRankTitleLocationCrop(s)% Ext. John BeasleyProfessorAgronomistTiftonPeanut75 Steve BrownProfessorAgronomistTiftonCotton96 Stanley CulpepperAssoc. ProfessorWeed ScientistTifton Cotton, Small Grains, Vegetables 100 Dewey LeeProfessorAgronomistTiftonGrain Crops100 J. Michael MooreProfessorAgronomistTiftonTobacco100 Tim MurphyProfessorWeed ScientistGriffinTurf, Forages75 Eric ProstkoAssoc. ProfessorWeed ScientistTifton Peanut, Corn, Grain Sorghum, Soybean, Canola 100 Clint WaltzAsst. ProfessorAgronomistGriffinTurf100
University of Georgia College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Department of Crop and Soil Sciences Extension Programming Faculty Extension Pubs Popular Press Newsletters Agent Training County Meetings John Beasley Steve Brown Stanley Culpepper Dewey Lee J. Michael Moore Tim Murphy Eric Prostko Clint Waltz TOTAL ,480
University of Georgia College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Department of Crop and Soil Sciences Crop Management Extension Programs ►Success has been based on the “team” approach ►Extension Agronomists coordinate the multi-disciplinary teams ►Most teams include weed scientist, plant pathologist, entomologist, ag economist, ag engineer(s)
University of Georgia College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Department of Crop and Soil Sciences Crop Management Extension Programs ►Commodity Agronomists work closely with producer organizations, their executive staff, board members, and clientele ►First, and foremost, extension agronomists and weed scientists support, and are the primary resource, for county extension programs and the ANR agents