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Crop and Soil Sciences
Extension Coordinator:
- Athens - Dr. Don Shilling, Department Head
- Tifton - Dewey Lee, Extension Coordinator
Extension Faculty and Areas of Specialty
| Extension Faculty | Areas of Specialty | E-Mail/Phone |
| Dr. John Andrae | Griffin-Agronomist-Forages, 100% Extension, www.georgiaforages.com. Extension program areas include (1) eliminating or alleviating tall fescue toxicosis using novel nontoxic endophytes or legumes (2) improving grazing systems using complimentary forages and rotational stocking (3) improving forage quality in both grazing and hay systems. | jandrae@uga.edu 770/228-7300 |
| Dr. John Beasley | Tifton-Agronomist-Peanuts, 75% Extension, 15% Research, 10% Teaching. www.ugapeanuts.com. Develops educational programs and utilize technology transfer methods to deliver peanut production information statewide. Plus conducts applied research program on peanut management and economically competitive production systems. Additional research includes evaluation of plant growth regulators and physiological responses of peanut to climatic conditions and pesticide applications | jbeasley@uga.edu 229/386-3328 |
| Dr. Steve Brown | Tifton-Agronomist-Cotton, , 96 % Extension 4% Teaching, http://www.griffin.uga.edu/caes/cotton/, or www.ugacotton.com. Provides overall leadership to the Extension Cotton Team and statewide educational leadership to cotton production and management. In addition to general cotton management issues, his technical focus includes variety selection, planting procedures, plant growth regulators, harvest aids, and other agronomic factors. | smbrown@uga.edu 229/386-3006 |
| Dr. Stanley Culpepper | Tifton-Weed Scientist- Cotton, Vegetables, others, 100 % Extension. www.gaweed.com, Conducts statewide educational programs and applied research programs in weed control and management in cotton, vegetables, small grains and other crops. | Stanley@uga.edu 229/386-3328 |
| Dr. Glen Harris | Tifton-Agronomist-Soils and Fertilizer, 96% Extension, 4% Teaching. Major educational responsibilities include 1) basic soil fertility (including all aspects of liming and fertilization), 2) use of animal waste and other agricultural, municipal and industrial by-products as fertilizers, lime and soil amendments, and 3) conservation-tillage. His primary focus is cotton and peanuts but is also a resource for all other crops. | gharris@uga.edu 229/386-3006 |
| Dr. Phillip Jost | Statesboro-Agronomist –Cotton and other crops (Soybeans), , 100% Extension, http://www.griffin.uga.edu/caes/cotton/, or www.ugacotton.com http://www.griffin.uga.edu/caes/soybeans/.
Conducts educational and support programs for extension agents for cotton and soybeans plus applied research trials examining a variety factors such as row spacing, seeding rates, variety evaluations, technology evaluation, and plant growth regulators. |
pjost@uga.edu 912/681-5639 |
| Dr. R. Dewey Lee | Tifton-Agronomist-Grain Crops, deweylee@uga.edu, 100%Extension, www.georgiagrains.com. Conducts educational programs on and provides statewide leadership in grain crops including corn, grain sorghum, millet, wheat, oats, rye and triticale. Currently conducts applied research on corn, grain sorghum, wheat, rye and cover crops for conservation tillage. | deweylee@uga.edu 229/386-3006 |
| Dr. J. Michael Moore | Tifton-Agronomist-Tobacco, 100% Extension, http://www.griffin.uga.edu/caes/tobacco/. Develops and implements Extension educational programs on producing and managing flue-cured tobacco. | jmmoore@uga.edu 229/386-3433 |
| Dr. Tim Murphy | Griffin-Weed Scientist-Turf, Forages, Non-Crop Areas, 75% Extension, 20% Research, 5% Teaching. Conducts educational programs in turfgrasses, grass roadsides, noncropland areas and forage crops and conducts applied weed management research in turfgrasses, grass roadsides and forage crops. | tmurphy@uga.edu 770/228-7300 |
| Dr. Eric Prostko | Tifton-Weed Scientist-Peanuts, Corn, Soybean and others, 98% Extension, 2%Teaching, www.gaweed.com. His major responsibility is to provide educational programs on weed management in these peanuts, corn, grain sorghum and soybeans. Plus conducts an applied research program that emphasizes the safe and cost-effective use of herbicides. | eprostko@uga.edu 229-386-3194 |
| Dr. Don Shilling | Athens- Department Head, (background in weed science) | dgs@uga.edu 706-542-0900 |
| Dr. Clint Waltz | Griffin-Agronomist-Turfgrass, 100% Extension. http://www.TurfgrassWater.com, www.GeorgiaTurf.com Has program leadership responsibilities in all turfgrass management areas, including turfgrass water management. Also conducts applied research program particularly in turfgrass variety evaluation and water management. | cwaltz@uga.edu 770/228-7300 |
| Dr. John Woodruff | Extension Forage Coordinator Professor Emeritus Cell phone: (Best contact method): 229-425-0801 |
woodruff@ surfsouth.com Home: 229-388-0677 |
Major Initiatives of Departments
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Publications / Resources
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http://www.caes.uga.edu/publications/subject_list.html#CropSoil
Other publications can be found on the individual faculty websites.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Links
- Crop and Soil Sciences Department Homepage
http://www.cropsoil.uga.edu/ - Commodity information:
http://commodities.caes.uga.edu/subjectsearch.htm