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Cornell University: College of Agriculture and Life Sciences: Department of Horticulture: Cornell Vegetables: The Vegetable Team

The Vegetable Team

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Extension educators with vegetable responsibilities
Direct Marketing
Marketing and Farm Business Management
Entomology
IPM
Plant Breeding
Plant Pathology
Post-Harvest
Production / Cultural Management
Seed Techology
Weed Management

Extension educators with vegetable responsibilities:

Email, phone, fax:	Counties served:	Mailing address:
Carl Albers cwa1@cornell.edu 607-776-9631 fax 607-776-9631	Steuben	CCE-Stebuen Country 3 E. Putney St. Bath, NY 14810
Susan Beebe skb1@cornell.edu 518-885-8995	Saratoga	CCE-Saratoga County 50 West High St. Ballston Spa, NY 12020
Charles Bornt cdb13@cornell.edu 518-272-4210 ext 125 fax 518-272-1648 cell 518-859-6213	Albany Columbia Rensseleaer Schoharie	CCE-Rensselaer County 61 State St. Troy, NY 12180-3412
Molly Shaw meh39@cornell.edu 607-687-4020 Web site	Tioga Tompkins Cortland Chemung Schuyler	CCE Tioga County 56 Main St. Owego, NY 13827
Robert Hadad rgh26@cornell.edu Phone: 716-433-8839 x 228 fax 716-438-0275 cell 585-739-4065 Fresh Market, Business Management, Organics	Erie Genesee Monroe Niagara Orleans Wayne Yates Ontario Seneca	Cornell Vegetable Program Niagara County CCE, 4487 Lake Avenue, Lockport, NY 14094-1139
Dan Gilrein dog1@cornell.edu 516-727-7850	Suffolk	CCE-Suffolk County 246 Griffing Avenue Riverhead NY 11901
Christine Anne Hoepting cah59@cornell.edu 585-589-5561 fax 585-589-0665 cell: 585-721-6953 Onions, Cabbage, Potatoes, Vine Crops	Erie Genesee Monroe Niagara Orleans Wayne Yates Ontario Seneca	Cornell Vegetable Program 20 South Main Street Albion, NY 14411-1050
Leslie C. Hulcoop lch7@cornell.edu 914-677-8223	Dutchess	Dutchess County PO Box 259 Route 44 Millbrook, NY 12545-0259
Amy Ivy adi2@cornell.edu 518-962-4810	Essex Clinton	CCE Essex County PO Box 388 67 Sisco Street Westport, NY 12993-0388
Julie R Kikkert jrk2@cornell.edu Phone: 585-394-3977 x 34 fax 585-394-0377 cell 585-313-8160 Processing Vegetables (sweet corn, snap beans, peas, beets, carrots), Cabbage	Erie Genesee Monroe Niagara Orleans Wayne Yates Ontario Seneca	Cornell Vegetable Program CCE-Ontario County 480 North Main Street Canandaigua, NY14424-1049
Carol R Macneil crm6@cornell.edu Phone: 585-394-3977 x 33 fax 585-394-0377 cell 585-313-8796 Soil Health, Potatoes, Dry Beans, Onions, Carrots	Erie Genesee Monroe Niagara Orleans Wayne Yates Ontario Seneca	Cornell Vegetable Program CCE-Ontario County 480 North Main Street Canandaigua, NY14424-1049
Sandra Menasha srm45@cornell.edu 631 727-7850 ext. 316 fax 631-727-7130 Vegetable/Potato Specialist	Suffolk	CCE-Suffolk County 243 Griffing Avenue, Suite 100 Riverhead NY 11901
Dale D Moyer ddm4@cornell.edu 631-727-7850	Suffolk	CCE-Suffolk County 243 Griffing Avenue, Suite 100 Riverhead NY 11901
Monika Roth mr55@cornell.edu 607-272-2292	Tompkins	CCE-Tompkins County 615 Willow Avenue Ithaca NY 14850
Teresa Rusinek tr28@cornell.edu 845-340-3993	Ulster	CCE-UlsterCounty 10 Westbrook Lane Kingston, NY 12401
Judson Reid jer11@cornell.edu Phone: 315-536-5123 fax 315-536-5117 cell 585-313-8912 Fresh Market, Small Farms, Greenhouse	Erie Genesee Monroe Niagara Orleans Wayne Yates Ontario Seneca	Cornell Vegetable Program CCE-Yates County 417 Liberty St. Penn Yan, 14527-1130
Maire R Ullrich mru2@cornell.edu Phone:845-344-1234 fax (845)343-7471	Orange	CCE-Orange County 1 Ashley Ave. Middletown, NY 10940

Direct Marketing

Email, phone, fax:	Counties served/Dept.:	Mailing address:
Leslie C Hulcoop lch7@cornell.edu 845-677-8223	Dutchess	CCE-Dutchess County Farm & Home Center 2715 Route 44 Suite 1 Millbrook NY 12545
Monika Roth mr55@cornell.edu 607-272-2292	Tioga Tompkins Cortland Chemung Schuyler	CCE-Tompkins County 615 Willow Avenue Ithaca NY 14850

Marketing and Farm Business Management

Email, phone, fax:	Department:	Mailing address:

Bruce L. Anderson bla1@cornell.edu 607-255-7600	Applied Econ- omics and Management	202 Warren Hall Cornell Univ. Ithaca NY 14853
Nelson Bills nlb4@cornell.edu 607- 255-7734	Applied Econ- omics and Management	453 Warren Hall Cornell Univ. Ithaca NY 14853
Gerald White gbw2@cornell.edu 607-255-2299	Applied Econ- omics and Management	304 Warren Hall Cornell Univ. Ithaca NY 14853

Entomology

Email, phone, fax:	Counties served/Dept.:	Mailing address:
Dan Gilrein dog1@cornell.edu 631-727-3595	Statewide Long Island Horticultural Research and Extension Center	Sound Ave, Riverhead, NY 11901
Areas of Expertise: Entomology
Andrew Landers ajl31@cornell.edu 607-255-2030	Agricultural & Biological Engineering	316 Riley-Robb Cornell Univ. Ithaca, NY 14853
Areas of Expertise: Sprayer technology
Brian Nault ban6@cornell.edu		NY Agricultural Experiment Station Geneva, NY 14456
Areas of Expertise: Entomology
Anthony Shelton ams5@cornell.edu 607-255-2552		245 Roberts Hall Cornell Univ. Ithaca, NY 14853
Areas of Expertise: Insect pest management strategies for selected vegetable crops with emphasis on insect population dynamics, insect movement, biological control, plant resistance, insecticide control and resistance, and plant productivity and marketability as a function of insect infestations.
Richard Straub rws9@cornell.edu 914-691-6516 914-691-7151	Statewide	Cornell's Hudson Valley Lab 3357 Route 9W P.O. Box 727 Highland NY 12528-0727
Areas of Expertise: Entomology

IPM

Email, phone, fax:	Counties served:	Mailing address:
Donald Rutz Director of NYS IMP Program dar11@cornell.edu 607-255-3251 fax 607-255-0939		Comstock Hall, Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853
John J Mishanec jjm27@cornell.edu 518-765-3500	Eastern NY	CCE-Albany 497 Martin Rd. Voorheesville, NY 12186
Curtis H. Petzoldt cp13@cornell.edu 315-787-2206	Statewide	NY Agricultural Experiment Station Geneva, NY 14456
Abby J Seaman ajs32@cornell.edu 315-331-8415	Western NY	NY Agricultural Experiment Station Geneva, NY 14456

Plant Breeding

Email, phone, fax:	Department:	Mailing address:
Phillip D. Griffiths pdg8@cornell.edu 315-787-2222	Horticultural Sciences	302 Hedrick Hall NY Agricultural Experiment Station Geneva, NY 14456
Areas of Expertise: Breeding and genetics of beans, cabbage and other crucifers.
Margaret Jahn mmk9@cornell.edu 607-255-8147	Plant Breeding	312 Bradfield Hall Cornell Univ. Ithaca, NY 14853
Martha Mutschler mam13@cornell.edu 607-255-1660	Plant Breeding	303 Bradfield Hall Cornell Univ. Ithaca, NY 14853
Richard Robinson rwr1@cornell.edu 315-789-9304	Horticultural Sciences	302 Hedrick Hall NY Agricultural Experiment Station Geneva, NY 14456
Areas of Expertise: Breeding and genetics of cucurbits.
Margaret Smith mes25@cornell.edu 607-255-1654	Plant Breeding	524 Bradfield Hall Cornell Univ. Ithaca, NY 14853
Areas of Expertise: Breeding and genetics of corn.

Plant Pathology

Email, phone, fax:	Counties served/Dept.:	Mailing address:
George Abawi gsa1@cornell.edu 315-787-2374	Plant Pathology	NY Agricultural Experiment Station Geneva, NY 14456
Helene R Dillard hrd1@cornell.edu 315-787-2376	Plant Pathology	112 Barton Lab NY Agricultural Experiment Station Geneva, NY 14456
Andrew Landers ajl31@cornell.edu 607-255-2030	Agricultural & Biological Engineering	316 Riley-Robb Cornell Univ. Ithaca, NY 14853
Areas of Expertise: Sprayer technology
James W Lorbeer jwl5@cornell.edu 607-255-7875	Plant Pathology	424 Plant Science Cornell Univ. Ithaca, NY 14853
Areas of Expertise: Diseases Of Vegetable Crops, Biology Of Plant Pathogenic Fungi, Chemical And Biological Control Of Plant Diseases.
Rosemary Loria rl21@cornell.edu 607-255-7831	Plant Pathology	360 Plant Science Cornell Univ. Ithaca, NY 14853
Areas of Expertise: Potato Disease Management, Host-Pathogen Interactons.
Margaret McGrath mtm3@cornell.edu 631-727-3595	Long Island Horticultural Research and Extension Center	Sound Ave, Riverhead, NY 11901
Areas of Expertise: Diseases Of Vegetable Crops, Integrated Pest Management, Fungicide Resistance, Epidemiology, Powdery Mildew,Phytophthora, Air Pollutants.
Christine Smart cds14@cornell.edu 315-787-2441	Plant Pathology	NY Agricultural Experiment Station Geneva, NY 14456
Areas of Expertise: Vegetable Disease
Thomas A Zitter taz1@cornell.edu 607-255-7857	Plant Pathology	319 Plant Science Cornell Univ. Ithaca, NY 14853
Areas of Expertise: Vegetable Disease Etiology, Epidemiology, and Control.

Post-Harvest

Email, phone, fax:	Department:	Mailing address:
Jim Bartsch jab35@cornell.edu 607-255-2800	Agricultural & Biological Engineering	314 Riley-Robb Cornell Univ. Ithaca, NY 14853
Chris Watkins cbw3@cornell.edu 607-255-1784	Horticulture	125 Plant Science Cornell Univ. Ithaca, NY 14853

Production / Cultural Management

Email, phone, fax:	Department:	Mailing address:
Thomas Bjorkman tnb1@cornell.edu 315-787-2218	Horticultural Sciences	205 Hedrick Hall NY Agricultural Experiment Station Geneva, NY 14456
Area of Expertise: Beneficial fungi in vegetable crop growth enhancement. Buckwheat for grain production and for weed and soil management. Cabbage storage disorders not due to pathogens. Heat tolerance of broccoli. Long-term research on organic fertility management.
Laurie Drinkwater l ed24@cornell.edu 607-255-9408	Horticulture	124 Plant Science Cornell Univ. Ithaca, NY 14853
Area of Expertise: Basic research on biological soil processes in intensive annual cropping systems, emphasizing mechanisms that control soil organic matter dynamics, interactions between soil biology and soil structure and biologically-driven nutrient cycling.

Leroy Ellerbrock lae6@cornell.edu 607-255-6553	Horticulture	148 Plant Science Cornell Univ. Ithaca, NY 14853
Areas of Expertise: Extension responsibilities are concerned with vegetable crops grown on organic soils in New York, primarily onions and lettuce, and to a lesser extent, celery, carrots, sweet corn, and radishes. Specific projects in progress have the following goals; the reduction in subsidence of organic soils and better control of wind erosio; a more efficient usage of fertilizers; an understanding of the nature of nutritional problems associated with certain organic soils; the evaluation of onion varieties for New York growing conditions; wee control in muck vegetables and the techniques for establishment of optimum plant stands. Teachs Hort Science 225 (Vegetable Production) at Cornell and does graduate student advising.
Larry Geohring ldg5@cornell.edu 607-255-2481	Biological and Environmental Engineering	212 Riley-Robb Cornell Univ. Ithaca, NY 14853
Areas of Expertise: Irrigation
Donald E Halseth deh3@cornell.edu 607-255-5460	Horticulture	15 D Plant Science Cornell Univ. Ithaca, NY 14853
Areas of Expertise: Responsible for horticultural aspects of potato and dry bean statewide extension and research programs. Applied research in potatoes includes variety evaluation over several environments, with special emphasis on multiple disease/pest resistances and suitability for processing, the evaluation of fertilizer programs and studies on cultural practices. The dry bean applied research includes variety screening, evaluation new defoliating meterials and investigating methods/practices to improve canning quality.
Anusuya Rangarajan ar47@cornell.edu 607-255-1780	Horticulture	121 Plant Science Cornell Univ. Ithaca, NY 14853
Areas of Expertise: Research and extension efforts focus on development of cultural practices which promote the sustainability and economic viability of fresh market vegetable producers, while minimizing negative impacts of these systems on the natural resources of New York State. Current research interests include evaluation of composts and cover crops for nutrient value and disease biocontrol, examination of biological soil and seed treatments for improved crop growth and yield, development of production recommendations for alternative vegetable crops, and evaluation of vegetable cultivars and production practices for impact on plant nutritional value. Statewide specialist for Fresh Market Vegetable Production.
Stephen Reiners sr43@cornell.edu 315-787-2311	Horticultural Sciences	201 Hedrick Hall NY Agricultural Experiment Station Geneva, NY 14456
Areas of Expertise: Field research is designed to maintain and enhance profitability and sustainability of New York vegetable farmers both for short and long term, with emphasis on processing crops including sweet corn, snap beans, cabbage, beets, and peas. My short term projects are designed to provide growers with the best cultural methods to grow crops, i.e., fertility management; irrigation; optimizing plant populations; and variety selection. Long term projects include fine tuning cover crop use to maximize nutrient recycling; improving fertilizer recommendations through the use of quick nitrogen tests; determining how variety selection and fertility practices affect crop nutrition; and food safety issues as it relates to production practices (manure, compost, irrigation).
Harold Van Es hmv1@cornell.edu 607-255-5629	Department of Crop and Soil Sciences	1005 Bradfield Hall Cornell Univ. Ithaca, NY 14853
Areas of Expertise: Our research program focuses on soil and water management and includes projects on the development of a knowledge base for precision agriculture, soil and water conservation, hydrologic aspects of nitrogen dynamics in soils, soil structural changes in soils as affected by tillage and compaction, and solute movement.
H C Wien hcw2@cornell.edu 607-255-4570	Horticulture	134 Plant Science Cornell Univ. Ithaca, NY 14853
Areas of Expertise: Physiological investigations include studies on fruit set, and physiological disorders of vegetables. Other research deals with bulb formation in onions, cut flower production in high tunnels, weed-crop competition and intercropping. International activities concern horticulture in Africa. Chair of the Department of Fruit and Vegetable Science 1996 to 2002. Teaching and Research in vegetable crop physiology. Coordinate the Cornell/Zimbabwe Smallholder Horticulture Program in the Cornell International Institute for Food, Agriculture and Development (CIIFAD).
David W Wolfe dww5@cornell.edu 607-255-7888 Soil Health Web site	Horticulture	168 Plant Science Cornell Univ. Ithaca, NY 14853
Areas of Expertise: Areas of research interest include: soil ecology and soil and water management in agroecosystems; plant environmental and stress physiology (especially plant responses to the soil biotic and abiotic environment, and plant responses to temperature and carbon dioxide); and policy issues related to agriculture and the environment.

Seed Technology

Email, phone, fax:	Department:	Mailing address:
Alan Taylor agt1@cornell.edu 315-787-2243	Horticultural Sciences	NY Agricultural Experiment Station Geneva, NY 14456
Areas of Expertise: Seed science and technology;color sorting, seed conditioning, coating technologies, storage and germination, the development of methods to assess and enhance seed quality, seed aging mechanism.
Ellen Chirco emc1@cornell.edu 315-787-2242	Horticultural Sciences	NY Agricultural Experiment Station Geneva, NY 14456
Areas of Expertise: Director of the New York State Seed Testing Laboratory.

Weed Management

Email, phone, fax:	Department:	Mailing address:
Robin Bellinder rrb3@cornell.edu 607-255-7890	Horticulture	164 Plant Science Cornell Univ. Ithaca, NY 14853
Areas of Expertise: Major areas of field interest include developing weed control programs for vegetables, mechanical cultivation, alternative cropping and mulch management systems to reduce herbicide use in vegetable production. Laboratory research interests include the examination of cellular and subcellular alterations resulting from herbicide exposure.
Antonio Di Tommaso ad97@cornell.edu 607-255-4702	Department of Crop and Soil Sciences	903 Bradfield Hall Cornell Univ. Ithaca, NY 14853
Areas of Expertise: Professor DiTommaso's research interests are in the areas of weed biology /ecology, biological weed control, and integrated weed management. He is also very much interested in improving weed science undergraduate and graduate teaching methodologies as well as finding novel teaching approaches to effectively convey information from this rapidly evolving field of scientific reasearch.
Andrew Landers ajl31@cornell.edu 607-255-2030	Agricultural & Biological Engineering	316 Riley-Robb Cornell Univ. Ithaca, NY 14853
Areas of Expertise: Sprayer technology
Charles Mohler clm11@cornell.edu 607-255-0199	Department of Crop and Soil Sciences	907 Bradfield Hall Cornell Univ. Ithaca, NY 14853
Areas of Expertise: Weed ecology and mechanical weed control.

Cornell University: College of Agriculture and Life Sciences: Department of Horticulture: Cornell Vegetables: The Vegetable Team

Cornell Commercial Vegetable Production

Comments or questions? Contact:

Anusuya Rangarajan
Statewide specialist for
Fresh Market Vegetable Production
ar47@cornell.edu
Department of Horticulture
121 Plant Science Building
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
(607) 255-1780; Fax: (607) 255-9998

Betsy Leonard
Research Technician
bai1@cornell.edu
Department of Horticulture
158 Plant Science Building
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
(607) 254-8943; Fax: (607) 255-999