Organic Farming Extension Directory
Looking to connect with an organic farming expert in your region or state? Search the directory to find an extension agent or researcher in your area!
Ariana
Abbrescia
Organic Transition Outreach Specialist
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Cooperative Extension
State: Wisconsin
Region: Midwest
Email: abbrescia@wisc.edu
Phone: 608-263-1054
Expertise: Organic fruit and vegetable production, organic pest and disease management in fruits and vegetables, organic transition and certification
Ariel
Agenbroad
Area Extension Educator, Food Systems and Small Farms
University of Idaho
Extension
State: Idaho
Region: Northwest
Email: ariel@uidaho.edu
Phone: 208-287-5900
Expertise: Integrated pest management, soil amendments and food safety, direct marketing
Amjad
Ahmad
Associate Extension Agent
University of Hawai'i
Cooperative Extension
State: Hawaii
Region: West/Southwest
Email: alobady@hawaii.edu
Phone: 808-724-9011
Expertise: Sustainable and Organic Agriculture, Crop Diversity and Variety Selection, Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition, Biochar and Organic Amendments
Mildred
Alvarado
Extension Associate, Director of the Equitable Farm Futures Initiative and Futuro en Ag Project
Cornell University
College of Agriculture & Life Sciences - Small Farms Program
State: New York
Region: Northeast/Mid-Atlantic
Email: ma853@cornell.edu
Todd
Anderson
Assistant Professor
Oregon State University
Department of Horticulture
State: Oregon
Region: Northwest
Expertise: Organic tree fruit and nut production
John
Andrae
SARE Coordinator, Director of the Edisto Research and Education Center
Clemson University
College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences - Plant and Environmental Sciences Department
State: South Carolina
Region: Southeast
Email: Jandrae@clemson.edu
Phone: 864-656-4080
Nick
Andrews
Small Farms Extension Horticulturist
Oregon State University
Department of Horticulture
State: Oregon
Region: Northwest
Email: nick.andrews@oregonstate.edu
Craig
Askim
Agriculture and Natural Resources Extension Agent
North Dakota State University
Cooperative Extension
State: North Dakota
Region: Plains
Email: craig.askim@ndsu.edu
Phone: 701-873-5195
Expertise: Cover crops, disease identification and management options
Kacie
Athey
Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Local Food Systems and Small Farms
State: Illinois
Region: Midwest
Email: kathey@illinois.edu
Phone: 217-244-9916
Expertise: Integrated pest management, non-chemical pest control, biological control
Muthu
Bagavathiannan
Professor, Weed Science & Agronomy
Texas A&M University
Soil & Crop Sciences
State: Texas
Region: West/Southwest
Email: m.bagavathiannan@ag.tamu.edu
Phone: 979-845-5375
Expertise: Weed ecology, systems Agronomy, non-chemical weed control, digital and precision technologies, integrated weed management
Alexis
Barnes
Extension Educator, Local Food Systems Small Farms
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Local Food Systems and Small Farms
State: Illinois
Region: Midwest
Email: arbarnes@illinois.edu
Phone: 630-584-6166
Expertise: Organic tree fruit and vegetable production, cut flower production, cover crops, integrated pest management
Gary
Bates
Extension Forage Specialist; Professor and Director
University of Tennessee
Department of Plant Sciences
State: Tennessee
Region: Midwest
Email: gbates@utk.edu
Neil
Bell
Community Horticulturist
Oregon State University
Oregon State University Extension Service
State: Oregon
Region: Northwest
Email: neil.bell@oregonstate.edu
Phone: 503-623-8395
Expertise: Olive cultivation in western Oregon
Katie
Bell
Local Food Systems and Small Farms Educator
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Local Food Systems and Small Farms
State: Illinois
Region: Midwest
Email: klbell@illinois.edu
Phone: 618-395-2191
Expertise: Specialty crops
Eric
Bendfeldt
Extension Specialist - Community Viability
Virginia Tech
School of Plant and Environmental Sciences
State: Virginia
Region: Northeast/Mid-Atlantic
Email: ebendfel@vt.edu
Phone: 540-383-5393
Expertise: Soil health, agroforestry, forest soils, agricultural community development, sustainable agriculture, agricultural enterprises, community food systems
Christopher
Benedict
Professor
Washington State University
Cooperative Extension
State: Washington
Region: Northwest
Email: chrisbenedict@wsu.edu
Phone: 360-778-5809
Logan
Bennett
Small Farms and Master Gardener Program Coordinator
Oregon State University
State: Oregon
Region: Northwest
Phone: 541-236-3015
Mila
Berhane
Senior Research Associate
Southern University Ag Center
Southern University Agricultural Research & Extension Center
State: Louisiana
Region: Southeast
Email: Greenhand@cox.net
Katie
Brandt
Extension Educator for Beginning, Urban, Sustainable & Small-Scale Farmers
Michigan State University
MSU Extension - Ingham County
State: Michigan
Region: Midwest
Email: brandtk7@msu.edu
Phone: 616-885-7776
Expertise: Beginning, urban, sustainable and small-scale farmers, land access, organic, SARE
Jenny
Brhel
Water and Integrated Cropping Systems Extension Educator
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Nebraska Extension
State: Nebraska
Region: Plains
Email: jrees2@unl.edu
Phone: 402-362-5508
Expertise: Cover crops, crop rotation, cropping systems, on-farm research, soil health, plant pathology