Cornell Cooperative Extension is a key outreach system of Cornell University with a strong public mission and an extensive local presence that is responsive to needs to New York communities.

The Cornell Cooperative Extension educational system enables people to improve their lives and communities through partnerships that put experience and research knowledge to work. Extension in support of field crop production includes faculty and staff from several Cornell departments and sections.

Our Experts

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Joseph Amsili

Senior Extension Associate, Soil Health Program

School of Integrative Plant Science

Soil and Crop Sciences Section

Joseph Amsili
  • jpa28 [at] cornell.edu
Soil health
Soil carbon dynamics
Sustainable soil management and cover crops
Gary Bergstrom
Gary Bergstrom

Professor Emeritus

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section

Gary Bergstrom
Integrated disease management of wheat, corn, soybeans, forage legumes
Jerome Cherney
Jerome Cherney

E.V. Baker Professor of Agriculture

School of Integrative Plant Science

Soil and Crop Sciences Section

Jerome Cherney
Profitable management of forage crops
Environmental sustainability
Grass bioenergy
Harold van Es
Harold van Es

Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Soil and Crop Sciences Section

Harold van Es
Soil health
Precision nitrogen management (Adapt-N)
Digital agriculture
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Quirine Ketterings

Professor of Nutrient Management in Agricultural Systems

Animal Science

Quirine Ketterings
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Vipan Kumar

Associate Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Soil and Crop Sciences Section

Vipan Kumar
Integrated weed management, including weed biology and ecology, crop-weed competition and cover crops
Herbicide-resistant weeds and herbicide-based weed control
Artificial intelligence and precision weed control
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Joe Lawrence

Dairy Forage Systems Specialist

PRO-DAIRY

Animal Science

Joe Lawrence
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Louis Longchamps

Assistant Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Soil and Crop Sciences Section

Louis Longchamps
  • ll928 [at] cornell.edu
Farm data management
Farmer-centric on-farm experimentation
Precision agriculture
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Robert Schindelbeck

Extension Associate and Director of the Soil Health Lab

School of Integrative Plant Science

Robert Schindelbeck
  • rrs3 [at] cornell.edu
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Margaret Smith

Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Breeding and Genetics Section

Professor

Department of Global Development

Associate Dean and Director

Cornell AES

Margaret Smith
Maize breeding and genomics
Abiotic stress tolerance
Insect and disease resistance
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Ken Wise

Associate Director, Agricultural IPM, Dairy/Livestock IPM Coordinator

Cornell Integrated Pest Management

Ken Wise
  • klw24 [at] cornell.edu

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