Mike Stanyard

Mike has been a field crops specialist for the Cornell Cooperative Extension Northwest New York Dairy, Livestock, and Field Crops Program for the past 20 years. He is also the team leader and responsible for providing leadership for planning, conducting, and evaluating a comprehensive educational program in crop production and protection for the commercial field crops, dairy, and livestock industries for nine counties in NWNY.  He is responsible for the management of all grain crops from planting to harvest and specializes in integrated pest management of weeds, diseases, and insects.

Some specific responsibilities include:

• Troubleshooting agronomic and pest related issues in the field with growers and consultants
• Collaborating on field research projects with growers, IPM specialists, and Cornell faculty
• Supervising the NY Corn and Soybean Yield Contests
• Organizing winter congresses in corn, soybean, and small grains
• Conducting a monitoring program for lepidopteran pests of corn
• Leading Tactical Ag Teams (Tag) and summer crop tours

Mike holds M.S. & Ph.D. degrees in entomology from Purdue University.