Grain Experts
Extension Agents in your local county extension office may be able to assist you. To find contact information for your local county extension office please visit http://www.ca.uky.edu/county/. Alternatively you may contact any of the experts below.
GRAIN CROPS
Carrie Knott
carrie.knott@uky.edu
Research & Education Center
1205 Hopkinsville St. P.O. Box 469
Princeton, KY 42445-0469
270.365.7541 ext. 248
Fax: 270.365.2667
Chad Lee
cdlee2@uky.edu
Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
423 Plant Science Bldg
Lexington, KY 40546-0312
859.257.3203
SOIL & NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT
Edwin Ritchey
elritc2@uky.edu
Soil Management/Fertility
Research & Education Center
Princeton, KY 42445
270.365.7541 ext. 301
Josh McGrath
josh.mcgrath@uky.edu
Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
N-122L Ag Science North
Lexington, KY 40546-0091
859.257.8887
WEEDS
J. D. Green
jdgreen@uky.edu
Weed Science
413 Plant Science Bldg
Lexington, KY 40546-0312
859.257.4898
Travis Legleiter
Travis.Legleiter@uky.edu
Weed Science
1205 Hopkinsville Street
P.O. Box 469
Princeton, KY 42445
270.365.7541 ext 218
PLANT DISEASES
Carl Bradley
carl.bradley@uky.edu
Extension Plant Pathology
1205 Hopkinsville Street
Princeton, KY 42445
(270) 365-7541
Kiersten A. Wise
kiersten.wise@uky.edu
Extension Plant Pathology
UK Research & Education Center
1205 Hopkinsville Street
P.O. 469
Princeton KY 43445-0469
(270) 365-7541
PLANT INSECTS
Raul Villanueva
Assistant Professor, Extension
1205 Hopkinsville St.
U.K. Research & Education Center
Princeton, KY 42445-0469
raul.villanueva@uky.edu
(859) 257-7450
Ric Bessin
rbessin@uky.edu
IPM Coordinator
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40546-0091
(859) 257-7456
EQUIPMENT and GRAIN HANDLING
Sam McNeill
smcneill@uky.edu
University of Kentucky
Research and Education Center
Princeton, Kentucky
Phone: (270) 365-7541, Ext. 213
Tim Stombaugh
tstomb@bae.uky.edu
214 CE Barnhart Building
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky 40546-0276
Phone: (859) 257-3000 ext. 214
Fax: (859) 257-5671
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMISTS
Todd Davis
todd.davis@uky.edu
Commodity Marketing and Risk Management
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky 40546-0276
Phone: (859) 257-3000 ext. 243
Fax: (859) 365-2667
Jordan Shockley
410 Charles E. Barnhart Bldg.
Lexington KY 40546-0276
Phone: 859-218-4391
Fax: 859-323-1913
E-mail: jordan.shockley@uky.edu
Greg Halich
greg.halich@uky.edu
Farm Management Economics
400 Charles E. Barnhart Buidling (Office: 311)
Lexington, KY 40546-0276
Phone: (859) 257-8841
Fax: (859) 257-7290
PRECISION AGRICULTURE
Tim Stombaugh
tstomb@bae.uky.edu
214 CE Barnhart Building
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky 40546-0276
Phone: (859) 257-3000 ext. 214
Fax: (859) 257-5671
Josh McGrath
josh.mcgrath@uky.edu
Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
N-122L Ag Science North
Lexington, KY 40546-0091
AGRONOMY RESEARCHERS
John Grove
jgrove@uky.edu
Soil Fertility-Plant Nutrition
Director, Research and Education Center
1405 Hopkinsville Street
Princeton, KY 42445
859.257.5852
Erin Haramoto
erin.haramoto@uky.edu
Weed Science
411 Plant Sci. Bldg.
Lexington, KY 40546-0312
859.218.0745
David Hildebrand
dhild@uky.edu
Molecular / Biochemical Genetics
403 Plant Science Bldg
Lexington, KY 40546-0312
859.218.0760
Todd Pfeiffer
tpfeiffe@uky.edu
Sweet Sorghum Breeding (Dept. Chair)
329 Plant Science Bldg
Lexington, KY 40546-0312
859.218.0709
Montse Salmeron
msalmeron@uky.edu
Crop Physiology
427 Plant Sci. Bldg.
Lexington, KY 40546-0312
859.323.3982
David Van Sanford
dvs@uky.edu
Wheat Breeding
327 Plant Science Bldg
Lexington, KY 40546-0312
859.218.0770
Ole Wendroth
owendroth@uky.edu
Soil Physics Ag. Science Bldg. North 1100 (Office: N122-M) Nicholasville Road,
Lexington, KY 40546-0091
(859)-257-4768
Emeritus Faculty
Dennis Egli
degli@uky.edu
Crop Physiology-Soybeans
428 Plant Science Bldg
Lexington, KY 40546-0312
859.218.0753
James Herbek
jherbek@uky.edu
1205 Hopkinsville St. Office 130
Princeton, KY 42445-0469
270.365.7541 ext. 205
James Martin
jamartin@uky.edu
Weed Science
Research & Education Center
Princeton, KY 42445
(270) 365-7541
Lloyd Murdock
lmurdock@uky.edu
1205 Hopkinsville St.
Princeton, KY 42445-0469
270.365.7541 ext 207
VARIETY TESTING
Kentucky Hybrid Corn Performance Tests
Cam Kenimer
ckenimer@uky.edu
University of Kentucky
Department of Agronomy
Lab 1O - Seedhouse
Lexington, KY 40546-0091
Lab 859-257-1874
Kentucky Soybean Variety Performance Trials
Claire Venard
claire.venard@uky.edu
N-122 Ag Science Center North
Lexington, KY 40546-0091
phone: 859-257-2993
cell: 859-492-1135
Kentucky Small Grains Variety Trials
Bill Bruening
bruening@uky.edu
418 Plant Science Bldg
Lexington, KY 40546-0312
Phone: 859.218.0802
Fax: 859-257-7874
Small Grains Testing Website