Professional Activities:
I serve as a project leader for various cotton research experiments located at the Tennessee Valley Research and Extension Center in northern Alabama. I am either directly or indirectly involved with most of the cotton research conducted at this location. Major research efforts have included nitrogen and potassium fertility, conservation tillage, surface and subsurface irrigation, defoliation, reniform nematode control, and precision agriculture.
As the primary cotton resource contact for county agents in northern Alabama, I work with the agents on conducting on-farm demonstrations and assist with farm visits, county tours, and meetings. I also serve as an agronomic resource for county agents on other row crop and forage problems in northern Alabama. I work closely with state specialist, Dr. Dale Monks, to coordinate meetings and develop extension programs for Alabama's cotton farmers. Recent efforts have resulted in a web page so farmers can quickly access current cotton research and extension information.
My goals are to continue to try to identify research areas that will help Alabama's cotton farmers achieve higher yields and profits. With new technology we hope to speed the transfer of this information through our extension programs.
