Grain Experts

County Agents/County Offices
your local source for information

State Grain Crops Extension Specialists

Dr. Jim Herbek
270.365.7541 ext. 205
jherbek@uky.edu

Dr. Chad Lee

859.257.3203

cdlee2@uky.edu

State Extension Specialists Supporting Grain Crops

if you can't find local help with a question, try these people

Plant and Soil Science Researchers

people who conduct field research in grain crops, but do not have extension appointments

Variety Testing

Corn, Soybean, and Small Grains

Services

U.K. Soil Testing, U.K. Seed Testing, Plant Disease Diagnostic Laboratories, Regulatory Services

College of Agriculture

all faculty and staff in the College of Agriculture

University of Kentucky

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GRAIN CROPS

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JIM HERBEK

jherbek@uky.edu
Research & Education Center
1205 Hopkinsville St. P.O. Box 469
Princeton, KY 42445-0469
270.365-7541 ext. 205
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
Fax: 859.257.7874

LIVESTOCK FEED PRODUCTION

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DAVID DITSCH
dditsch@uky.edu
Feed Production
Robinson Substation
Quicksand, KY 41339-9081
(606) 666-9762 ext. 231

SOIL MANAGEMENT

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LLOYD MURDOCK
lmurdock@uky.edu
Soil Management
Research & Education Center
Princeton, KY 42445
(270) 365-7541

GREG SCHWAB
gjschw2@uky.edu
Soil Management/Fertility

Plant and Soil Sciences

N112T Ag Science Bldg North

Lexington, KY 40546-0091
(859) 257-9780

Fax: 859-257-3655

NUTRIENT and MANURE MANAGEMENT

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Currently no one in this position

WEEDS

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J. D. GREEN
jdgreen@uky.edu
Weed Science

413 Plant Science Bldg

Lexington, KY 40546-0312

859.257.4898

JAMES MARTIN
jamartin@uky.edu
Weed Science
Research & Education Center

Princeton, KY 42445
(270) 365-7541

PLANT DISEASES

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DONALD HERSHMAN

dhershma@uky.edu

Soybean and Wheat Diseases

P.O. Box 469

Princeton, KY 42445

(270) 365-7541 ext. 215

Paul Vincelli

pvincell@uky.edu

Corn Diseases

201F Plant Science Building (Office 207)

Lexington, KY 40546-0312

(859) 257-7445 ext. 80722

FAX (859) 323-1961

PLANT INSECTS

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Ric Bessin

rbessin@uky.edu

Corn Insects

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY 40546-0091

(859) 257-7456

Doug Johnson

djohnson@uky.edu

Soybean and Wheat Insects, IPM Coordinator

P.O. Box 469

Princeton, KY 42445

270 365-7541 ext. 214

EQUIPMENT and GRAIN HANDLING

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Samuel G. 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

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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

Richard Trimble

rtrimble@uky.edu

Farm Decision Making /

Income Tax Management

West Kentucky Research and Education Center
P.O. Box 469
Princeton, KY 42445

Phone: (270) 365-7541
Fax: (270) 365-2667

PRECISION AGRICULTURE

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LLOYD MURDOCK
lmurdock@uky.edu
Soil Management
Research & Education Center
Princeton, KY 42445
(270) 365-7541

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

Agronomy Researchers

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MORRIS BITZER
mbitzer@uky.edu
Grain Crops

419 Plant Science Bldg

Lexington, KY 40546-0312

859.257.5020 ext. 80749

DENNIS EGLI
degli@uky.edu
Crop Physiology-Soybeans

427 Plant Science Bldg

Lexington, KY 40546-0312

859.257.5020 ext. 80753

JOHN GROVE
jgrove@uky.edu
Soil Fertility-Plant Nutrition
N-122L Ag Science North

Lexington, KY 40546-0091
(859) 257-5852

DAVID HILDEBRAND
dhild@uky.edu
Molecular / Biochemical Genetics
403 Plant Science Bldg

Lexington, KY 40546-0312

859.257.5020 ext. 80760

SARATHA KUMUDINI

skumud@uky.edu

Crop Physiology

Department of Agronomy 425 Plant Science Bldg

Lexington, KY 40546-0312

859.257.5020 ext. 80752

TODD PFEIFFER
tpfeiffe@uky.edu
Plant Breeding-Soybeans
329 Plant Science Bldg

Lexington, KY 40546-0312

859.257.5020 ext. 80771

DENNIS TEKRONY
dtekrony@uky.edu
Seed Science & Technology

429 Plant Science Bldg

Lexington, KY 40546-0312

859.257.5020 ext. 80754

DAVID VAN SANFORD
agr038@uky.edu
Plant Breeding-Wheat
327 Plant Science Bldg

Lexington, KY 40546-0312

859.257.5020 ext. 80770

WILLIAM WITT
wwitt@uky.edu
Weed Science

411 Plant Science Bldg

Lexington, KY 40546-0312

859.257.5020 ext. 80745

VARIETY TESTING

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Kentucky Hybrid Corn Performance Tests

WILLIAM PEARCE
wpearce@uky.edu
Corn Hybrid Testing

N-106 Ag Science North

Lexington, KY 40546-0091
Phone: 859-257-1874

Kentucky Small Grains Variety Trials

Bill Bruening

bruening@uky.edu
418 Plant Science Bldg Lexington, KY 40546-0312
Phone: 859-257-5020 x 80802 Fax: 859-257-7874
Small Grains Testing Website

Kentucky Soybean Performance Tests

EUGENE LACEFIELD
elace0@uky.edu
Soybean Variety Testing
N-222C Ag Science North

Lexington, KY 40546-0091

Phone: 859-257-2993

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