Professor
Plant and Environmental Sciences
New Mexico State University
Mexico
EDUCATION Ph.D., Agronomy, 1986, University of Minnesota M.S., Agronomy, 1984, University of Minnesota B.S., Geography, 1981, Mankato State University EXPERIENCE Professor, 2003-present, Associate Professor, 1998-2003, Assistant Professor, 1992- 1998, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences Superintendent, 1992- present, Alcalde Sustainable Agriculture Science Center, New Mexico State University. Research on various horticultural and agronomic crops. Cooperate with other researchers on additional projects: grazing systems, acequia (irrigation ditch) hydrology, turfgrasses.
Being located at the Sustainable Agriculture Science Center at Alcalde, my research covers vegetable, fruit and forage crops and cropping systems of importance to north central New Mexico. In general, research is aimed at developing economically-and- ecologically-sustainable crop production systems. As superintendent at the Center, I am administratively responsible for its facilities, equipment, and research projects. I am currently serving as the research leader for the Rural Agricultural Improvement and Public Affairs Project being administered out of the Center.