Extension Experts
| Agriculture Operations and Marketing | |||
| Agricultural marketing | Denise Mainville | mainvill@vt.edu | (540) 231-5774 |
| Computers as farm tools | Gordon Groover | xgrover@vt.edu | (540) 231-5850 |
| Farm business | Jim Pease | jim.pease@vt.edu | (540) 231-4178 |
| Farm equipment and safety | Bobby Grisso | rgrisso@vt.edu | (540) 231-6538 |
| Beef | |||
| Beef cattle | Mark McCann | mmccnn@vt.edu | (540) 231-9153 |
| Beef cattle health | Dee Whittier | dwit@vt.edu | (540) 231-4642 |
| Bees | Richard Fell | rfell@vt.edu | (540) 231-7207 |
| Biosecurity/Animal | Dee Whitter | dwit@vt.edu | (540) 231-4642 |
| Community Viability | |||
| Community Planning | Jonah Fogel | jfogel@vt.edu | (804) 527-4246 |
| Eric Bendfeldt | ebendfel@vt.edu | (540) 432-6029 | |
| Matthew Benson | mcbenson@vt.edu | (540) 341-7961 | |
| Crystal Tyler-Mackey | cmtyler@vt.edu | (804) 524-5494 | |
| Economic Opportunity Development | Eric Bendfeldt | ebendfel@vt.edu | (540) 432-6029 |
| Matthew Benson | mcbenson@vt.edu | (540) 341-7961 | |
| Jonah Fogel | jfogel@vt.edu | (804) 527-4246 | |
| Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development | Scott Tate | atate1@vt.edu | (276) 619-4361 |
| Martha Walker | walker53@vt.edu | (434) 766-6761 | |
| Leadership | Martha Walker | walker53@vt.edu | (434) 766-6761 |
| Scott Tate | atate1@vt.edu | (276) 619-4361 | |
| Crystal Tyler-Mackey | cmtyler@vt.edu | (804) 524-5494 | |
| Composting | Gregory Evanylo | gevanylo@vt.edu | (540) 231-9739 |
| Crops | |||
| Biosafety of Genetically Modified Crops | Sue Tolin | stolin@vt.edu | (540) 231-5800 |
| Brambles | |||
| Corn, wheat, barley | Wade Thomason | wthomaso@vt.edu | (540) 231-2988 |
| Cotton | |||
| Floriculture | Joyce Latimer | jlatime@vt.edu | (540) 231-7906 |
| Hydroponic vegetables | Chris Mullins | cmullins@vsu.edu | (804) 524-5834 |
| Peanuts | |||
| Small-scale horticulture | Reza Rafie | arafie@vsu.edu | (804) 524-5840 |
| Soybeans | David Holshouser | dholshou@vt.edu | (757) 657-6450 |
| Tobacco | David Reed | threed@vt.edu | (434) 292-5331 |
| Danny Peek | dpeek@vt.edu | (276) 944-2200 | |
| Vegetables | Allen Straw | astraw@vt.edu | (276) 944-2200 |
| Dairy | |||
| Dairy products | Bennett Cassell | bcassell@vt.edu | (540) 231-4762 |
| Dairy cattle health | John Currin | jcurrin@vt.edu | (540) 231-9041 |
| Dairy milk quality | Christina Petersson-Wolfe | cspw@vt.edu | (540) 231-4767 |
| Emergency Preparedness and Recovery | |||
| Agriculture damage assessment | Jim Riddell | jriddell@vt.edu | (540) 231-9347 |
| Food | Robert Williams | rowilli3@vt.edu | (540) 231-8697 |
| Family Issues | |||
| Child care and parenting education | Novella Ruffin | nruffin@vsu.edu | (804) 524-5257 |
| Family health | Debra Jones | djones@vsu.edu | (804) 524-5959 |
| Financial management | Celia Hayhoe | chayhoe@vt.edu | (540) 231-9353 |
| Mabel Dianne Edlow | medlow@vsu.edu | (804) 524-5253 | |
| 4-H Youth Development | |||
| Animal science | Mark Wahlberg | wahlberg@vt.edu | (540) 231-9161 |
| Character Counts | Tonya Taylor | totaylor@vt.edu | (540) 231-6372 |
| Dairy | David Winston | dwinston@vt.edu | (540) 231-5693 |
| Economics education | Mike Ellerbrock | mebrock@vt.edu | (540) 231-7722 |
| Forestry and wildlife | Jeff Kirwan | jkirwan@vt.edu | (540) 231-7265 |
| Curriculum and the learning process | Kathleen Jamison | jamisonk@vt.edu | (540) 231-6372 |
| Volunteer development | Cathy Sutphin | cmsutph@vt.edu | (540) 231-6371 |
| National Farm Legislation | David Orden | orden@vt.edu | (540) 231-7559 |
| Food, Nutrition and Health | |||
| Nutrition education for limited-resources audiences | Mary McFerren | mmcferre@vt.edu | (540) 231-9429 |
| Health promotion | Debra Jones | djones@vsu.edu | (804) 524-5847 |
| Childhood nutrition and fitness | Elena Serrano | serrano@vt.edu | (540) 231-3464 |
| Chronic disease | Eleanor Schlenker | schlenkr@vt.edu | (540) 231-2450 |
| Consumer food safety | Renee Boyer | rrboyer@vt.edu | (540) 231-4330 |
| Dairy processing | Susan Sumner | sumners@vt.edu | (540) 231-5280 |
| Nutrition and health | Joan Wages | jwages@vt.edu | (540) 231-0664 |
| Safe food handling for individuals and groups | Robert Williams | rowilli3@vt.edu | (540) 231-4106 |
| Poultry processing | Joe Eifert | jeifert@vt.edu | (540) 231-3658 |
| Forestry | |||
| Christmas trees | Kyle Peer | kpeer@vt.edu | (276) 694-4135 |
| Logging and timber harvesting | |||
| Tree planting | Jen Gagnon | jgagnon@vt.edu | (540) 231-6391 |
| Forest products and wood performance | Brian Bond | bbond@vt.edu | (540) 231-8752 |
| Timber and tax issues | Jen Gagnon | jgagnon@vt.edu | (540) 231-6391 |
| Forest Landowner Education Program | Jen Gagnon | jgagnon@vt.edu | (540) 231-6391 |
| SHARP Logger Education Program | Scott Barrett | sbarrett@vt.edu | (540) 231-6469 |
| Gardening | |||
| Contact the local Extension office for information on Master Gardeners in your area. | |||
| Insects | Eric Day | idlab@vt.edu | (540) 231-4899 |
| Disease or unknown problems | |||
| Planting, pruning, care, etc. | Bonnie Appleton | bapple@vt.edu | (757) 363-3906 |
| Nursery | Bonnie Appleton | bapple@vt.edu | (757) 363-3906 |
| Ornamentals | Bonnie Appleton | bapple@vt.edu | (757) 363-3906 |
| Grapes and Wine | |||
| Grapes | Anthony Wolf | vitis@vt.edu | (540) 869-2560 |
| Wine | Bruce Zoecklein | brucezoecklein@vt.edu | (540) 231-5325 |
| Insect Identification | Eric Day | idlab@vt.edu | (540) 231-4899 |
| Mined-Land Reclamation | Carl Zipper | czip@vt.edu | (540) 231-9782 |
| Pest Management | |||
| Pest management | Ames Herbert | herbert@vt.edu | (757) 657-6450 |
| Urban and household pest management | Dini Miller | dinim@vt.edu | (540) 231-4918 |
| Pesticide safety and certification | Mike Weaver | mweaver@vt.edu | (540) 231-6543 |
| Plant Disease Identification | Mary Ann Hansen | maryannh@vt.edu | (540) 231-6758 |
| Poultry | |||
| Poultry | Audrey McElroy | amcelroy@vt.edu | (540) 231-8750 |
| Eggs | Audrey McElroy | amcelroy@vt.edu | (540) 231-8750 |
| Poultry processing | Joe Eifert | jeifert@vt.edu | (540) 231-3658 |
| Seafood and Aquaculture | |||
| Fish farming | Brian Nerrie | bnerrie@vsu.edu | (804) 524-5903 |
| Fish health | David Crosby | dcrosby@vt.edu | (804) 524-5620 |
| Safely handling seafood | George Flick | flickg@vt.edu | (540) 231-6965 |
| Mike Jahncke | mjahncke@vt.edu | (757) 727-4861 | |
| Seafood marketing | Dan Kauffman | dkauffma@vt.edu | (757) 727-4861 |
| Sheep | Scott Greiner | sgreiner@vt.edu | (540) 231-9159 |
| Soil | |||
| Soil fertility | Mark Alley | malley@vt.edu | (540) 231-9777 |
| Rory Maguire | rmaguire@vt.edu | (540) 231-0472 | |
| Soil testing | Steve Heckendorn | steveheckendorn@vt.edu | (540) 231-9807 |
| Swine | Allen Harper | alharper@vt.edu | (757) 657-6450 |
| Turfgrass | Michael Goatley | goatley@vt.edu | (540) 231-2951 |
| Water Quality | |||
| Nutrient management | Rory Maguire | rmaguire@vt.edu | (540) 231-0472 |
| Surface water | Brian Benham | brbenham@vt.edu | (540) 231-5705 |
| Waste Management | Jactone Ogejo | arogo@vt.edu | (540) 231-6815 |
| Weeds | |||
| Crops | Scott Hagood | shagood@vt.edu | (540) 231-6762 |
| Nursery and Ornamentals | Jeffrey Derr | jderr@vt.edu | (757) 363-3912 |
| Turfgrass | Shawn Askew | saskew@vt.edu | (540) 231-5807 |
| Wildlife | |||
| Enhancement or damage | James Parkhurst | jparkhur@vt.edu | (540) 231-9283 |
| As carriers of disease | James Parkhurst | jparkhur@vt.edu | (540) 231-9283 |
| Insect borne diseases | Sally Paulson | spaulson@vt.edu | (540) 231-8035 |
For help in locating additional sources, please contact:
Lori Greiner - lgreiner@vt.edu - (540) 231-5863
Michael Sutphin - msutphin@vt.edu - (540) 231-6975
Linda Burcham - lburcham@vt.edu - (540) 231-4310
Kerstin Roan - ksroan@vt.edu - (540) 231-6676
Contact information for local Virginia Cooperative Extension offices, the agricultural research and Extension centers (ARECs), and the 4-H educational centers.