Waldron, John Keith
Senior Extension Associate
Senior extension associate responsible for facilitation, development, coordination and implementation of New York State cooperative extension livestock and field crop IPM (LFC/IPM) outreach programs; Collaboate with Cornell faculty, Cooperative extension personnel and others to address needs associated with multi-county and regional CCE program planning and impact documentation, evaluation of pest management concepts and techniques, collaborate and conduct applied research to fill IPM information needs, develop IPM educational programs, materials and reports; consult and coordinate with IPM advisory committees, faculty, extension personnel and end-users to facilitate adoption of IPM methods for dairy, poultry, other livestock, and field and forage crops. Collaborate with agencies, organizations, faculty and extension personnel to develop proposals that address IPM research and or outreach needs. Collaborate with Area LFC/IPM Extension educators in eastern and western NY. NYS IPM Program "Department Extension Leader".
research
research and scholarship focus
Conduct research in collaboration with crop protection and crop production specialists on topics related to enhancing information available that help growers effectively minimize, avoid or otherwise manage insect, disease, weed and vertebrate pest problems affecting field and forage crops and livestock, improve net economic efficiency and protect the environment and human health. Current research activities related to biological control of dairy fly insect pests, use of host plant resistance and alfalfa grass mixtures to minimize impacts of potato leafhopper, and evaluation of current level of adoption of IPM practices by NY field corn and alfalfa producers.
primary investigator of
co investigator of
- BEYOND TAG: INTENSTIVE ON-FARM SOYBEAN IPM EDUCATION AND NEW OUTREACH STRATEGIES | Research Grant
- CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF THE IPM PIPE RISK MANAGEMENT TOOL | Research Grant
- TACTICAL AGRICULTURE (TAG) TRAIN-THE-TRAINER WORKSHOP | Research Grant
research areas
- adult and extension education | collaborative research area (CALS)
- animal science | collaborative research area (CALS)
- biological control | collaborative research area (CALS)
- crop management or crop science | collaborative research area (CALS)
- disease control | collaborative research area (CALS)
- entomology | collaborative research area (CALS)
- insects | collaborative research area (CALS)
- integrated crop management | collaborative research area (CALS)
- integrated pest management | collaborative research area (CALS)
- organic agriculture | collaborative research area (CALS)
- pathogens | collaborative research area (CALS)
- pesticide management | collaborative research area (CALS)
- pest management | collaborative research area (CALS)
- soil and crop science | collaborative research area (CALS)
- sustainable agriculture | collaborative research area (CALS)
- weed science | collaborative research area (CALS)
submitted impact statement
- Measuring indications of integrated pest management (IPM) use by New York field crop producers. | 2007 Impact statement
- New York State Livestock and Field Crop Integrated Pest Management Program (LFC/IPM) improves the management of insect, disease, weed, and vertebrate pests affecting New York State's livestock and field crops| | 2006 Impact statement
- New York State Livestock and Field Crop Integrated Pest Management Program (LFC/IPM) improves the management of insect, disease, weed, and vertebrate pests affecting New York State's livestock and field crops | 2005 Impact statement
- New York State Livestock and Field Crop Integrated Pest Management Program: improving the management of insect, disease, weed, and vertebrate pests that affect New York State's livestock and field crops | 2004 Impact statement
affiliations
academic staff in
- New York State Integrated Pest Management Program (NYS IPM) | research and extension institute
service
outreach focus
Develop outreach programs, materials, resources, and other opportunities to help clientele increase familiarity, knowledge, skills, and adoption of livestock and field crop IPM practices
Keywords: crop diseases, disease, economic profitability, environmental protection, field and forage crop, insects, integrated pest management, livestock. dairy, livestock. insects, pesticide reduction, poultry, vertebrate pests, weeds, weeds vertebrate pests