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

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.

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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