Colaboradores en investigación agronómica
Nuestros colaboradores en investigación son la base de nuestras iniciativas de investigación agronómica
We currently collaborate with the New York Commercial Horticulture Program and Ulster County Office at Cornell Cooperative Extension, as well as the Sorrells Lab y Sustainable Cropping Systems Lab at Cornell University.
Cornell Cooperative Extension New York Commercial Horticulture Program
ENYCHP focuses on building and sharing evidence-based knowledge with agricultural stakeholders in the Hudson Valley, Capital Region, and Champlain Valley. The team’s fruit, vegetable and business management specialists collaborate with growers, researchers, and organizations across the Northeast to address issues that impact agriculture by leading on-farm research and extension activities.
ETHAN GRUNDBERG
Ethan Grundberg (MS ’09, University of California, Davis) is a regional vegetable specialist serving the commercial vegetable growers of the Lower and Mid-Hudson Valley with a specific emphasis on providing technical support to Orange County’s black dirt farms. Grundberg has been a principal investigator on multiple research trials hosted by the Hudson Valley Farm Hub, including projects to measure greenhouse gas flux rates from soils under different tillage treatments, evaluate the efficacy of biofungicides on reducing Alternaria leaf spot and head rot severity in broccoli, measure the potential impact of foliar calcium applications on tip burn in overwintered spinach, and more.
TERESA RUSINEK
Teresa Rusinek is a vegetable production specialist with over 20 years of experience working with a variety of farm operations in the Hudson Valley. She currently focuses her extension efforts on vegetable production, including integrated pest management, horticulture, biocontrols and greenhouse/high tunnel management. She is also actively involved with multiple applied research projects.
SARAH TOBIN
Sarah Tobin is an Extension Support Specialist with the ENYCHP, bringing over 15 years of experience in seed science, plant pathology, and IPM. She supports vegetable growers through on-farm research, scouting, data analysis, and outreach. Sarah has worked extensively with Rusinek and Grundberg on research trials at the Hudson Valley Farm Hub. In her spare time, Sarah also runs a small, organic home-use farm, bringing practical insight to her work across the lower Hudson Valley.
CHUCK BORNT
Growing up on a vegetable farm in NY sparked Chuck Bornt’s interest in all aspects of crop production. Chuck completed his undergraduate studies at SUNY Cobleskill and his master degree at the University of New Hampshire, Durham in Plant Biology. Chuck’s experience as a Cornell Cooperative Extension Area Specialist began in 1998 in Western NY. His attention turned to vegetable production in the Capital Region in 2002. Today, Chuck spends much of his time with growers, determining the vegetable industry needs for research and educational outreach.
Sorrells Lab
The Sorrells Lab for Small Grain Breeding and Genetics builds on over 100 years of small grains innovation and improvement at Cornell University. The goals of their variety development program are to develop and evaluate novel breeding strategies for selection, to better understand the expression of genes controlling valuable plant characteristics, and to develop, evaluate, and introduce new cultivars of small grains for increased crop value and production efficiency.
MARK SORRELLS
Mark Sorrells is a Professor of Plant Breeding and Genetics and leader of the Sorrells Lab in the Plant Breeding and Genetics Section at Cornell University. Mark joined the small grains breeding project in 1979 and has been leading variety trials at the Hudson Valley Farm Hub since 2014.
DAVID BENSCHER
David is the Research Support Specialist of the Sorrells Lab at Cornell University. He has supported the small grains variety trials at the Hudson Valley Farm Hub, including planting, harvesting, processing, analysis and variety selection, since the beginning of the project in 2014.
Cornell Cooperative Extension Ulster County
CHRISTIAN MALSATZKI
Christian is an Agriculture Program Leader at Cornell Coooperative Extension of Ulster County. In addition to leading educational programming and supporting farmers in the area, Christian assists with management and data collocation of the small grains trials at Hudson Valley Farm Hub.
Sustainable Cropping Systems Lab
The Cornell Sustainable Cropping Systems Lab, led by Dr. Matthew Ryan, conducts research and Extension on topics including rotational organic no-till, agroecology, weed ecology, cover crops, and perennial grains. At the Farm Hub, their work has focused on no-till management of organic crops.
NATASHA DJURIC
Natasha Djuric began her Ph.D. in the Sustainable Cropping Systems Lab in 2022. Her research focuses on advancing organic small grain production in the Northeast and developing the first commercialized perennial grain, Kernza. This work involves an emphasis on ecological weed management and crop diversification. She believes that learning from and connecting with nature is critical to improving agricultural resilience and addressing systemic issues in environmental degradation and social inequality.
ERIC YOUNGERMAN
Eric Youngerman is a Research Technician in the Sustainable Cropping Systems Lab. He is especially interested in how agroecological strategies can enhance populations of beneficial soil invertebrates and how crop rotation and management strategies. He also enjoys integrating novel management and measurement technologies into agroecological research, such as soil water sensors and the inter-row mower.
NAZIR (ADAM) SHARIFI
Nazir (Adam) Sharifi is a graduate student in the Sustainable Cropping Systems Lab, where he began as an undergraduate research assistant in 2021. His research focuses on minimizing soil disturbance and harnessing ecological processes to optimize sustainable corn production. With a broad interest in agronomy, weed science, and agroecology, and a background in environmental science, Adam is dedicated to advancing the core principles of sustainable agriculture: meeting today’s food needs without compromising the ability of future generations to do the same.
KRISTEN LORIA
Kristen Loria is an Extension Support Specialist with the Sustainable Cropping Systems Lab at Cornell University. Kristen works with farmers to help answer their management questions through field projects in the lab’s research program. Kristen’s interests include pulse crops, agronomics of diversified field cropping systems, open-source farm technologies and participatory research methodologies
MATTHEW RYAN
Matthew Ryan is an Agroecologist and Professor of Sustainable Cropping Systems in the Section of Soil and Crop Sciences at Cornell University. He works with farmers, students, and other scientists to develop novel tools and management practices that support regenerative agriculture. Dr. Ryan also evaluates cropping system performance in terms of crop yield, profitability, environmental impact, and resilience.
Contacto de Investigación Agronómica
Tayler Reinman, Agronomic Research Manager
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