Organic Resources - Scientists and Educators

Montana

Chuck Gordon
Montana State Soil Scientist
406-587-6818
email

Richard Fasching
Montana State Agronomist
406-587-6837
email
(specifically concerning compliance issues, pest management issues, and nutrient management issues)

Dr. Bruce Maxwell
Land Resources and Environmental Science Department
Montana State University
(406) 994-5717
email
MSU Agroecology/Weed Ecology Webpage

Dr. Perry Miller
Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences
Montana State University
(406) 994-5431
email

Dr. Dave Buschena
Agricultural Economics and Economics
Montana State University
406-994-5623
email

Western Region

David Granatstein
Sustainable Agriculture Specialist, WSU Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources, Wenatchee. Degrees in Environmental Science and Soil Management. Has 25 years of experience working on the mitigation of environmental impacts from agriculture. Has expertise in cropping systems, soil organic matter, and extension education.
email

John Reganold
Scientist, Washington State University. Research includes: land use and soil management including measuring the effects of alternative and conventional farming systems on agricultural sustainability indicators, such as soil quality, crop yield and quality, financial performance, environmental impact, energy efficiency, and social responsibility. Dr. Reganold co-authored now classic study on the long-term effects of organic and conventional farming on soil erosion. (Nature. 330:370-372)
email

Pat Carr
North Dakota State University
Dickson Research Extension Center
701-483-2581
email
Dr. Carr directs crop production research at the Dickson Research Extension Center. Dr. Carr has done extensive research on small-grain production. His work in organic small grain production includes work that identified small-grain varieties that are adapted to organic production.
Research Paper: Small-Grain Cultivar Selection for Organic Systems

Alexandra Stone
Vegetable Specialist
Department of Horticulture
4017 Ag and Life Sciences Building
Corvallis, OR 97331
541-737-3464
FAX: 541-737-3479
email
Dr. Stone is leading a project at Oregon State University which is compiling and publishing a resource guide identifying OSU services, publications, etc., useful to organic farmers, and to begin a process of bridge building with the organic farming sector. She has done extensive research on organic vegetable production.

Robert Bugg
Cover Crops Analyst
University of California Davis
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program
(530) 754-8549
email
Robert L. Bugg received a Ph.D. in entomology from the University of California, Davis. Since that time, he has conducted research on biological control of insect pests, cover crops, and restoration ecology. Bugg was point person in UC SAREP's implementation of Assembly Bill 3383, and provides technical support for the two Biologically Integrated Farming Systems (BIFS) projects. He has a special interest in helping growers develop biologically integrated farming systems and in assisting graduate students in conducting research on sustainable agriculture.

Jill Clapperton
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Lethbridge Research Centre
5104 1st Ave. S.
Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada T1J4B1
email
Dr. Clapperton is considered the guru of the rhizosphere, widely respected for her work on how soil biology and ecology interact with soil management systems to facilitate long term soil quality and productivity. Her work researches transitions to organic systems on an experiment station near Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.

Last Modified: 11/10/2005