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MSU Extension has several regional educators, statewide educators and affiliated members that work throughout Michigan. You can view the Point of Contact Map to find a local regional contact or connect with a statewide educator. 

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Field Crops Point of Contact

April 1, 2020

Point of contact coverage map for MSU Extension field crops team members

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  • Eric Anderson

    Field Crops Educator
    eander32@msu.edu
    269-467-5511

  • Dean Baas

    Sustainable Agriculture Educator
    baasdean@msu.edu
    269-467-5646

  • Erin Burns, Ph.D.

    Assistant Professor - Integrated weed management with emphasis on practices to mitigate the development and spread of herbicide-resistant weeds.
    burnser5@msu.edu
    517-353-0223

  • Kim Cassida, Ph.D.

    Assistant Professor/Extension Specialist - Forages & Cover Crops
    cassida@msu.edu
    517-353-0278

  • Martin Chilvers, Ph.D.

    Associate Professor
    chilvers@msu.edu
    517-353-9967

  • Christina Curell

    Cover Crop and Soil Health Educator
    curellc@msu.edu
    231-745-2732

  • James DeDecker

    Director - MSU Upper Peninsula Research and Extension Center
    dedecke5@msu.edu
    906-439-5176

  • Christina DiFonzo

    Professor & Field Crops Entomologist
    difonzo@msu.edu
    517-353-5328

  • Younsuk Dong

    Irrigation Specialist
    dongyoun@msu.edu

  • Jenna Falor

    Field Crops Educator
    falorjen@msu.edu
    517-449-9055

  • Ehsan Ghane

    Drainage Extension Specialist
    ghane@msu.edu

  • Paul Gross

    Field crops educator
    grossp@msu.edu
    989-317-4079

  • Timothy Harrigan

    Extension Specialist
    harriga1@msu.edu
    517-353-0767

  • Erin Hill, Ph.D.

    Weed Science Diagnostician
    hiller12@msu.edu
    517-432-9693

  • Monica Jean

    Field Crops Educator
    atkinmon@msu.edu
    989-224-5240

  • Philip Kaatz

    Field Crops Educator
    kaatz@msu.edu

  • Lyndon Kelley

    Water Management and Irrigation Educator
    kelleyl@msu.edu
    269-467-5511

  • Bruce MacKellar

    Field crops educator
    mackella@msu.edu
    269-657-8213

  • Steve Miller

    Extension Irrigation Specialist
    mill1229@msu.edu
    517-353-4456

  • Dennis Pennington, M.S.

    Wheat Systems Specialist
    pennin34@msu.edu

  • Marisol Quintanilla

    Assistant Professor
    marisol@msu.edu
    517-884-2058

  • Maninder Singh, Ph.D.

    Assistant Professor of Cropping Systems Agronomy
    msingh@msu.edu
    517-353-0226

  • Rob Sirrine

    Statewide leadership for hops education, outreach and research
    sirrine@msu.edu

  • Christy Sprague, Ph.D.

    Professor, Crops and Soils Sciences Program Director and Extension Specialist
    sprague1@msu.edu
    517-353-0224

  • Michael Staton

    Soybean Educator
    staton@msu.edu
    269-673-0370 ext 2562

  • Kurt Steinke, Ph.D.

    Extension Specialist - Soil Science
    ksteinke@msu.edu

  • Steve Whittington

    Field Crops Extension Educator
    whitti34@msu.edu
    989-831-7509 (Extension Office)

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