Organic at OSU

OSU Organic Extension Faculty
Name Department Focus Contact Information Bio

Nick Andrews

Associate Professor of Practice

Horticulture Organic vegetable production

503-913-9410

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Nick Andrews joined OSU Extension in 2005. Since January 2020 he has served statewide as an Organic Vegetable Extension agent within the OSU Center for Small Farms & Community Food Systems. Before 2005, Nick was an organic inspector with Oregon Tilth, orchard consultant in Hood River, and vegetable entomologist with the UK Extension Service. His work focuses on organic vegetable production, cover crops, nutrient management, crop modeling and insect pest management.

Shayan Ghajar

Assistant Professor of Practice

Crop & Soil Science Organic pasture & forage

541-737-6131

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I focus on organic, transitioning, and low-input sustainable pasture and forage management for producers in Oregon. My past research has included integrating native grasses and forbs into horse and beef pasture systems as well as using proximal sensing technologies for pasture monitoring. Current interests include optimizing warm-season grazing options for Oregon; the potential use of handheld proximal sensing technologies in organic or low-input systems; and assessing the challenges faced by organic and low-input graziers with regards to pasture and forage management.
Other OSU faculty interested in working with organic farmers
Name Department Focus Contact Information Bio

Nicole Anderson

Field Crops Extension Agent

Crop & Soil Science

503-553-9922

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Jenifer Cruickshank,

Assistant Professor of Practice

Animal & Rangleand Science  

971-600-1222

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Brian Charlton

Director & Klamath Basin Potato Faculty Scholar

Crop & Soil Science

 

541-883-4590

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Lauren Gwin

Associate Professor; Associate Director, Center for Small Farms & Community Food Systems

Crop & Soil Science  

541-737-1569

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David Hannaway

Professor and Forage Program Director

Crop & Soil Science  

541-737-5863

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Pat Hayes

Professor

Crop & Soil Science  

541-737-5878

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Rory McDonnel

Assistant Professor

Crop & Soil Science  

541-737-6146

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Brigid Meints

Research Associate

Crop & Soil Science   Contact by email  

Ray Qin

Assistant Professor

Crop & Soil Science   Contact by email  

Garry Stephenson

Director, Center for Small Farms & Community Food Systems Coordinator, Small Farms Program

Crop & Soil Science  

541-737-5833

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Clare Sullivan

Assistant Professor (Practice)

Crop & Soil Science  

541-967-3871

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Dan Sullivan

Professor, Nutrient Management

Crop & Soil Science  

541-737-5715

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Kristie Buckland

Assistant Professor, Extension Specialist—Vegetable & Specialty Seed Crops

Horticulture  

503-506-0955

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Erica Chernoh

Assistant Professor (Practice), Berry Initiative Faculty Research Assistant

Horticulture   Contact by email  

Javier Fernandez-Salvador

Assistant Professor of Practice

Horticulture  

503-373-3766

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Alice Formiga

Assistant Professor (Practice), eOrganic Director

Horticulture  

541-737-3483

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Amy Garrett

Assistant Professor (Practice), Small Farms Program

Horticulture  

541-766-3551

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Scott Lukas

Assistant Professor

Horticulture   Contact by email  

Marcelo Moretti

Assistant Professor

Horticulture  

541-737-5454

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Jim Myers

Professor, Vegetable Breeding and Genetics

Horticulture  

541-737-3083

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Heidi Noordijk

Metro Small Farms Outreach Coordinator

Horticulture   Contact by email  

Ed Peachey

Associate Professor (Practice)

Horticulture  

541-737-3152

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Maud Powell

Associate Professor (Practice)

Horticulture  

541-776-7371

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Sarah Runkle

Assistant Professor (Practice)

Horticulture   Contact by email  

Ramesh Sagili

Associate Professor-Apiculture

Horticulture  

541-737-5460

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Melissa Scherr

Project Coordinator, Organic Agriculture Graduate Certificate

Horticulture  

541-602-6670

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Alex Stone

Associate Professor, Ext Vegetable Crop Specialist

Horticulture  

541-737-5461

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Bernadine Strik

Professor, NWREC Berry Crops Research Leader

Horticulture  

541-737-5434

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Valtcho Jeliazkov

Associate Professor

Crop & Soil Science  

541-737-5877

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Scott Duggan

Assistant Professor (Practice)

Animal & Rangeland Science  

541-548-6088

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Clive Kaiser

Professor and Interim Director of HAREC

Horticulture  

541-567-8321

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Stuart Reitz

Professor and Director

Crop & Soil Science  

541-889-2174

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Nik Wiman

Assistant Professor, Extension Specialist—Orchard Crops

Horticulture  

541-737-2534

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