Soybean Extension Specialists Directory
The state Extension soybean specialists listed in this document, usually located at land-grant colleges and universities, are responsible for educational programming relative to soybean production and management issues within their respective states. Many of these individuals also conduct applied field research on important soybean issues in their states.
| State | Name | Affiliation | Academic or Extension Department | Title | Email Address | Link to Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Dr. Eros Francisco | Auburn University | Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences | Grain Crops Specialist | efrancisco@auburn.edu | Go To Site |
| Arkansas | Dr. Jeremy Ross | University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture | Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences | Extension Agronomist - Soybean/Professor | jross@uada.edu | Go To Site |
| Delaware | Dr. Jarrod Miller | University of Delaware | Plant and Soil Science Department | Extension Agronomist | Jarrod@udel.edu | Go To Site |
| Florida | Dr. Emma Matcham | University of Florida | Agronomy | Assistant Professor, Nutrient-Cycling Agroecologist | eg.matcham@ufl.edu | Go To Site |
| Illinois | Dr. Giovani Preza Fontes | University of Illinois | Crop Sciences | Assistant Professor | giovani3@illinois.edu | Go To Site |
| Indiana | Dr. Shaun Casteel | Purdue University | Agronomy | Extension Soybean Specialist | scasteel@purdue.edu | |
| Iowa | Dr. Mark Licht | Iowa State University | Department of Agronomy | Cropping Systems Specialist | lichtma@iastate.edu | Go To Site |
| Kansas | Dr. Ignacio A. Ciampitti | Kansas State University | Department of Agronomy | Professor, Farming Systems | ciampitti@ksu.edu | Go To Site |
| Kentucky | Dr. Chad Lee | University of Kentucky | Plant and Soil Sciences | Extension Professor and Agronomist | Chad.Lee@uky.edu | Go To Site |
| Kentucky | Dr. Carrie Knott | University of Kentucky | Plant and Soil Sciences | Grain Crops Agronomist | carrie.knott@uky.edu | Go To Site |
| Louisiana | Dr. David Moseley | LSU AgCenter | Dean Lee Research and Extension Center | Soybean Specialist | dmoseley@agcenter.lsu.edu | Go To Site |
| Maryland | Dr. Nicole Fiorellino | University of Maryland, College Park | Plant Science and Landscape Architecture | Extension Agronomist | nfiorell@umd.edu | Go To Site |
| Michigan | Dr. Maninder "Manni" Singh | Michigan State University | Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences | Cropping Systems Agronomist | msingh@msu.edu | Go To Site |
| Minnesota | Dr. Seth Naeve | University of Minnesota | Dept of Agronomy and Plant Genetics | Extension Soybean Agronomist | naeve002@umn.edu | Go To Site |
| Mississippi | Dr. Mike Mulvaney | Mississippi State | Agronomy - Soybean | Associate Professor and Hartwig Endowed Chair | mjm1166@msstate.edu | Go To Site |
| Mississippi | Dr. Trent Irby | Mississippi State University | Department of Plant and Soil Sciences | Extension Soybean Specialist | jti2@msstate.edu | Go To Site |
| Missouri | Dr. Andre FB Reis | University of Missouri | Plant Science and Technology | Assistant professor | Soybean specialist | areis@missouri.edu | Go To Site |
| Nebraska | Dr. Nicolas Cafaro La Menza | University of Nebraska | Department of Agronomy and Horticulture | Assistant Professor | nicolas.cafaro@unl.edu | Go To Site |
| New Jersey | William J Bamka | Rutgers University | Agriculture and Natural Resources | Regional Field Crop Agent | bamka@njaes.rutgers.edu | |
| North Carolina | Dr. Rachel Atwell Vann | North Carolina State University | Department of Crop and Soil Sciences | Soybean Extension Specialist | rachel_vann@ncsu.edu | Go To Site |
| North Dakota | Dr. Hans Kandel | North Dakota State University | Department of Plant Sciences | Extension Agronomist Broadleaf Crops | hans.kandel@ndsu.edu | Go To Site |
| Ohio | Dr. Laura Lindsey | The Ohio State University | Horticulture and Crop Science | Extension State Specialist | lindsey.233@osu.edu | |
| Pennsylvania | Dr. Daniela Carrijo | Pennsylvania State University | Department of Plant Science | Assistant Professor of Grain Production | daniela.carrijo@psu.edu | |
| South Carolina | Dr. Michael Plumblee | Clemson University | Plant and Environmental Sciences | Corn and Soybean Extension Specialist | Mplumbl@clemson.edu | Go To Site |
| Tennessee | Dr. Jake McNeal | The University of Tennessee | Department of Plant Sciences | Corn and Soybean Extension Specialist | jmcneal4@utk.edu | Go To Site |
| Texas | Dr. Ronnie Schnell | Texas A&M AgriLife | Soil & Crop Sciences | State cropping systems specialist | ronnie.schnell@agnet.tamu.edu | |
| Virginia | Dr. Carrie Ortel | Virginia Tech | Crop and Soil Environmental Science | Extension Soybean Agronomist | carrieo@vt.edu | Go To Site |
| Virginia | Dr. David Holshouser | Virginia Tech | School of Plant & Environmental Sciences | Extension Soybean Agronomist | dholshou@vt.edu | Go To Site |
| Wisconsin | Dr. Shawn P. Conley | University of Wisconsin, Madison | Agronomy | State Soybean Extension Specialist | spconley@wisc.edu | Go To Site |
