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Steel in the Field: A Farmer’s Guide to Weed Management Tools

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The Toolshed- Contacts

These individuals are willing to briefly respond to specific questions in their area of knowledge, or to provide referral to others in the sustainable agriculture field.

Bellinder, Robin—mechanical weed control Dept. of Fruit and Vegetable Science Cornell University 164 Plant Science Bldg., Ithaca NY 14853 (607) 255-7890, fax (607) 255-0599 rrb3@cornell.edu

Exner, Rick—on-farm research; non-chemical weed management Practical Farmers of Iowa 2104 Agronomy Hall Iowa State University Ames IA 50011 (515) 294-1923, fax (515) 294-9985 dnexner@iastate.edu

Forcella, Frank—research agronomist, weed management and mechanical control USDA-ARS North Central Soil Conservation Research Lab. 803 Iowa Avenue, Morris MN 56267 (320) 589-3411 ext 127, fax (320) 589-3787 forcella@morris.ars.usda.gov

Grubinger, Vern—Extension; vegetable systems Center for Sustainable Agriculture, UVM 157 Old Guilford Road #4 Bratteboro VT 05301-3647 (802) 257-7967, fax (802) 257-0112 vernon.grubinger@uvm.edu

Gunsolus, Jeff—weed scientist Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics University of Minnesota, St. Paul MN 55108 (612) 625-8700, fax (612) 625-1268 gunso001@umn.edu

Kumpf , Dale—high residue tillage tools Henke Machine/Buffalo Farm Equipment 2281 16th Avenue, Columbus NE 68601 (402) 562-0014, fax (402) 562-5530

Leap, Jim—farm manager/weed tool educator Center for Agroecology U.C.S.C., Santa Cruz CA 95064 (831) 459-3375, fax (831) 459-2799 jimleap@cats.ucsc.edu

Moore, Ralph—vegetable/agronomic tools. Market Farm Implement 257 Fawn Hollow Road, Friedens PA 15541 (814) 443-1931, fax (814) 445-2238

Mullins, James “Kayo” (retired)—commercial vegetable systems 21 Franwood Cove, Jackson TN 38301 (901) 664-3190

Parish, Richard—engineer, precision cultivation Hammond Research Station Louisiana State University 21549 Old Covington Hwy. Hammond LA 70403 (504) 543-4125, fax (504) 543-4124 dparish@agctr.lsu.edu

Phatak, Sharad—no-till cotton mixed systems UGA Coastal Plain Experimental Station 100 Horticulture Building P.O. Box 748, Tifton GA 31793-0748 (229) 386-3901, fax (229) 386-3356 phatak@tifton.cpes.peachnet.edu

Rayborn, Dan—rolling cultivator management (See “Tool sources” list, S&D Sales) (715) 289-4866

Thompson, Dick—ridge-till, no-herbicide farming 2035 190th St., Boone IA 50036-7423 (515) 432-1560

Van Gessel, Mark—integrated weed management Research and Education Center University of Delaware RD 6 Box 48, Georgetown DE 19947-3623 (302) 856-7303, fax (302) 856-1845

Wills, James—mechanical weed control, veg. 110 Ag Engineering Building University of Tennessee (423) 974-7237, fax (423) 974-4514 jwills@utk.edu

Wisian, Michael—dryland/fallow tillage tools Bigham Brothers Inc. 705 E. Slaton Road, Lubbock TX 79452 (806) 745-0384, fax (806) 745-1082


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