Vita
Ph.D.
Washington State University
1979

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Research Interest: Vegetable Crop Production and Markets

Specialty:Principal job responsibility is to develop and conduct a research and extension program for the commercial vegetable industry in North Carolina. Specific program activities include: 1) economic evaluation of alternative post harvest handling technologies such as grading and precooling; 2) analysis of marketing strategies, product form, and market timing issues for vegetable growers, greenhouse operators, and specialty crop producers; 3) economic evaluation of farm management practices and techniques such as drip irrigation, plastic mulch, sustainable and organic production systems, and greenhouse vegetable production; 4) enterprise budget estimates for selected commercial vegetables; and 5) economic assessment of market and business opportunities for niche and specialty crops.

Publications

• 2002 Fruit and Vegetable Situation and Outlook (paper)
• 2002 Fruit and Vegetable Situation and Outlook (slide presentation)
• North Carolina Organic Vegetable Production Cost Study ARE Report No. 31, June 2003