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LSU AgCenter Extension Specialist and Researcher Contact List - May 2024

Field Corn

Contact *Primary Contact Program Area Email Cell Number Office Number Location
*Trey Price Agronomy (Interim) pprice@agcenter.lsu.edu 318-235-9805 318-435-2903 Northeast Region / MRRS
Shelly Kerns Extension Specialist skerns@agcenter.lsu.edu 731-592-2944 318-435-2903 Northeast Region / Scott Center
James Villegas Entomology Jvillegas@agcenter.lsu.edu 225-266-3805 318-473-6520 DLRS/ Alexandria
Dawson Kerns Entomology 806-474-7220
Daniel Stephenson Weed Science DStephenson@agcenter.lsu.edu 318-308-7225 318-473-6590 DLRS/ Alexandria
Donnie Miller Weed Science dmiller@agcenter.lsu.edu 318-614-4044 318-766-3769 NERS / St. Joseph, LA
Rasel Parvej Agronomy/Fertility MRParvej@agcenter.lsu.edu 479-387-2988 318-435-2908 Northeast Region / Scott Center
Boyd Padgett Plant Pathology BPadgett@agcenter.lsu.edu 318-614-4354 318-427-4424 Central Region / DLRS
Trey Price Plant Pathology PPrice@agcenter.lsu.edu 318-235-9805 318-435-2157 MRRS/Winnsboro


Grain Sorghum

Contact *Primary Contact Program Area Email Cell Number Office Number Location
Shelly Kerns Extension Specialist skerns@agcenter.lsu.edu 731-592-2944 318-435-2903 Northeast Region / Scott Center
*Trey Price Agronomy (Interim) pprice@agcenter.lsu.edu 318-235-9805 318-435-2903 Northeast Region / MRRS
James Villegas Entomology Jvillegas@agcenter.lsu.edu 225-266-3805 318-473-6520 DLRS/ Alexandria
Dawson Kerns Entomology 806-474-7220
Daniel Stephenson Weed Science DStephenson@agcenter.lsu.edu 318-308-7225 318-473-6590 DLRS/ Alexandria
Rasel Parvej Agronomy/Fertility MRParvej@agcenter.lsu.edu 479-387-2988 318-435-2908 Northeast Region / Scott Center
Trey Price Plant Pathology PPrice@agcenter.lsu.edu 318-235-9805 318-435-2157 MRRS/Winnsboro
Donnie Miller Weed Science dmiller@agcenter.lsu.edu 318-614-4044 318-766-3769 NERS / St. Joseph, LA


Cotton

Contact *Primary Contact Program Area Email Cell Number Office Number Location
Shelly Kerns Extension Specialist skerns@agcenter.lsu.edu 731-592-2944 318-435-2903 Northeast Region / Scott Center
*Trey Price Agronomy (Interim) pprice@agcenter.lsu.edu 318-235-9805 318-435-2903 Northeast Region / MRRS
Dawson Kerns Entomology 806-474-7220
James Villegas Entomology Jvillegas@agcenter.lsu.edu 225-266-3805 318-473-6520 DLRS/ Alexandria
Trey Price Plant Pathology PPrice@agcenter.lsu.edu 318-235-9805 318-435-2157 MRRS/Winnsboro
Boyd Padgett Plant Pathology BPadgett@agcenter.lsu.edu 318-614-4354 318-427-4424 Central Region / DLRS
Rasel Parvej Agronomy/Fertility MRParvej@agcenter.lsu.edu 479-387-2988 318-435-2908 Northeast Region / Scott Center
Daniel Stephenson Weed Science DStephenson@agcenter.lsu.edu 318-308-7225 318-473-6590 DLRS/ Alexandria
Donnie Miller Weed Science dmiller@agcenter.lsu.edu 318-614-4044 318-766-3769 NERS / St. Joseph, LA


Soybean

Contact *Primary Contact Program Area Email Cell Number Office Number Location
*David Moseley Extension Specialist/Agronomy DMoseley@agcenter.lsu.edu 479-466-0457 318-473-6520 DLRS/Alexandria
Daniel Stephenson Weed Science DStephenson@agcenter.lsu.edu 318-308-7225 318-473-6590 DLRS/ Alexandria
Donnie Miller Weed Science dmiller@agcenter.lsu.edu 318-614-4044 318-766-3769 NERS / St. Joseph, LA
James Villegas Entomology Jvillegas@agcenter.lsu.edu 225-266-3805 318-473-6520 DLRS/ Alexandria
Dawson Kerns Entomology 806-474-7220
Jeff Davis Entomology/IPM Jeffdavis@agcenter.lsu.edu 225-578-5618 Entomology/Baton Rouge
Boyd Padgett Plant Pathology BPadgett@agcenter.lsu.edu 318-614-4354 318-427-4424 Central Region / DLRS
Trey Price Plant Pathology PPrice@agcenter.lsu.edu 318-235-9805 318-435-2157 MRRS/Winnsboro
Rasel Parvej Agronomy/Fertility MRParvej@agcenter.lsu.edu 479-387-2988 318-435-2908 Northeast Region / Scott Center


Sugarcane

Contact *Primary Contact Program Area Email Cell Number Office Number Location
*Kenneth Gravois Extension Specialist / Agronomy KGravois@agcenter.lsu.edu 225-281-9472 225-642-0224 Sugar Research Station/St. Grabriel
Brenda Tubana Agronomy/Fertility BTubana@agcenter.lsu.edu 813-539-9594 225-578-9420 SPESS/Baton Rouge
Vacant Agronomy 318-473-6520 DLRS/Alexandria
Matt Foster Weed Science mfoster@agcenter.lsu.edu 504-616-4750 225-562-2320 SE Region
Andre Gama Plant Pathology agama@agcenter.lsu.edu 813-539-9594 225-578-1392 Plant Pathology/Baton Rouge
Blake Wilson Entomology BWilson@agcenter.lsu.edu 985-373-6193 225-642-8150 SW/SE Regions
Harold Birkett Engineering/Factory Processing hpjbirkett1@cox.net 225-324-9425 225-624-0135 Audubon Sugar Institute, St. Gabriel
Stephania Imbach-Ordonez Engineering/Factory Processing sinbachiordonez@agcenter.lsu.edu 225-716-5010 225-642-0135 Audubon Sugar Institute, St. Gabriel
Gillian Eggleston Factory Processing/Chemistry geggleston@agcenter.lsu.edu 504-777-4527 225-642-6902 Audubon Sugar Institute, St. Gabriel
Al Orgeron Ripener aorgeron@agcenter.lsu.edu 225-642-0224 Sugar Research Station/St. Gabriel
Michael Pontif Breeding mpontif@agcenter.lsu.edu 225-642-0224 Sugar Research Station/St. Gabriel
Collins Kimbeng Breeding ckimbeng@agcenter.lsu.edu 225-642-0224 Sugar Research Station/St. Gabriel


Sweet Potato

Contact *Primary Contact Program Area Email Cell Number Office Number Location
*Cole Gregorie Extension Specialist cgregorie@agcenter.lsu.edu 318-680-9833 318-435-2155 SPRS/Chase, LA
Myrl Sistrunk Production MSistrunk@agcenter.lsu.edu 318-428-3571 318-428-3571 W. Carroll Extension
Tara Smith SPRS Station Coordinator TSmith@agcenter.lsu.edu 318-557-9501 318-435-2155 DLRS/Alexandria
Arthur Villordon Production Horticulture avillordon@agcenter.lsu.edu 318-435-2155 SPRS/Chase, LA
Donnie Miller Weed Science dmiller@agcenter.lsu.edu 318-614-4044 318-766-3769 NERS/St. Joseph, LA
Imana Power Plant Pathology CClark@agcenter.lsu.edu 225-772-3850 225-578-1381 Plant Pathology/Baton Rouge
Tristan Watson Nematology twatson@agcenter.lsu.edu 941-243-1397 Plant Pathology/Baton Rouge
Tara Smith Entomology TSmith@agcenter.lsu.edu 337-557-9501 Efferson Hall


Rice

Contact *Primary Contact Program Area Email Cell Number Office Number Location
*Ron Levy Extension Specialist rlevy@agcenter.lsu.edu 337-581-4390 337-788-7531 HRCRRS/Crowley
Adam Famosa Varieties AFamosa@agcenter.lsu.edu 337-247-8783 337-788-7531 HRCRRS/Crowley
Manoch Kongchum Agronomy MKongchum@agcenter.lsu.edu 337-788-7531 337-788-7531 HRCRRS/Crowley
Felipe Dalla Lana Plant Pathology FDallaLana@agcenter.lsu.edu 330-461-6634 337-788-7531 HRCRRS/Crowley
Blake Wilson Entomology BWilson@agcenter.lsu.edu 985-373-6193 225-642-8150 HRCRRS/Crowley
Connor Webster Weed Science LWebster@agcenter.lsu.edu 256-694-3815 225-578-2110 SPESS/Baton Rouge


Wheat

Contact *Primary Contact Program Area Email Cell Number Office Number Location
Boyd Padgett Extension Specialist BPadgett@agcenter.lsu.edu 318-614-4354 318-427-4424 Central Region / DLRS
*Steve Harrison Agronomy/Varieties SHarrison@agcenter.lsu.edu 225-281-9446 225-578-1308 SPESS/Baton Rouge
Boyd Padgett Plant Pathology BPadgett@agcenter.lsu.edu 318-614-4354 318-427-4424 Central Region / DLRS
Trey Price Plant Pathology PPrice@agcenter.lsu.edu 318-235-9805 318-435-2157 MRRS/Winnsboro
James Villegas Entomology Jvillegas@agcenter.lsu.edu 225-266-3805 318-473-6520 DLRS/ Alexandria
Daniel Stephenson Weed Science DStephenson@agcenter.lsu.edu 318-308-7225 318-473-6590 DLRS/ Alexandria

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