Scientists and Researchers

What’s the best, least-toxic strategy for managing codling moth in a New England orchard? What is the ideal planting width for tomato rows to minimize disease and maximize yield? What is the best time for setting out pheromone traps in a rainy year?

Practical research on crops, horticulture, pest and disease management, weed science, marketing and a host of other important areas are key to successful farming. Red Tomato depends on the research and knowledge of an exemplary network of scientists and experts. Some of them work for public land grant universities, others with private academic institutions or non-profit organizations, some are dedicated government agency employees, and some are farmers (whom we call our Professors.)

There are programs available to fund research on reduced pesticide use, sustainable agriculture, and specialty crops, (otherwise known as fruits and vegetables!) But overall, public support and funding for this type of research has been drastically reduced over the past several decades, in spite of the pressing need for new research and new knowledge. We are especially appreciative of the opportunity to work with these experts:

• Tom Green, President, IPM Institute of North America
• Daniel Cooley, Associate Professor, Plant, Soil & Insect Sciences, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
• Arthur F. Tuttle, Department of Plant, Soil, & Insect Sciences, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
• Jon Clements, Extension Tree Fruit Specialist, University of Massachusetts Cold Spring Orchard, Belchertown, MA
• Bill Coli, IMP Director University of Massachusetts
• Arthur M. Agnello, Professor and Extension Tree Fruit Entomologist, Dept. of Entomology, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Cornell University
• Harvey Reissig Professor of Entomology, Cornell University
• Juliet E. Carroll, Ph. D., Fruit IPM Coordinator, New York State IPM Program. Joint Faculty, Department of Plant Pathology. Cornell Cooperative Extension
• Rob Koch, Apple Leaf
• Ruth Hazzard, Vegetable IPM, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
• Lorraine Los, Fruit Crops IPM Coordinator, University of Connecticut
• Michelle Miller, Associate Director, University of Wisconsin-Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems
• Carrie Koplinka-Loehr, NE IPM Center
• Andrea M. Szylvian, United States, Environmental Protection Agency, Region, Pesticides & Toxics Unit
• Tracey Leskey, United State Department of Agriculture
• Starker Wright, United State Department of Agriculture
• Greg Krawczyk, Department of Entomology Fruit Research at Pennsylvania State University