Regenerative agriculture team

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• cwrice@ksu.edu

Charles Rice is a University Distinguished Professor and holds the Vanier University Professorship at Kansas State University. He is a Professor of Soil Microbiology in the Department of Agronomy. He teaches courses and conducts research on soil carbon and nitrogen, soil health, microbial ecology, and climate change impacts on agricultural and grassland ecosystems.

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• vara@ksu.edu

Vara Prasad is a University Distinguished Professor and holds the R.O. Kruse Professorship at Kansas State University. He is a Professor of Crop Ecophysiology in the Department of Agronomy. He conduct's research on sustainable crop production, crop responses, crop resilience, climate change impacts on agricultural systems, and strategies for enhancing food security in global cropping systems.

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• andrespatrignani@ksu.edu

Andres Patrignani is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Agronomy at Kansas State University. He specializes in Soil Water Processes and teaches courses and conducts research on soil moisture dynamics, precision agriculture, and the impacts of climate variability on soil water availability. 

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• gjha@ksu.edu

Gaurav Jha is an Assistant Professor in Precision Agriculture in the Department of Agronomy. His lab Digital Agronomy Research Team focuses on maximizing agricultural production in the integrated agricultural system of Kansas using proximal and remote sensing techniques. His research is dedicated to minimizing the environmental footprint across different spatiotemporal scales.

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• drjoshi@ksu.edu

Deepak Joshi is an Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist in Precision Agriculture in the Department of Agronomy at Kansas State University. His research focuses on applied precision agriculture and on-farm decision-making, leveraging multiple sensor-based technologies including drones, satellites, ground-based sensors, and open-access data.

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Dorivar Ruiz Diaz's research program in soil fertility and nutrient management emphasizes applied field experiments to develop efficient, cost effective, and environmentally sound nutrient management practices for agronomic crop production in Kansas. Areas of interest include the efficient use of fertilizers, soil test interpretations and fertilizer recommendations, and land application of manure and biosolids with emphasis on crop-available nitrogen.

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• lollato@ksu.edu

Romulo Lollato is a professor of Agronomy at Kansas State University, Extension Wheat and Forages Specialist, where he provides leadership for an interdisciplinary team developing a strong Extension (80%) and applied research (20%) programs.

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• esantos@ksu.edu

Eduardo Santos focuses on the transport of mass and energy between the land surface and the atmosphere. Our research group applies micrometeorogical approaches and other techniques to measure fluxes of trace gases (CH4, NH3, stable isotopes of CO2, etc.) between agricultural systems or natural vegetation to the atmosphere. These flux measurements have a wide variety of applications.

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• rveenstra@ksu.edu

Rachel Cott teaches the introductory crop science course as well as a plant and seed identification course. She also leads a field-based crop ecology research program, with current focus on wheat-soybean relay intercropping systems.

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• dieleman@ksu.edu

Anita Dille's research in the spatial distribution of weed species and how they correlate to soil and crop parameters observed in agricultural fields might provide insight to explain their distribution. Through this knowledge, improved weed management practices may be implemented.

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• aobour@ksu.edu

Augustine Obour’s research efforts are focused on developing soil management and agronomic production practices which protect soil, water, and air resources while sustaining crop yields and maintaining soil and environmental quality.

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• dridder@ksu.edu

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• jifft@ksu.edu

Jennifer Ifft is a Professor and Extension Specialist in Agricultural Policy. She has an integrated research and extension program that covers policy and regulatory issues that affect the viability of U.S. and Kansas agriculture. Her current projects are in the areas of nontraditional finance, crop insurance, farmland markets and farm labor.

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• mnhughes@ksu.edu

Megan Hughes is an Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist in land and crop markets. Her research and extension program focuses on farm management and agricultural finance. Recent work evaluates FSA farm loan programs and producer sentiment.

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• thom94@k-state.edu

Logan’s predominate research interest is in measuring greenhouse gas emissions in grazing systems and how grazing management impacts ecosystem function. 

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• lzeglin@ksu.edu

Lydia's research centers on microbial ecology, microbial diversity and nutrient cycling processes in streams and soils. Main goals include the integration of methods on both microbial and ecosystem scales, while addressing questions in managed and 'natural' systems within the context of global change.

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• esthers@ksu.edu

Understanding the importance of digital marketing in the firm is the basis of Esther Swilley’s research. She also examines the impact of technology and marketing. Specific areas on interest include mobile marketing and commerce, the marketing of new technologies, and the development of digital marketing strategies that align with firm goals.

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• tlcmoore@k-state.edu

Trisha's research is focused on understanding the processes by which natural-based engineered systems contribute to the production of ecosystem services (defined as the benefits people obtain from ecosystems). Water quality and quantity regulation are her primary services of interest, but she has also examined complementary ecological services provided by these systems, including climate regulation through carbon sequestration, biodiversity maintenance, stream baseflow regulation, and increased resiliency to extreme climate events.

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• mccornac@k-state.edu

Brian's research interest covers Insect Ecology, Ecosystem Services (native pollinators and natural enemies), Integrated Pest Management (sampling, bioeconomics), Remote Sensing and Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), Invasive Species, Web-Based Decision Support Systems, and Digital Delivery

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• mattrs@k-state.edu

Matthew's recent projects examine how social structures influence groundwater management at multiple scales (community to global; how social factors affect the adoption of irrigation technologies; how culture influences perceptions of the science, knowledge, and information used to make decisions about agricultural adaptations; and when, how, why, and where global change interacts with national, regional, and local social structures to encourage or constrain people’s decisions to migrate.

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• haub@k-state.edu

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• hatfield@iastate.edu

Jerry's areas of expertise are Agricultural Meteorology, Crop Production and Physiology, and Sustainable Agriculture

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Prasad's research broadly focuses on improving modeling capabilities to reliably simulate crop growth, water, carbon, and nitrogen interactions under different climatic, soil and management conditions at various spatial scales, and developing operational decision support tools using combination of process-based crop models, and remote sensing.

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Marty's research focuses on Life Cycle Assessment of agricultural, urban, and supply chain systems;  Ecological services design and restoration; Watershed restoration and management; Ecological risk assessment Complex Systems Theory

• brian.northup@usda.gov

Brian's research interests include Plant Breeding and Biotechnology, Soybean, and Seed dormancy.