PEOPLE
Cornell University - Ithaca, NY
Breeding: Hairy Vetch, Winter Pea, Cereal Rye
Trials: Crimson Clover, Hairy Vetch, Winter Pea, Cereal Rye
Project Director: Virginia Moore vm377@cornell.edu
Co-Project Director: Matt Ryan mrr232@cornell.edu
Network Coordinator: Solveig Hanson sh2458@cornell.edu
Research Support: Ryan Crawford, Jamie Crawford, Chris Pelzer, Kristen Loria
Students: Raksha Thapa, Erika Everest
Past Contributor: Jenyne Loarca
USDA-ARS Beltsville Agricultural Research - Beltsville, MD
Breeding: Crimson Clover, Hairy Vetch, Winter Pea, Cereal Rye
Trials: Crimson Clover, Hairy Vetch, Winter Pea, Cereal Rye
Co-Project Director: Steven Mirsky Steven.Mirsky@usda.gov
Research Support: Ruth Mangum, Allen Burke
Past Contributor: Jude Maul
North Carolina State University - Raleigh, NC
Breeding: Crimson Clover, Hairy Vetch, Winter Pea, Cereal Rye
Trials: Crimson Clover, Hairy Vetch, Winter Pea, Cereal Rye
Co-Project Director: Chris Reberg-Horton screberg@ncsu.edu
Co-Project Director: Ramon Leon Gonzalez rleon@ncsu.edu
Co-Project Director: J. Paul Murphy paul_murphy@ncsu.edu
Research Support: Democ Rebong, Alyssa Woodard, Esleyther Henriquez
Past Contributors: Lais Bastos Martins, Sarah Seehaver Eagen
USDA-ARS Dairy Forage Research - Madison, WI
Breeding: Hairy Vetch
Trials: Crimson Clover, Hairy Vetch, Winter Pea
Co-Project Director: Heathcliffe Riday Heathcliffe.Riday@usda.gov
Hairy Vetch Lead: Lisa Kissing Kucek Lisa.Kucek@usda.gov
Research Support: Neal Tilhou, Elizabeth Matejczyk
University of Minnesota - St. Paul, MN
Breeding: Hairy Vetch, Cereal Rye
Trials: Hairy Vetch, Winter Pea
Co-Project Director: Nancy Ehlke nancy@umn.edu
Co-Project Director: Robert Stupar stup0004@umn.edu
Research Support: Steven Mulkey
Past Contributors: Adria Fernandez, Nick Wiering
North Dakota State University - Carrington, ND
Breeding: Winter Pea
Trials: Winter Pea
Co-Project Director: Steve Zwinger steve.zwinger@ndsu.edu
Research Support: Mike Ostlie
USDA-ARS Grain Legume Genetics Physiology Research - Pullman, WA
Breeding and Seed Increase: Winter Pea
Co-Project Director: Rebecca McGee rebecca.mcgee@usda.gov
USDA-NRCS Jimmy Carter Plant Materials Center - Americus, GA
Trials: Crimson Clover, Hairy Vetch, Winter Pea
Research Lead: Nicholas McGhee nicholas.mcghee@ga.usda.gov
University of Missouri - Columbia, MO
Trials: Hairy Vetch, Winter Pea
Project Director: Rob Myers myersrob@missouri.edu
Research Lead: Kerry Clark ClarkK@missouri.edu
Research Support: Kimberly Griffin
Student: Joey Meinert
Texas A&M University - College Station, TX
Trials: Crimson Clover
Research Lead: Gerald Smith Gerald.Smith@ag.tamu.edu
USDA-NRCS Smith Plant Materials Center - Knox City, TX
Trials: Crimson Clover, Hairy Vetch
Research Lead: Brandon Carr brandon.carr@usda.gov
Research Support: Dustin Wiggans
USDA-ARS Northern Great Plains Research - Mandan, ND
Trials: Hairy Vetch
Research Lead: John Hendrickson john.hendrickson@usda.gov
Research Lead: David Archer
Research Support: Holly Johnson
USDA-NRCS Pullman Plant Materials Center - Pullman, WA
Trials: Hairy Vetch, Winter Pea
Research Lead: Steven Lee steven.lee2@usda.gov
Research Support: Jessica Wayment
USDA-NRCS Great Basin Plant Materials Center - Fallon, NV
Trials
Research Lead: Chris Bernau Christopher.Bernau@usda.gov
USDA-NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center - Lockeford, CA
Trials
Research Lead: Margaret Smither-Kopperl Margaret.Smither-Kopperl@usda.gov
USDA-NRCS Corvallis Plant Materials Center - Corvallis, OR
Trials: Crimson Clover, Hairy Vetch
Research Lead: Amy Bartow amy.bartow@usda.gov
Research Support: Ian Silvernail
University of Alaska - Fairbanks, AK
Trials: Hairy Vetch
Research Lead: Mingchu Zhang mzhang3@alaska.edu
USDA-NRCS Elsberry Plant Materials Center - Elsberry, MO
Seed Increase
Research Lead: Ron Cordsiemon Ron.Cordsiemon@usda.gov
USDA-NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center - Aberdeen, ID
Seed Increase
Research Lead: Derek Tilley Derek.Tilley@usda.gov
USDA-NPGS Temperate Forage Legume Genetic Research - Prosser, WA
Seed Production Trials & Seed Increase
Research Lead: Brian Irish brian.irish@usda.gov
USDA-NRCS Plant Materials Center Administrators
Trials & Seed Increase
National Program Leader: John Englert John.Englert@usda.gov
Eastern Region Plant Materials Specialist: Allen Casey allen.casey@usda.gov
Central Region Plant Materials Specialist: Joel Douglas Joel.Douglas@usda.gov
West Region Plant Materials Specialist: Heather Dial Heather.Dial@usda.gov