USDA/ARS Northern Plains Agricultural Research Laboratory
Pest Management and Agricultural Systems Research Units

CUSTOMERS’ VISION STATEMENT

The center for agricultural and natural resources committed to research and implementation of environmentally sound, ecologically-based, economically viable, integrated soil, water, plant, and pest management systems through regional, national, and international teams.

Laboratory VISION STATEMENT

Profitable crop and rangeland management systems in harmony with the environment.

Laboratory MISSION STATEMENT

To develop and implement ecologically-based strategies, technologies, and products for the management of crops and rangeland in sustainable agricultural and natural resource systems. Activities focus on the northern Great Plains and have national and international implications. Emphasis is on soil and water stewardship and the biological and cultural management of insects, pathogens, and weeds within production systems that enhance profitability and environmental quality.

Research  Staff

Gerald Anderson.......... Research Ecologist/TEAM Leafy Spurge Co-PI

David Branson............. Research Entomologist

Anthony Caesar........... Research Plant Pathologist

TheCan Caesar............. Research Microbiologist

Verlan Cochran............ Research Soil Scientist

Joan Danielson............ Research Economist

Robert Evans............... Water Management / Irrigation Specialist

Dennis Fielding............ Research Entomologist

Stefan Jaronski............ Research Insect Pathologist

Darryl Jewett................ Research Entomologist

Robert Kolberg............ Research Agronomist

Robert Lartey............... Research Plant Pathologist

Chad Prosser................ Research Ecologist/TEAM Leafy Spurge Coordinator

Tom Shanower............. Research Entomologist

Kerri Skinner............... Research Ecologist

Neal Spencer............... Research Entomologist / Lab Director

Greg Sword.................. Research Ecologist

POSITIONS TO BE FILLED

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF WEEDS

           Research Entomologist

1500 North Central Ave
Sidney, Montana 59270
Telephone   406-433-2020
Fax   406-433-5038