Editorial Team

UF/IFAS Extension Program Leaders

Saqib Mukhtar, associate dean for Extension, agricultural and natural resources programs, UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville FL

Shannon Horrillo, associate dean for families, youth and communities; program leader for family and consumer sciences; and program leader for community resource development, UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville FL

Michael Dukes, associate dean for Extension special initiatives, director of the UF/IFAS Center for Land Use Efficiency (CLUE), Gainesville, FL

Stacey Ellison, associate state program leader and Extension agent III, UF/IFAS Extension 4-H Youth Development Program, Gainesville FL

Michael Burton, interim program leader, Agriculture, and professor, UF/IFAS Southwest Florida Research and Education Center, Immokalee, FL

Whitney Elmore, associate program leader for natural resources Extension; county Extension director and Extension agent IV, Ph.D., residential horticulture and community resource development, UF/IFAS Extension Pasco County, Dade City FL

Maia McGuire, associate program leader for marine and coastal Extension, UF/IFAS Extension; and associate director for Extension and education, Florida Sea Grant, Marineland, FL

Marcello Wallau, associate program leader for agriculture and horticulture;   
forage Extension specialist and associate professor, UF/IFAS Department of Agronomy, Gainesville, FL

Department Editors 

4-H Youth Development
Sarah Thomas Hensley, state specialized 4-H Extension Agent III, curriculum and evaluation, UF/IFAS Extension 4-H Youth Development, Gainesville, FL

Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Her, Young Gu, associate professor, hydrology and agricultural engineering, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center, Homestead FL

Sandra Guzman, assistant professor, irrigation, hydrology, and Best Management Practices (BMP’s) at the Indian River Research and Education Center (IRREC) in Fort Pierce, FL

Clyde Fraisse, professor, agrometeorology, UF/IFAS Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department,  Gainesville, FL

Agricultural Education and Communication
Matthew Benge, Extension associate professor, Extension education, UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural Education and Communication, Gainesville FL

Jamie Loizzo, associate professor and e-learning coordinator, UF/IFAS Agricultural Education and Communication, Gainesville, FL 

Brian Myers, professor, agricultural education, and chair, UF/IFAS Agricultural Education and Communication, Gainesville FL

Agronomy
Jason Ferrell, chair and professor, Agronomy, Gainesville FL

Brent Sellers, Extension weed specialist and associate professor, Agronomy, UF/IFAS Range Cattle Research and Education Center, Ona, FL

Animal Sciences

John Arthington, professor, beef cattle management and chair, UF/IFAS Animal Sciences Department, Gainesville FL

Carissa Wickens, associate Professor, Ph.D., UF/IFAS Animal Sciences Department, Gainesville FL

Izabella Toledo, Extension Assistant Scientist, Ph.D., UF/IFAS Animal Sciences Department, Gainesville FL

Dean Pringle, chair and professor, UF/IFAS Animal Sciences Department, Gainesville FL 

Entomology and Nematology
Elena M. Rhodes, biological scientist III, UF/IFAS Entomology and Nematology, Gainesville, FL

Andrew Short, professor and chair, UF/IFAS Entomology and Nematology, Gainesville, FL

Food and Resource Economics
William Messina, Jr., research & development manager, UF/IFAS Food and Resource Economics Department, Gainesville, FL

Food Science and Human Nutrition
Wendy J. Dahl, associate professor, dietetics & human nutrition, UF/IFAS Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, Gainesville, FL

Renee Goodrich, professor, food science, and chair, UF/IFAS Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, Gainesville, FL

Family, Youth and Community Sciences
Amarat Simonne, professor, food safety, UF/IFAS Family, Youth and Community Sciences, Gainesville, FL

Horticultural Sciences
Steven Sargent, professor and Extension postharvest specialist, UF/IFAS Horticultural Sciences, Gainesville FL 

Mica F. McMillan, assistant professor, palm nutrition, Horticultural Sciences, UF/IFAS Ft Lauderdale REC, Davie FL

Forest Resources and Conservation
Roy P. Yanong, associate professor and Extension veterinarian, Program in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (SFRC), UF/IFAS Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory, Ruskin, FL

Eric Jon Cassiano, assistant Extension scientist, UF/IFAS Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, Program in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Ruskin, FL

Ryan Klein, assistant professor, arboriculture, UF/IFAS School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, Gainesville FL 32611

Microbiology and Cell Science
Eric Triplett, professor and chair, UF/IFAS Microbiology and Cell Sciences Department, Gaineville, FL

Plant Pathology
Mathews Paret, professor and chair, UF/IFAS Plant Pathology, Gainesville, FL

Pamela Roberts, professor, Department of Plant Pathology, UF/IFAS Southwest Florida REC, Immokalee, FL

Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences

Rao Mylavarapu, professor of soil and nutrient management, UF/IFAS Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, Gainesville, FL

Jehangir Bhadha, associate professor, soil, water & nutrient management, UF/IFAS Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, UF/IFAS Everglades REC, Belle Glade, FL

Alexander J. Reisinger, associate professor, soil and water quality, UF/IFAS Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, Gainesville, FL

Susan Crow, professor and Chair, UF/IFAS Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences
Gainesville, FL

Veterinary Medicine
Juan Manuel Campos Krauer, DVM, Ph.D., assistant professor, Large Animal and Clinical Sciences, UF College of Veterinary Medicine, & UF/IFAS Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Gainesville, FL

Dianne McFarlane, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, department chair and professor, Large Animal and Clinical Sciences, UF College of Veterinary Medicine, Gainesville, FL

Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

Steve Johnson, professor and chair, UF/IFAS Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Department, Gainesville, FL

Martin B. Main, professor, UF/IFAS Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Department, Gainesville, FL

Center Editors 

Citrus Research and Education Center
Christopher Vincent, associate professor, Horticultural Sciences, UF/IFAS Citrus Research and Education Center, Lake Alfred, FL

Lauren Diepenbrock, assistant professor, Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Citrus Research and Education Center, Lake Alfred, FL

Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center
Brian Bahder, assistant professor, Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Thomas Chouvenc, associate professor, Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Gulf Coast Research and Education Center
Hugh Smith, associate professor, UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, Wimauma FL.

Indian River Research and Education Center
Mark J. Kistler, center director and professor, Indian River Research and Education Center (IRREC)

North Florida Research and Education Center
Barry Tillman, interim center director and professor, peanut breeding, Department of Agronomy, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center, Quincy, FL

Management Guides 

Florida Citrus Production Guide
Lauren M. Diepenbrock, assistant professor, Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Citrus Research and Education Center, Lake Alfred, FL

Megan Dewdney, associate professor and Extension specialist, Plant Pathology, Citrus Research and Education Center, Lake Alfred, FL

Tripti Vashisth, assistant professor, Horticultural Sciences, UF/IFAS Citrus Research and Education Center, Lake Alfred, FL