High Tunnel Crop Production Project
About Us
Dr.
Evans is the Project Director. He is responsible for timely and
proper completion of activities related to the project objectives. He
works with administrative units at Mississippi State and USDA to
assure compliance with the awards' requirements. He oversees the
research budget of the award. He is in charge of developing managing
the vegetable crops, supervising the intermittent labor and research
technician. He works with Drs. Gu and Bi to assess research project
progress and adjust protocols or activities if needed to meet the objectives.
He works with grower cooperators to assure project management and
data collection are compatible with project objectives. He coordinates
activities among personnel and locations. Dr, Evans works with Dr.
Gu to oversee the Web camera and live information exchange. Dr. Evans
is responsible for coordinating final tunnel selection and assuring
proper installation and preparations for production. Dr. Evans works
with Dr Gu and others to carry out field days at Crystal Springs and
grower locations. Dr. Evans works with Dr. Bi to generate refereed
publications.
Dr.
Mengmeng Gu is a co-PI, and the local contact for the grower cooperators.
She trains an M.S. student. Dr. Gu is responsible for coordinating
all extension activities, and for developing all horticulture extension
materials. She oversees the overall extension budget of the award.
She works with Dr. Hood and Little to develop data for the enterprise
budgets. Dr. Gu oversees the budgets and expenditures of the grower
cooperators. She is responsible for developing outcome measurement
activities and conducting those activities.
 Dr. Guihong Bi is a co-PI, and hires and supervises
the postdoctoral scientist. She develops protocols and manages the
cut flower crops at Crystal Springs, as well as coordinates their
production at grower cooperator sites. She is responsible for environmental
data collection and management. She participates in preparation of
extension and research manuscripts. She presents data at scientific
meetings. |
Dr.
Ken Hood is a co-PI and serves on the committee of the agricultural economics
graduate student with Dr. Little. He works with Dr. Little to develop
enterprise budgets. He generates extension publications and Web content
related to the project objectives. He coordinates economic and marketing
activities at field days, meetings, and conferences.
 Peter Hudson is our facility manager from Truck Crops
Branch Station. |
 Dr.Randy
Little is a co-PI and trains an agricultural economics graduate
student. He works with Dr. Hood to develop the enterprise budgets.
He interviews grower cooperators and gathers appropriate information
for generation of budgets. |
 Vasile Cerven is working as a Postdoc in the NRI Project. |
This project is partially funded by USDA NRI, USDA ISE, USDA SCBGP, and MAFES SRI
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