After a national search, the next department head for K-State's Agronomy department has been chosen. Dr. Raj Khosla will begin his tenure as head of the department in January 2021.
There's a new face at the Southeast Area Research and Extension Center in Parsons, KS. Bruno Pedreira has officially started in his new role as the Southeast Area Agronomist. Welcome to Kansas, Dr. Pedreira!
Meet our new Assistant State Climatologist, Matthew Sittel. Matt recently joined the Department of Agronomy to fill the vacancy left by Mary Knapp upon her retirement. He will be a frequent contributor to the eUpdate and will be involved in all aspects of Kansas climate monitoring. Welcome to K-State, Matt!
Two new faculty members recently joined the K-State Agronomy family. Logan Simon is an assistant professor of agronomy and is the Southwest Area Agronomist in Garden City. Assuming the role of Northeast Area Agronomist is Tina Sullivan, assistant professor of agronomy. Learn more about each of them in this article.
Meet the newest K-State Agronomy Extension Specialist! Deepak Joshi joined Kansas State University in August as the Precision Agriculture Extension Specialist based in Manhattan. His responsibilities in this role include extension, outreach, and applied research related to precision agriculture and modern technologies in Kansas.