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OSU's Edwards receives national crop science award
Oklahoma It was a three-for-one nationwide deal for Oklahoma State University's Jeff Edwards when he was honored by the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America and Soil Science Society of America in November. Edwards, Cooperative Extension small grains specialist with the OSU Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, received the 2007 ASA-CSSA-SSSA Early Career Professional Award, recognizing his "outstanding contributions to crop science through national and international service, education and research." "Jeff strives to be the best that he can; that spirit of excellence has propelled him to the top and has inspired others around him," said Dave Porter, head, OSU department of plant and soil sciences. "We're extremely proud of Jeff and this tremendous honor that he so richly deserves." An assistant professor in the department, Edwards' programs focus mainly on grain-only and dual-purpose wheat production in the southern Great Plains states, with particular emphasis on reduced and no-tillage production systems. Edwards holds a 75 percent Extension and 25 percent research appointment in the division, which is comprised of the OSU College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources and two statewide agencies: the Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station system and the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service. Specific Extension duties include developing and promoting the use of new technologies, management of small grains variety trials at more than 20 research locations, publication of the OSU Wheat Production Newsletter, increasing farmer adoption of sensor-based nitrogen recommendations, integrated pest management, management of dual-purpose wheat and the development of informative materials of new variety releases. His research efforts focus on the identification and characterization of the physiological parameters most important for fall forage production by winter wheat; quantification and modeling of small grains in a dual-purpose environment; alternative rotational crops for Oklahoma; general wheat management practices such as seeding rate, nitrogen rate and timing; and optimal timing of cattle removal from wheat pasture. Edwards joined the OSU faculty in 2004, after earning both his doctoral degree in crop physiology and master's degree in weed science from the University of Arkansas in 2004 and 2001, respectively. He earned his bachelor's degree in agriculture from Western Kentucky University in 1995. Date: 12/6/07
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