Advisor(s): Dr. Robert Agunga, PhDProfile TabsProfileBrad BergefurdExtension Educator and Horticulture Specialistbergefurd.1@osu.eduhttps://southcenters.osu.edu/horticulture/other-specialties/hops7402893727 extension 136Office: OSU Piketon Research & Extension Center1864 Shyville Road, Piketon, Ohio 45661Professional InformationDegrees & Credentials: BS, The Ohio State University, Horticulture ScienceMS, The Ohio State University, Agriculture and Extension EducationResearch Area(s): ExtensionInterests & Expertise: Specialty Crops and International ExtensionBiography: Brad Bergefurd has been with OSU CFAES for 29 years working for OARDC and with the Department of Extension. His teaching and field research centers on crop diagnostics and management, season extension techniques (high tunnel, plasticulture, row covers), integrated pest management (IPM), micro-irrigation management and direct marketing and his applied research focuses on plasticulture production, hops production, strawberry harvest extension, aquaponics and hemp. His current research is funded by the Ohio Vegetable and Small Fruit Research & Development Program, USDA, North Central IPM and North Central Sustainable Agricultural Research and Education (SARE). Bergefurd lectures throughout the country and throughout Senegal West Africa. Works - Any -Journal articleBook/book chapterReportWorking paperPolicy briefPresentationData
