Meet our Crops and Livestock Staff

Mike Burchell avatar
Dr. Mike Burchell Department Extension Leader, Water Quality Specialist & Professor
(919) 513-7348 mike_burchell@ncsu.edu Biological & Agricultural Engineering
Jesse Grimes avatar
Dr. Jesse Grimes Extension Specialist (Poultry)
(919) 515-5406 jesse_grimes@ncsu.edu Prestage Poultry Science
Dr. Dana Hanson Department Extension Leader, Meat Science Specialist and Associate Professor
(919) 515-2958 dana_hanson@ncsu.edu Food, Bioprocessing & Nutrition Sciences
Mark Hoffmann avatar
Dr. Mark Hoffmann Department Extension Leader, Small Fruits Specialist & Associate Professor
(919) 352-8006 mark.hoffmann@ncsu.edu Horticultural Science
Susan Jakes avatar
Dr. Susan Jakes Associate State Program Leader CRD, Extension Assistant Professor
(919) 515-9161 susan_jakes@ncsu.edu ANR/CRD
Jim Kerns avatar
Dr. Jim Kerns Turfgrass Pathology Specialist & Professor
(919) 513-4820 jpkerns@ncsu.edu Entomology & Plant Pathology
Sarah Kirby avatar
Dr. Sarah Kirby Professor Emerita, Director Strategic Initiatives
sarah_kirby@ncsu.edu Agricultural & Human Sciences
Paul Siciliano avatar
Dr. Paul Siciliano Department Extension Leader and Professor
paul_siciliano@ncsu.edu Animal Science
Elsa Youngsteadt Department Extension Leader, Urban Ecology Specialist & Associate Professor
(919) 515-1661 ekyoungs@ncsu.edu Applied Ecology