Mississippi State, Mississippi
July 12, 2007
Darrin Dodds has been named the
state’s new cotton specialist with the
Mississippi State University
(MSU) Extension Service.
Dodds will serve as the primary contact for Extension
educational material, technology transfer and programming
regarding production of cotton, said Michael Collins, head of
MSU’s Department of Plant and Soil Sciences.
“Darrin will provide statewide program leadership that assists,
supports and strengthens the work of other specialists,
scientists, county agents and producers,” Collins said. “He will
work closely with industry to facilitate technology transfer and
adoption of best cotton management practices.”
A native of Illinois, Dodds received a master’s degree in weed
science from Purdue University. He is in the final stages of
completing a doctoral degree in the same field at MSU.
Dodds said he chose to stay in Mississippi because of the
hospitality he and his wife have received at MSU, in Starkville
and from people across the state.
“Over the last several years, I have observed the role commodity
specialists play in Mississippi agriculture and have always felt
that it would be very rewarding to work in that type of
position,” he said. “We have a fantastic group of people from a
variety of disciplines who work in cotton. As a group, I feel we
have unlimited potential in meeting the needs of the cotton
producers of Mississippi.”
Dodds added that he hopes to build upon the reputation of
previous cotton specialists.
“I would like to provide the cotton producers of Mississippi
with another resource to make themselves and Mississippi more
productive and more profitable,” he said. |
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