Mississippi State, Mississippi
February 21, 2008
Mississippi State University’s Extension Service has named
Trey Koger as the state specialist to assist Mississippi’s
soybean growers.
Koger most recently served at MSU’s Delta Research and Extension
Center in Stoneville, where he operated cotton research program
focusing on weed control, herbicide resistance, agronomic
systems, and growth regulator and defoliation practices for
Mississippi cotton production systems. His new job
responsibilities will include coordinating educational programs
for soybeans and other oilseed crops.
Michael Collins, department head of plant and soil sciences,
said Koger will be responsible for providing statewide program
leadership that supports and strengthens the work of other
specialists, scientists, county agents and producers. He will
work closely with industry representatives to promote technology
transfer and the adoption of best management practices.
“Koger is ideally qualified to develop educational programs, to
prepare training publications and to conduct in-service training
for Extension personnel,” Collins said. “He will design and
conduct field demonstrations and provide additional leadership
to commodity groups and other agencies involved in soybeans and
other oilseed crops.”
Koger also assumes responsibility for the S.M.A.R.T. (Soybean
Management by Application of Research and Technology) program.
Koger will maintain offices at the Delta Research and Extension
Center in Stoneville and on campus in Starkville. He can be
contacted in Stoneville at (662) 686-3238 or in Starkville at
(662) 325-8616, or by e-mail at
tkoger@drec.msstate.edu.
Koger received his doctorate in weed science from MSU in 2001
and his master’s degree in weed science from Oklahoma State
University in 1998.
Koger also holds a bachelor’s degree in agronomy and range
science from OSU.
Koger received the Outstanding Young Weed Scientist award at the
Southern Weed Science Society meeting in 2007. He joined the
DREC in December 2006 after working for the U.S. Department of
Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service in Stoneville for five
years.
At USDA-ARS, Koger researched soybean agronomy and herbicide
resistance in weeds. |
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