Awards/Honors

• Achievement Award - July 18, 2012
• A4 Award - July 17, 2012
• Distinguished Service Award - July 2011
• Excellence in 4-H Programming - July 2011
• Cowboy, Iron County - July 23, 2011
• Communication Award, State Winner, Fact Sheet 2010
• Appreciation for Service As President - November 2010
• Distinguished Service Award - April 2010
• Program of Excellence - April 2010
• Agent Cooperator Award 2009
• Communication Award, Regional Finalist, Publication 2009
• Agent Cooperator Award 2008
• Appreciation for Service as President 2008
• Regional Qualifying Program, Western Extension Director’s Awards of Excellence 2008
• Silver Award 2008
• Certificate of Service 2007
• Silver Award 2007
• Communication Award, Regional Finalist, Learning Module 2006
• Silver Award 2006
• State Mid-Career Award 2006
• E.G. Peterson Extension Award 2005
• Silver Award 2005
• Honorary Cattleman 2004
• Silver Award 2004
• 2003 Communication Award, Regional Finalist, Fact Sheet 2003
• 2003 Communication Award, Regional Finalist, Home Page 2003
• Appreciation for Service as President 2003
• Recognition for serving as President 2003
• Silver Award 2003
• Honors Award 2002
• Environmental Stewardship Award 2001
• Honors Award 2001
• Utah Forest Stewardship Achievement Award 2001
• 2000 Honors Award 2000
• Taggart-Ballard Award of Excellence 2000
• State Distinguished Staff Award 1999
• Achievement Award 1998
• Honors Award 1998
• Highest Honors Award 1996
• Outstanding Service for Community Weed Control 1995
• Outstanding Educational Program for Diversified Audiences 1994
• Quality Educational Programs Presented to Diverse Audiences 1994

Publications

• Journal Article, Professional Journal - Controlling Curly Top of Tomato Using Resistant Varieties adn Row Covers - 2012
• Abstract - Rubber Rabbitbrush Control with Various Herbicides and Two Different Applications Techniques - 2012
• Journal Article, Professional Journal - Revisiting soil nutrient sufficiency levels and crop yield response to fertilizer application - 2012
• Fact Sheet-Extension - Carbohydrate Reserves: What you learned maybe wrong - 2012
• Abstract - Evaluating Control of Foxtail Barley (Hordeum jubatum and Desirable Grass Compatibility in Irrigated Pasture using Kerb Herbicide - 2011
• Abstract - Western Region County Agents Professional Improvement Conference, Nine Years and Counting - 2011
• Journal Article, Professional Journal - The secrets of a successful Extension program: AZ/UT Range Livestock Workshop and Tour 32 years and counting. - 2011
• Abstract - Western Region County Agents Professional Improvement Conference, Nine Years and Counting - 2011
• Conference Proceeding - Long-Term Changes in Southern Utah Upland Shrub Communities: A Study in Repeat Photography - 2011
• Journal Article, Academic Journal - Biology and Management of Perennial Pepperweed in a Riverine Environment - 2010
• Journal Article, Academic Journal - Conifer and Aspen Forests in Southwestern Utah 1872-2008: Insights from Repeat Photography - 2010
• Abstract - Iron County Embryology Program, Educating Students about the Miracle of Life and Recruiting Kids to the 4-H Program. Best Practices - 2010
• Journal Article, Academic Journal - Pinyon and Juniper Communities in Southwestern Utah 1872-2008: A Study in Repeat Photography - 2010
• Journal Article, Academic Journal - Windbreak Effect on Alfalfa Yield in Southwestern Utah - 2010
• Journal Article, Academic Journal - Woody Riparian Vegetation in Southwestern Utah 1872-2008: Insights from Repeat Photography - 2010
• Abstract - Arizona/Utah Range Livestock Workshop 31 Years of Extension Education and Counting - 2009
• Abstract - Gray Rabbitbrush Control Using an Experimental One-pass Mower/Dripwiper Implement - 2009
• Journal Article, Academic Journal - Phosphorus Source and Surface Fluid Band Spacing Effects on Irrigated Alfalfa - 2009
• Abstract - Cedar Livestock and Heritage Festival - A Celebration of Agriculture and Our Heritage - 2008
• Abstract - Curly Top Resistant Tomato Varieties for Southern Utah - 2008
• Conference Proceeding - Disturbance and Rehabilitation of Cold to Warm Desert Transitional Shrublands in Southwestern Utah - 2008
• Abstract - Evaluation of Success: The Arizona/Utah Range Livestock Workshop - 2008
• Conference Proceeding - Long Term Vegetation Changes Affecting Watersheds as Documented by Repeat Photography and Historic Accounts - 2008
• Conference Proceeding - The History and Ecology of Cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) and Red Brome (Bromus madritensis subsp. rubens) in the Western U.S. - 2008
• Conference Proceeding - Utah State University and Southern Utah University Irrigated Alfalfa Trial. Best Practices - 2008
• Fact Sheet-Extension - Water Rights in Utah - 2008
• Abstract - What Can History Teach us About Sustainability in Western Landscapes - 2008
• Fact Sheet-Extension - Curly top of Tomato - 2008
• Fact Sheet-Extension - Forest Grazing: Managing your Land for Trees, Forage, and Livestock - 2007
• Journal Article, Academic Journal - 4-H & FFA Livestock Projects -- Life Skills Gained and Knowledge Learned - 2007
• Abstract - History of Cheatgrass and Red Brome; the History and Biology of Two Invaders - 2006
• Abstract - Phosphorus Fertilization in Irrigated Alfalfa: Source and Management Implications - 2006
• Abstract - Rubber Rabbitbrush Control Combining Mowing and Herbicide Treatments - 2006
• Abstract - Southwest Livestock Show – Sixty-five years of Progress. - 2006
• Abstract - Changes in Western landscapes as Documented by Repeat Photography - 2005
• Abstract - Utah’s Et Network - 2005
• Journal Article, Academic Journal - A Comparison of Liquid Phosphoric Acid and Dry Phosphorus Fertilizer Sources for Irrigated Alfalfa Production on Calcareous Soils - 2004
• Fact Sheet-Extension - Sheep and Goats: Ecological Tools for the 21st Century - 2004
• Conference Proceeding - The Use of Repeat Photography to Document Changes in Aspen Communities in the West - 2004
• Abstract - Utah’s Repeat Photography Website - 2004
• Abstract - BSE in the United States - 2004
• Conference Proceeding - Fluid Phosphorus Management for Irrigated Alfalfa - 2004
• Abstract - A Selective Herbicide for Controlling Quackgrass (Elytrigia repens) in Kentucky Bluegrass (Poa pratensis) Turf - 2003
• Conference Proceeding - Phosphorus sources and placement for irrigated alfalfa: year 2 results - 2003
• Abstract - Utah Rangeland Website - 2003
• Multi-Media-Web-Based - Utah Rangelands [Web site] - 2003
• Conference Proceeding - Southern Utah forest landowner education programs - 2003
• Conference Proceeding - Phosphorus and sulfur sources and placements for irrigated alfalfa - 2003
• Abstract - Western Region County Agents Professional Improvement Conference - 2003
• Abstract - 4H and FFA Livestock Project Youth Survey Results - 2002
• Abstract - Poplar Trees as Alternative Crop in Southwestern Utah - 2002
• Abstract - Southwestern Utah Forest Landowner Education Project - 2002
• Abstract - Windbreak Effects on Alfalfa - 2002
• Bulletin-Extension - Selection and culture of landscape plants in Utah: A guide for southwestern and central Utah - 2002
• Bulletin-Extension - Selection and culture of landscape plants in Utah: A guide for high mountain valleys - 2002
• Fact Sheet-Extension - Water-Wise Landscaping: Monitoring irrigation with probes - 2002
• Abstract - Effects of Windbreaks on Alfalfa Production in Southwestern Utah - 2001
• Abstract - Rangeland Reference Areas in Utah on the World Wide Web, Old Data, a New Approach - 2001
• Abstract - Pasture Production in Southwestern Utah using Effluent Irrigation Water - 2000
• Abstract - Evaluation of Pasture Grass Varieties and Hybrid Poplar Trees Using Effluent Water for Irrigation Under Conditions that exist in Southwestern Utah - 1999
• Conference Proceeding - Soil and Water Implications of Ground Cover at Burned and Unburned Pinyon-Juniper Sites at Rifle Canyon and Jarvies Saddle - 1999
• Abstract - Application and Herbicide Rates to Control Russian Knapweed - 1998
• Conference Proceeding - Monitoring Irrigated Pastures for Optimum Productivity and Pasture Health - 1998
• Conference Proceeding - Monitoring your Rangeland. In A Report Card for Progress - 1998
• Abstract - Youth Water Quality Education in Uintah County, Utah - 1998
• Abstract - Managing Perennial Pepperweed in Uintah County, Utah - 1996
• Abstract - Management of Perennial Pepperweed in Wetlands - 1995
• Consumptive Use of Irrigated Crops in Utah - 1994
• Alfalfa Hay Budget - 1993
• Leafy Spurge Reconnaissance in Uintah County, Utah - 1993
• Abstract - Control of Downy Brome at Two Locations with Various Herbicides - 1991
• Journal Article, Academic Journal - Metabolizable Energy for Maintenance of Beef-Type Bos Taurus and Bos Indicus x Bos Taurus Cows in a Dry Temperate Climate - 1991
• Journal Article, Academic Journal - Nulliparous Versus Primiparous Crossbreed Females for Beef - 1991
• Abstract - Energetic Efficiency of Beef-Type Bos Taurus and Bos Indicus x Bos Taurus Dams - 1990
• Unpublished master thesis - Estimated Energy Requirements for Maintenance of Mature Bos Taurus and Bos Indicus x Bos Taurus Dams - 1989

Contracts/Grants Awarded

• Cedar Mountain Project - $148600 - 2012-07-01
• Does Secondary Chemistry Influence Sheep Preferences for Aspen? - $10000 - 2012-06-01
• Northern Utah Rangeland Repeat Photography - $30000 - 2012-03-31
• Water Wise Landscape/Horticulture Agent for Iron County - $34000 - 2012-07-01
• Cedar Mountain Project - $148600 - 2011-07-01
• Water Wise Landscape/Horticulture Agent for Iron County - $34000 - 2011-07-01
• Rangeland Team Proposal: Repeat Photography in Northern Utah - $10430 - 2011-07-01
• Evaluating MAT 28 herbicide formulations to control Rubber Rabbitbrus - $1000 - 2011-01-31
• Cedar Mountain Project - $148600
• Iron County Extension, Food Stamp Nutrition Education Program - $1000 - 2010-12-31
• Water Wise Landscape/Horticulture Agent for Iron County - $34000
• Evaluating Kerb herbicide to control Foxtail-Barley in grass pastures year two - $700
• Cedar Mountain Project - $148600
• Iron County extension, FCS Program Assistant - $8850 - 2009-12-31
• Water Wise Landscape/Horticulture Agent for Iron County - $34000
• Evaluating Kerb herbicide to control Foxtail-Barley in grass pastures - $700
• Cedar Mountain Project - $157300
• Water Wise Landscape/Horticulture Agent for Iron County - $34000
• Cedar Mountain Project - $40000
• Cedar Mountain Project - $157000
• Curly Top Resistant Tomato Varieties for Southern Utah - $1000
• Iron County extension, FCS Program Assistant - $8719 - 2007-12-31
• Repeat Photography in Southern Utah to Document Vegetation Changes - $8000
• Curly Top Resistant Tomato Varieties for Southern Utah - $2000
• Iron County extension, FCS Program Assistant - $8545 - 2006-12-31
• Alfalfa Variety Performance in Iron County Utah - $10500
• Repeat Photo Website - $7500
• Aspen Planting - $7000
• Historical Photo Rangeland Web Site - $25000
• Pinyon – Juniper Workshop and tour - $2087
• Southwest Utah CEEM project - $7000
• Evaluation of Quackgrass Control in Bluegrass Turf using experimental chemical - $4000
• Phosphorus source and band-width spacing for alfalfa - $17500 - 2000-12-31
• Aspen Planting - $5000
• Biological Control of Puncturevine (Tribulus terrestris L.) - $840
• Southern Utah Forest Landowner Education Programs - $12741
• Evaluation of Poplar trees (Populus sp.) for Agroforestry in Southwestern Utah using Effluent Irrigation Water - $605
• Biological Control of Puncturevine (Tribulus terrestris L.) - $685
• Evaluation of Poplar trees (Populus sp.) for Agroforestry in Southwestern Utah using Effluent Irrigation Water - $300
• Noxious Weed Management - $2700
• Windbreak Technology Inservice - $1500
• Evaluation of Pasture Grass Varieties using Effluent Irrigation Water in South West, Utah - $354
• Evaluation of Pasture Grass Varieties using Effluent Irrigation Water in Southwest, Utah - $500
• Alfalfa Harvest Management Inservice - $1500
• Evaluation of Shade Trees for use in Rural Utah Counties - $40555
• Western Integrated Ranch/Farm Education - $18583
• Perennial Pepperweed Control - $9000