People

The people behind this project:

	Thomas Björkman, Project Coordinator  Associate Professor of Vegetable Crop Physiology, Department of Horticultural Sciences, Cornell University.
	Gary Harman, Major Participant  Professor of Seed Pathology, Departments of Horticultural Sciences and Plant Pathology , Cornell University.  Developer of T-22 and founder of BioWorks

Lisa Blanchard, Project Staff
    Research Support Specialist, Horticultural Sciences
    Microbiology, Environmental Stress, Soil Types and field trials Finger Lakes area

Judy Robinson,  Project Staff
    Technician, Horticultural Sciences
     Grower liaison, Grower trials Finger Lakes area

Mike Orfanedes, Extension Cooperator
    Extension Specialist, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Lake Plains
     Grower trials, Lake Erie area

Lee Stivers, Extension Cooperator
    Extension Specialist, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Lake Plains
    Grower trials, Lake Ontario (Rochester) area

Dale Riggs, Extension Cooperator
     Extension Specialist, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Capital District
    Grower trials, Albany area

Joe Sieczka, Research Cooperator
    Associate Professor, Fruit and Vegetable Sciences, Cornell University, LIHRL Riverhead
    Field trials, Long Island

Laurie Drinkwater
    Director of North American Programs, Rodale Institute
    Soil types and microbial competition

Farmers

 
Bill Harris, LeRoy
Ken Mattingly, Le Roy
George Ayres, Shortsville
Ed Hansen, Stanley
Chris Hansen, Stanley
Rob Poole, Geneva
James Minns, Geneva
Frank Turek, King Ferry
Bill Bentley, Ripley
Larry Eckhardt, Stephentown
Lynn Fish, Shortsville
Tim Martens, Port Byron
Doug Mason, Williamstown
David Murphy, Penn Yan
Klaas Martens, Penn Yan
Roger Powers, Pittsford
Jim Vincent, Byron
David Zittel, Eden
Sarah Ball

Research funds were provided by
USDA Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education grant LNE 99-43
New York State Sweet Corn Research Association
New York State Snap Bean Research Association
Pennsylvania Vegetable Marketing Board

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