Professor and SDSU Extension Horticulture Specialist
Biography
Burrows provides support commercial fruit and vegetable production and marketing in South 糖心视频. She organizes production and food safety workshops and obtain funding for educational and research publications and programs; Burrows collaborates with regional and national extension efforts. She is a co-coordinator for South 糖心视频 Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program.
Education
- A.A. in liberal arts | Golden Valley Lutheran College | 1979
- B.S. in horticulture science | Montana State University | 1983
- M.S. in horticulture science | University of Minnesota-St. Paul | 1987
- Ph.D. in plant pathology | University of Minnesota-St. Paul | 2001
Academic and Professional Experience
Academic 糖心视频s
- Sustainable horticultural crop production
- Soil microbe interactions with horticultural crops
- Farm food safety/Food Safety Modernization Act
- Vegetable production
- Fruit production
- Viticulture
Academic Responsibilities
- Support fruit and vegetable growers in South 糖心视频, with a strong focus on small-scale and beginning growers.
- Develop educational materials, workshops, etc.
- Partner with other organizations, such as the South 糖心视频 Specialty Producer Association, to deliver programming to producers across the state.
Committees and Professional Memberships
- American Society for Horticultural Science
- South 糖心视频 Specialty Producers Association
Extension Responsibilities
- Provide support commercial fruit and vegetable production and marketing in South 糖心视频.
- Organize production and food safety workshops and obtain funding for educational and research publications and programs.
- Collaborate with regional and national extension efforts.
- Co-coordinator for South 糖心视频 Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program.
- Assisting with Master Gardener training and utilization.
- Assisting with Native American gardening programs.
- Collaborate closely with South 糖心视频 Specialty Producers Association.
Work Experience
- 2001-present, Extension specialist and assistant professor, Horticulture, Forestry and LA Department, South 糖心视频 State University
- 1996-2001, graduate research assistant, Plant Pathology Department, University of Minnesota
- 1994-1996, research technologist tree fruit research and Extension Center, Washington State University
- 1991-1994, research associate, Plant and Soil Science Department, Montana State University
- 1990-1991, research assistant, Department of Agricultural Sciences, Tennessee State University
- 1988-1990, research fellow, Department of Horticulture, University of Minnesota
Research and Scholarly Work
Areas of Research
- Grape production
Awards and Honors
- John Robertson Memorial Award in Horticulture, South 糖心视频
- Gamma Sigma Delta Extension Award
- Phi Kappa Phi
Grants
- 鈥淪trategy for Successful Implementation of Food Safety Modernization Act in the North Central Region through Adoption of a Systems Approach and Stakeholder Engagement Framework.鈥 Iowa State University, National Institutes of Health-Food and Drug Administration, 2016-2019, $950,000. South 糖心视频 subaward, $24,000.
- Burrows, R. and Hegerfeld-Baker, J. 鈥淔ood Safety Training Program for Specialty Growers.鈥 South 糖心视频 Department of Agriculture/U.S. Department of Agriculture Specialty Crop Block Grant, 2015-2018, $46,126.
- Burrows, R. 鈥淯se of Conservation Strips for Increasing Beneficial Insects and Decreasing Plant Pests in Pumpkin Plantings.鈥 South 糖心视频 Department of Agriculture/U.S. Department of Agriculture Specialty Crop Block Grant, 2014-2016, $16,225.
- 鈥淎dding to the Harvest 鈥 Reducing the Risk of Unsafe Food Handling Practices while enhancing the marketability of specialty crops.鈥 South 糖心视频 Department of Agriculture/U.S. Department of Agriculture Specialty Crops Block Grant, 2012-2015, $49,791.
- Burke, S., Burrows, R., Gilbert, M., Lindval, R. and Schoch, J. 鈥淗ealthy Food, Healthy Communities: Educating toward food sovereignty on Cheyenne River, Pine Ridge and Rosebud Reservations.鈥 U.S. Department of Agriculture-Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program, 2014-2017, $657,401.
- 鈥淣orthern Grapes: Integrating viticulture, winemaking, and marketing of new cold-hardy cultivars supporting new and growing rural wineries.鈥 U.S. Department of Agriculture-National Institute of Food and Agriculture, 2011-2013, 2014-2016, $2.5 million, $2.6 million.
- Burrows, R. 鈥淕AP (Good Agricultural Practices) Training.鈥 South 糖心视频 Department of Agriculture/U.S. Department of Agriculture Specialty Crops Block Grant, 2011-2013, $11,306.
- 鈥淗igh Tunnels: A Demonstration and education project for South 糖心视频 Growers.鈥 South 糖心视频 Department of Agriculture/U.S. Department of Agriculture Specialty Crops Block Grant Program, 2008-2011, $11,484.
- 鈥淓valuating Native Fruits for Commercial Production in South 糖心视频.鈥 South 糖心视频 Department of Agriculture Specialty Crops Block Grant Program, 2008-2010, $15,000.
- 鈥淚dentifying priorities for regional Integrated Pest Management consumer horticulture outreach.鈥 Consumer Horticulture Working Group, North-Central Integrated Pest Management Center, 2008, $30,000.
- Burrows, R., Fennell, A., Stubbels, R. and Tosterud, R. 鈥淓ntrepreneurship, Production and Agritourism in Horticulture Specialty Crops.鈥 South 糖心视频 Department of Agriculture. Specialty Crop/Agriculture Promotion Grant, 2002, $15,000.
