Dr. Richard Woodward

Extension Horticulture Specialist

Office:  Ag C 4009

Phone:  307-766-2324

Email:  rwoodwa6@uwyo.edu 

I am an Extension Horticultural Specialist and am part of the UW Plant Diagnostic Team. Our goal is to help stakeholders across Wyoming solve their horticultural problems. I have a strong interest in small fruits and vegetables and look forward to collaborating with small producers and homeowners across Wyoming.

I run an extension and teaching horticulture program. My main responsibility is managing the ACRES Student Farm. I collaborate with UW students, community gardens, and schools across Wyoming. One part of ACRES’ mission is to work with students solving horticultural production issues, as well as determining value-added uses for their harvests. I was an elementary school teacher for 20 years and worked as the STEM teacher and Science Literacy Specialist where I developed our School Garden to Table program. Developing school gardens in Wyoming is an area I will be focusing on.

Education:

• Ph.D. – Plant Pathology. 1994. University of Minnesota.
  • Research: Characterization of variation in Fusarium graminearum Schwabe using isozymes, rDNA fingerprinting, and pathogenicity.
• M.S. – Agriculture, Plant and Soil Sciences.1989. University of Delaware.
  • Research: Effect of Composted Sewage Sludge on Sclerotinia crown rot and Phytophthora crown and root rot of alfalfa.
• B.S. – Agriculture, Plant and Soil Sciences. 1986. University of Delaware.
• Post-Doctoral Research - Dept. of Forest Products. 1994-1995. University of Minnesota.
  • Research: Fungitoxicity of sulfuryl fluoride to Ceratocystis fagacearum in vitro and in wilted red oak log sections.