Stephen Machado

Tel: (541) 278 4416

Fax: (541) 278 4188

E-mail: Stephen.machado@oregonstate.edu

Official position: Dryland Cropping Systems Agronomist, OSU

Lead Scientist: Long-Term Experiments

Education:

1997, Ph.D., Crop Physiology/Agronomy, Kansas State University, Manhattan

1987, M.S., Crop Physiology, Reading University, Reading (UK)

1984, B.S., General Agriculture, University of Swaziland, Luyengo (Swaziland)

1980, Diploma, Animal Sciences, University of Swaziland, Luyengo (Swaziland)

Research Activities:

Stephen Machado leads the OSU's long-term research activities at CBARC Pendleton, CBARC Moro, and in Heppner in eastern Oregon. Responsibilities include conducting cropping systems research to develop economically and biologically sustainable agricultural practices for cereals, legumes, and new crops. Areas of special interest include conservation tillage, cropping systems, and plant-soil water dynamics