University of Arkansas, Bachelor of Science, Agronomy -1998
  
University of Arkansas, Master of Science, Weed Science –2000

Mississippi State University, Doctor of Philosophy, Weed Science -2004

April 16 2007- Present
University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service 
Assistant Extension Professor - Cotton Agronomist 100% -CES appointment. 
Current responsibilities are to provide educational programs in cotton production and
agronomic systems that improve yield and profitability.  Educational programs focus on new technologies, cotton variety selection, in-season crop management, irrigation and defoliation.  Conduct 10 online and in-person training sessions per year to agents for professional development.  I am editor of the Arkansas Cotton Update newsletter that is sent out weekly during the growing season.  I currently serve as supervisor of the Arkansas Cotton Verification Program and Standardized Cotton Variety Trials.  I Conduct applied research in regards to cotton variety performance and management, seeding rates, row spacing, planting dates, growth regulators, irrigation and defoliation.  In the last 5 years I have conducted over 350 producer meetings reaching over 2000 producers/year, 50 radio shows, 8 TV programs, 100 newsletters and contributed to over 125 articles in popular press venues such as “Delta Farm Press”, “Cotton Grower” , “Mid America Grower”, and “Cotton Farming Magazine”.

July 2004- April 2007 Mississippi State University- 100% MSU-ES
Assistant Extension Professor - Cotton Specialist
Responsible for cotton agronomic education and programming throughout the state of Mississippi. Coordinated with extension County Directors as well as extension Area Agronomic Agents in Mississippi to conduct outreach programs in Cotton production.  Program focus was to supply consultants, growers, or field men with the adequate number of Certified Crop Advisor credits as well as Consultant credits.  During this time I continued the success of the Cotton Short Course held on campus where approximately 200 clientele attend each year.  Conducted various on and off farm demonstration trials with new varieties, chemicals or other agronomic practices that focus on improvement of  on-farm efficiency and cotton yields.  For three and a half years I was able to fully fund my extension program through external funding from industry related research.

October 2002- July 2004
Mississippi State University
Research Associate I – Ph.D.
Responsibilities included planning, developing, and managing approximately 170 acres of, remote sensing and site-specific precision agriculture and weed control field and plot research in corn and cotton.  Supervised approximately 10 graduate students and student workers in their projects.  Obtained best management practices and decision-making skills in variety selection, nutrient recommendations, as well as herbicide, insecticide and fungicide timings and applications. Coordinated with numerous industry representatives and Cotton Incorporated personnel for initiating and funding new and significant cotton research projects, and presenting the results in scientific and grower oriented meetings.

January 2001- July 2004 
Mississippi State University
Graduate Research Assistant – Ph.D.

August 1998- December 2000  
University of Arkansas—Fayetteville, AR
Graduate Assistant – M.S

Organization Memberships

• Beltwide Cotton Conferences 2000 - Present
• American Society of Agronomy – 2006 - Present
• Arkansas Association of County Agricultural Agents
• Arkansas Crop Protection Association 1998 – Present
• Arkansas Consultants Association
• Arkansas Farm Bureau
• Reviewer Journal of Cotton Science 2004 - present
• Cotton Specialist Working Group
• Mississippi Consultants Association
• Mississippi Weed Science Society
• Mississippi Agriculture Industry Council
• Mississippi Crop Improvement Organization
• Mississippi Seedmans Association
• Mississippi Association of County Agricultural Agents (MACAA)
• Mississippi Farm Bureau
• Participant in Mississippi Weed Science Round Table
• Board of Directors, Delta Ag Expo
• Greenwood Farmers Club
• Regional IPM Workshop Committee
• Gamma Sigma Delta 2000 -Present
• Mississippi Weed Science Society 2001 - Present
• Weed Science Society of America 1998 - Present
• Southern Weed Science Society Member, 1998 – Present

Honors and Activities

• Appointed to Beltwide Cotton Conferences Steering Committee – 2009
• Arkansas Seed Arbitration Committee
• Cotton Incorporated State Support Committee
• Fertility Working Group Committee
• Variety Testing Committee
• Cotton Budget Committee
• eXtension Cotton COP Development Committee
• Cotton Centra Training Leader
• Arkansas Crop Management Conference Chair
• Judd Hill Planning Committee
• Cotton Producer Advisory Committee – Chair
• In-Service County Agent Training Committee
• Cotton Production Guide Committee – Chair
• Cotton Physiologist of the Year Award Committee
• Recipient of Mississippi Education Award – MWSS -2007
• Cotton Physiology Program Chair – Beltwide Cotton Conferences – 2007-2008
• First Place in Paper Contest at Southern Weed Science Society 2004
• First Place in Poster Contest at Mississippi Weed Science Society 2003
• Southern Weed Science Society Graduate Student Organization Computer Coordination Committee 2003
• Southern Weed Science Society Sales Coordination Committee 2002-2004
• Mississippi Weed Science Society 2003 Local Arrangements Committee
• Mississippi Weed Science Society 2002 Program Committee
• Mississippi State Second Place Weed Team 2002
• Mississippi State First Place Weed Team 2001
• 1st Place Overall High Individual
• High individual in Farmer Problems (Cotton and Corn)
• High individual in Crop and Weed Response to Herbicides
• Southern Weed Science Society Graduate Student Organization President 2001
• Executive Committee Member 2001
• Student Program Committee 2001
• Gamma Sigma Delta 2000 – First Place Paper Competition
• University of Arkansas First Place Weed Team 2000
• 7th Overall High Individual
• University of Arkansas Dean List 1998

Publications

• Barber, L.T. and D.B. Reynolds. 2004.  Identification and separation of weed and crop species with remote sensing, weed mapping and site-specific herbicide applications. Dissertation. Mississippi State University. 
  
• Barber, L.T., and L.R. Oliver. 2000.  Alternative control practices for diclofop-resistant ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum) in wheat (Triticum aestivum).  Master’s Thesis. University of Arkansas.
  
• Dodds, D. M, M.T. Kirkpatrick and L.T. Barber. 2008. Evaluation of Trifloxysulfuron plus Prometryn for Weed Control in Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.). Journal of Cotton Science.
  
  Abstracts

• Barber, L.T., F.L. Baldwin, C.C. Wheeler, T.L. Dillon and L.R. Oliver. 1999. Alternative herbicide programs for diclofop-resistant Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum) in wheat.  Proc. South. Weed Sci. Soc. 52:105
  

• Barber, L.T., L.R. Oliver and F.L. Baldwin. 2000.  Alternative herbicide programs for diclofop-resistant ryegrass in wheat.  Proc. South. Weed Sci. Soc. 53:9

• Barber, L.T., L.R. Oliver, F.L. Baldwin, and R.C. Scott.  2001.  Diclofop-resistant ryegrass control with imazamox in Clearfield wheat.  Proc. South. Weed Sci. Soc. 54:10

• Barber, L.T., D.B. Reynolds, L.M. Bruce, J.C. Sanders. 2001.  Classification and identification of weed and crop species with spectral imagery.  In  Proceedings of the Third Annual Conference on Geospatial Information in Agriculture and Forestry.

• Barber, L.T., D.B. Reynolds, J.C. Sanders, D.G. Wilson, N.W. Buehring, and K.M. Bloodworth.  2002.  Weed control with CGA-362622 in Roundup Ready and BXN cotton systems.  Proc. South. Weed Sci. Soc. 55:140

• Barber, L.T., D.B. Reynolds, J.C. Sanders and L.M. Bruce. 2002.  Utilization of reflectance properties for identification and separation of weed and crop species.  Proc. Weed Sci. Soc

• Barber, L.T., D.B. Reynolds, N.W. Buehring, J.C. Sanders, D.G. Wilson, and K.M. Bloodworth.  2002.  Evaluation of CGA-362622 in cotton weed control programs.  In  Proceedings of the Beltwide Cotton Conference, Atlanta, GA, Jan. 8-12, 2002.  Memphis, TN: National Cotton Council of America.

• Barber, L.T., D.G. Wilson, M.T. Kirkpatrick and D.B. Reynolds.  2003. Post-directed options in Roundup Ready cotton.  Proc. South. Weed Sci. Soc. 56:106

• Barber, L.T., J.C. Sanders, N.W. Buehring and D. B. Reynolds. 2003.  The use of a point-injection sprayer in site-specific management programs.  Proc. South Weed Sci. Soc. 56:61

• Barber, L.T., D. B. Reynolds, J.C. Sanders and N.W. Buehring. 2003.  Evaluation of post-directed alternatives in Roundup Ready cotton.  In  Proceedings of the Beltwide Cotton Conference, Nashville, TN, Jan. 8-12, 2003.  Memphis, TN: National Cotton Council of America.

• Barber, L.T., D.B. Reynolds, J.C. Sanders, N.W. Buehring, M.T. Kirkpatrick and J.J. Walton. 2004. Differentiation of weed and crop species utilizing vegetative indices and best spectral bands. Proc. South. Weed Sci. Soc. 57:288.

• Barber, L.T., D.B. Reynolds, M.T. Kirkpatrick, N.W. Buehring and J.J. Walton. 2004. Comparison of chloroacetamide and dinitroanaline herbicides and application timing for weed control in cotton.  Proc. South. Weed Sci. Soc. 57:159.

• Barber, L.T., D.B. Reynolds, N.W. Buehring, J.J Walton, and M.T. Kirkpatrick. 2004. Comparison of Prowl formulations for use in cotton. In Proceedings of the Beltwide Cotton Conference, San Antonio, TX, Jan. 5-9, 2004.  Memphis, TN: National Cotton Council of America.

• Barber, L.T., D. B. Reynolds, J.C. Sanders, and N.W. Buehring. 2004. Identification of vegetative indices and best spectral bands for differentiating weed and crop species. In Proceedings of the Beltwide Cotton Conference, San Antonio, TX, Jan. 5-9, 2004.  Memphis, TN: National Cotton Council of America.

• Barber, L.T., J.J Walton, D.B. Reynolds, M.T. Kirkpatrick and D.M Dodds. Evaluation of Weed Control programs in Roundup Ready Flex Cotton. Proc. So. Weed Sci.Soc. 2005

• Barber, L.T., P. Jost, D. Krieg, B.Phipps, W.C. Robertson, A.M. Stewart and N.M French 2006. Influence of ProAct on Growth and Yield of Cotton.  Proc. Beltwide Cotton Conference p1848.

• Barber, L.T. 2007. Biotechnology Update. Proceedings of the Beltwide Cotton Conference, New Orleans, LA, Jan. 8-11, 2007.  Memphis, TN: National Cotton Council of America. 

• Barber, L.T. and A.M. Stewart. 2007. Efffectiveness of Stance as a Growth Regulator in Cotton. Proceedings of the Beltwide Cotton Conference, New Orleans, LA, Jan. 8-11, 2007.  Memphis, TN: National Cotton Council of America.

• Barber, L.T. 2008. Challenges with Changing Crop Mixture. Proceedings of the Beltwide Cotton Conference, Nashville, TN Jan. 8-11, 2008.  Memphis, TN: National Cotton Council of America.

• Barber, L.T. Cotton Specialist Working Group. 2008. Effects of Seed Treatments and In-Furrow Insecticides on Seedling Vigor, Protection and Yield.  Proceedings of the Beltwide Cotton Conference, Nashville, TN Jan. 8-11, 2008.  Memphis, TN: National Cotton Council of America. 

• Barber, L.T. and M. Bowman 2008. Optimizing Defoliation to Perserve Yield and Fiber Quality. Proceedings of the Beltwide Cotton Conference, Nashville, TN Jan. 8-11, 2008.  Memphis, TN: National Cotton Council of America.

• Buehring, N.W., D.B. Reynolds, L.T. Barber, K.M. Bloodworth, J.C. Sanders, and D.G. Wilson.  2002.  Evaluation of point-injection spraying systems.  Proc. South. Weed Sci. Soc.  55:145

• Buehring, N.W., D.B. Reynolds, L.T. Barber, J.C. Sanders, K.M. Bloodworth and D.G. Wilson. 2002.  The use of GIS and point-injection spraying systems for site-specific pesticide applications.  Proc. Weed Sci. Soc.

• Buehring, N.W., D.B. Reynolds, J.C. Sanders, K.M. Bloodworth, L.T. Barber, and D.G. Wilson.  2002.  Site-specific harvest-aid applications with a point-injection spraying system.  In Proceedings of the Beltwide Cotton Conference, Atlanta, GA, Jan. 8-12, 2002.  Memphis, TN: National Cotton Council of America. 

• Buehring, N.W., D.B. Reynolds, D.G. Wilson, N.W. Buehring, J.C. Sanders and L.T. Barber. 2003.  Roundup Ready cotton tolerance to various glyphosate formulations. In Proceedings of the Beltwide Cotton Conference, Atlanta, GA, Jan. 8-12, 2002.  Memphis, TN: National Cotton Council of America. 

• Buehring, N.W., D.B. Reynolds, D.G. Wilson, J.C. Sanders and L.T. Barber. 2003. Efficacy and crop safety of glyphosate formulations in Roundup Ready cotton.  Proc. South. Weed Sci. Soc. 56:104

• Buehring, N.W., D.B. Reynolds, N.W. Buehring, L.T. Barber, J.J. Walton and M.T. Kirkpatrick. 2004. Cotton tolerance and variety sensitivity to different formulations of glyphosate. In Proceedings of the Beltwide Cotton Conference, San Antonio, TX, Jan. 5-9, 2004.  Memphis, TN: National Cotton Council of America. 

• Buehring, N.W., D.B. Reynolds, L.T. Barber, and J.C. Sanders. Remote sensing as a tool for herbicide drift detection. In Proceedings of the Beltwide Cotton Conference, San Antonio, TX, Jan. 5-9, 2004.  Memphis, TN: National Cotton Council of America.

• Bloodworth, K.M., D.B. Reynolds and L.T. Barber. 2002.  Evaluation of glyphosate formulations for efficacy and crop tolerance in roundup ready corn and cotton.  Proc. South. Weed Sci. Soc. 55:1

• Bloodworth, K.M., D.B. Reynolds, L.T. Barber and Nathan W. Buehring. 2002.  Comparison of weed control and tolerance in Roundup Ready Cotton with various formulations of glyphosate.  In  Proceedings of the Beltwide Cotton Conference, Atlanta, GA, Jan. 8-12, 2002.  Memphis, TN: National Cotton Council of America.

• Dodds, D.M., D.R. Shaw, L.T. Barber, J.W. Barnett, N.W. Buehring, K.D. Burnell, C.J. Gray, K.C. Hutto, F.S. Kelly, C.T. Leon, T.H. Koger, D. B. Mask, W.G. Powell, J.C. Sanders and M.L.
  Tagert. 2004. Species differentiation using hyperspectral remote sensing. Proc. South. Weed Sci. Soc. 58:290.

• Kirkpatrick, M.T., L.T. Barber, N.W. Buehring and D.B. Reynolds. 2003.  Trifloxysulfuron and prometryn tankmix combinations in post-directed weed control programs. In Proceedings of the Beltwide Cotton Conference, Atlanta, GA, Jan. 8-12, 2002.  Memphis, TN: National Cotton Council of America. 

• Kirkpatrick, M.T., L.T. Barber, N.W. Buehring, and D.B. Reynolds. 2003. Trifloxysulfuron and prometryn tankmix combinations in post-directed weed control programs.  Proc. South. Weed Sci. Soc. 56:107.

• Kirkpatrick, M.T., J.C. Sanders, L.T. Barber, N.W. Buehring, D.G. Wilson and D. B. Reynolds. 2003. Utilizing spectral reflectance data to monitor maturity of agronomic crops.  Proc. South. Weed Sci. Soc. 56:60.

• Kirkpatrick, M.T., D.B. Reynolds, L.T. Barber, J.C. Sanders, C.G. O’Hara and J.L. Willers. 2004. Aerial image based site-specific applications of mepiquat chloride to control in field variability of cotton growth. Proc. South. Weed Sci. Soc. 57:36.

• Kirkpatrick, M.T., D.B. Reynolds, L.T. Barber, J.J. Walton and J.C. Sanders. 2004. Evaluation of trifloxysulfuron and prometryn as a post-directed weed control program in cotton systems. Proc. South. Weed Sci. Soc. 57: 296.

• Sanders, J.C., D. B. Reynolds, K.M. Bloodworth, and L.T. Barber.  2002.  Fruit retention of Roundup Ready Cotton. In Proceedings of the Beltwide Cotton Conference, Atlanta, GA, Jan. 8-12, 2002.  Memphis, TN: National Cotton Council of America. 

• Sanders, J.C., D.B. Reynolds, C.G. O’Hara and L.T. Barber. 2003.  Site-specific growth regulator, and defoliant applications in cotton. In Proceedings of the Beltwide Cotton Conference, Atlanta, GA, Jan. 8-12, 2002.  Memphis, TN: National Cotton Council of America. 

• Sanders, J.C., D.B. Reynolds, L.T. Barber, and M.T. Kirkpatrick. 2003. The influence of glyphosate on fruit retention in Roundup Ready cotton.  Proc. South. Weed Sci. Soc. 56:174.

• Sanders, J.C., D.B. Reynolds, L.T. Barber, and N.W. Buehring. 2004. Evaluation of Aim and ET as harvest-aids in cotton.  In Proceedings of the Beltwide Cotton Conference, San Antonio, TX, Jan. 5-9, 2004.  Memphis, TN: National Cotton Council of America. 

• Sanders, J.C., D.B. Reynolds, L.T. Barber, L.M. Bruce and C.G. O’Hara. 2004. Utilization of spectral bands and vegetation indices in monitoring the seasonal growth and development of cotton. Proc. South. Weed Sci. Soc. 57:21.

• Wilson, D.G., D.B. Reynolds, N.W. Buehring and L.T. Barber. 2002.  Pesticide interactions with CGA-362622 in cotton.  Proc. South. Weed Sci. Soc. 55:128

• Wilson, D.G., D. B. Reynolds, N.W. Buehring and L.T. Barber. 2002. CGA-362622 interactions with cotton pesticides.  In Proceedings of the Beltwide Cotton Conference, Atlanta, GA, Jan. 8-12, 2002.  Memphis, TN: National Cotton Council of America.

• Wilson, D.G., D.B. Reynolds, L.T. Barber and J.C. Sanders. 2003.  Cotton tolerance to tank-mixture combinations of Envoke and foliar insecticides. In Proceedings of the Beltwide Cotton Conference, Nashville, TN Jan. 8-12, 2003.  Memphis, TN: National Cotton Council of America