ALFH CV Jim McHugh

RESUME OF John Joseph McHugh, Jr.

Education	Research & Professional Experience	Selected Grants
Selected Publications	Selected Presentations	Community Service

EDUCATION

Institution & Location

Degree
Conferred Field of Study

University of Hawaii
Honolulu, HI 96822

B.S.
May 1975 General Agriculture

University of Hawaii
Honolulu, HI 96822

M.S.
May 1980 Horticulture

Purdue University
W. Lafayette, IN 47907

Ph.D.
May 1994 Entomology

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RESEARCH & PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1980 - 1982 Research Associate IV, Department of Horticulture, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii

1982 - 1991 Farm Manager, Sumida Farm, Inc., Aiea, Hawaii

1991 - 1994 Graduate Research Assistant, Purdue University, W. Lafayette, Indiana

1994 - 1996 Assistant Horticulturist, Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association, Aiea, Hawaii

1996 - 1998 Horticulturist and Entomologist, Waikele Farms, Inc., Kunia, Hawaii

1995 - present Affiliate Faculty Member, Department of Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Hawaii at Manoa

1998 - present Owner/member, Crop Care Hawaii, LLC, private agricultural consulting

2006 - present Owner/member, Crotolaria Seed Specialists, LLC, cover crop seed production.

2006 – present Owner/member, Hana Hou Harvest, LLC, custom seed harvesting.

SELECTED GRANTS

Accelerating Cover Crop Technology Adoption through Field Demonstrations Using Sunn hemp, Oats and Buckwheat in Rotational Commercial Crops. J. J. McHugh, Jr., L. N. Constantinides, K. Kinvig, M. Johnson. USDA – Natural Resources Conservation Service. September 1,2007 to August 31, 2010. $690,000.

Accelerating the Adoption and Implementation of Proven Cover Crop Technologies in Hawaii. J. J. McHugh, Jr. and L. N. Constantinides. USDA – Natural Resources Conservation Service. August 1, 2006 to July 31, 2007. $75,000.

Cover Cropping for Reducing Soil Nitrogen Following Seed Corn Production in the Kaiaka-Waialua Watershed, Oahu. J. J. McHugh, Jr. Hawaii Department of Health, 319(h), Clean Water Act. March 21, 2002 to July 31, 2003. $40,000.

Integrated Pest Management for the Waialua Farmers Cooperative. J. J. McHugh, Jr. and L. N. Kaneshiro (Constantinides). American Farmland Trust. September 1, 2000 to August 31, 2002. $40,000.

Management of Root Knot Nematode on Tomato by Cover Cropping. J. J. McHugh, Jr. and S. Schenck. Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education - Western Region. October 1, 1999 to August 31, 2001. $21,900.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

McHugh, J. J., Jr. 2003. Cover Cropping with Barley and Oats in Bare Ground Fallow Cropping Systems. < http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/sustainag/Downloads/McHugh.pdf>

McHugh, J. J. Jr. & L. N. Kaneshiro (Constantinides). 2001. Field Guide to Identification of Common Pests Found in Waialua Farmers Cooperative, American Farmland Trust, DeKalb, IL.

Mau, R. F. L., L. R. Gusukuma-Minuto and J. J. McHugh, Jr. 1997. Evaluation of insecticides for melon thrips control, 1996. ESA Arthropod Management Tests, Volume 22.

McHugh, J. J., Jr. and R. E. Foster. 1995. Reduction of diamondback moth infestation (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) in head cabbage by overhead irrigation. J. Econ. Entomol. 88: 162-168.

SELECTED PRESENTATIONS

Developing a Crop Production Plan. J. J. McHugh, Jr. February 17, 2005. Ag Production and Marketing Mini Conference. USDA/Risk Management Agency, University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources. FilCom Center, Waipahu, Hawaii.

The New Hawaiian Farmer. J. J. McHugh, Jr. July 20, 2004. Southeast Asian Outreach: Production, Marketing, Food Safety Workshop. USDA/Risk Management Agency, University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources. Waialua, Hawaii.

Section 18 Emergency Exemption for the use of Provado on Bananas to Control Banana Aphid. J. J. McHugh, Jr. May 21, 2004. Annual Meeting, Hawaii Banana Growers Industry, Kahului, Maui.

Cover Cropping for Reducing Soil Nitrogen Following Seed Corn Production in the Kaiaka-Waialua Watershed. J.J. McHugh, Jr., L. N. Constantinides, J. Falcon, A. Chun, C. Dacuycuy, K. Delong, D. Garcia, J. Kumura, L. Sumaoang. January 7, 2004. Annual Meeting of the American Farm Bureau Federation, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Integrated Pest Management and Pesticide Safety Education for New and Immigrant Farmers. L. N. Constantinides, J. J. McHugh, Jr., and S. F. Swift. January 7, 2004. Annual Meeting of the American Farm Bureau Federation, Honolulu, Hawaii.

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Co-chair, Environmental Stewardship Committee, Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation

Director and Secretary-Treasurer, West Oahu Soil and Water Conservation District

Vice President, Agricultural Leadership Foundation of Hawaii

Director, Oahu Resource Conservation Development, Inc. Council