Robert Masson

Assistant Agent, Agriculture

Contact

(928) 726-3904
Yuma County/ Ag Ext, Rm. 102
Yuma, AZ 85364
masson@arizona.edu

Biography

Robert Masson is a general agricultural extension agent in Yuma Arizona. He assists growers with solving problems by evaluating methods and technology originating from university and commercial sources. His main strength is connecting people who have questions with experts that have answers, so they can group think solutions to problems. Robert assists with all aspects of agriculture important to Yuma county: irrigation management, soil health, food safety, hemp cultivation, vegetable production, soil salt mitigation, food traceability, IPM, seed production, etc.

Degrees

M.S. Crop Science - Plant Breeding

North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Heritability and Selective Genotyping QTL Analysis of Resistance to Manganese Deficiency Derived from Soybean Breeding Line SC97-1821.

B.S. Plant Biology

North Carolina State University, Raliegh, North Carolina, United States

Work Experience

The University of Arizona, Yuma County Cooperative Extension (2019 - Ongoing)
Research Designed for Agriculture (2017 - 2019)
Weaver Popcorn (2014 - 2017)
USDA - ARS (2007 - 2014)
United States Navy (1997 - 2002)

Interests

Research

Soil Health,= Neutral 3rd party testing of commercial agricultural products . Evaluating anything that the specialists can't take care of.

Teaching

Agricultural Education such as PCA ECU's.

Courses

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Scholarly Contributions