Contact Details:
Phone: (907) 746-9470
Fax: (907) 746-2677
Location: Palmer
E-Mail

Curriculum Vitae:
BS, Crop & Soil Sciences
MS, 1992, Pennsylvania State University, Plant Pathology
PhD, 2003, Michigan State University, Production Agronomy and Sustainable Agriculture

Courses:
NRM193 - Composting in the Bristol Bay Region
NRM193 - Practical Gardening in Southwester Alaska (Team taught)

Research Interests: Season extension through soil-warming and plasticulture techniques, Identification and/or development of potato varieties for the Alaska market, Management of high-value crops

Current Research Programs:
1) Potato variety trials and management optimization trials,
2) Soil quality enhancement using cover crops and/or compost addition,
3) Non-herbicide methods of weed control in potato,
4) Season extension of high value crops,
5) High Tunnels

Recent UAF Cooperative Extension Bulletins:
Compost in Alaska, HGA-01027, 2001, Smeenk
Hoophouses in Rural Alaska, HGA-00028, 2001, Smeenk & Nakazawa
Community Gardens, HGA-00029, 2011, Smeenk, Martin, & Nakazawa
Irrigation Options for Small-Scale Operations, HGA-00646, 2011, Smeenk
Soil Sample Kit, HGA-00044, 2010, Smeenk
Specialty Beets in the Alaska Garden, HGA-00041, 2010, Smeenk
Using Spent Grain in the Alaska Compost Pile, HGA-01026, 2010, Smeenk
Mycorrhizae in the Alaska Landscape, HGA-00026, 2010, Ianson & Smeenk
Recommended Varieties for South Central Alaska, HGA-00031, 2010, Smeenk
Potatoes in the Alaska Garden, HGA-00027, 2010, Smeenk, Campbell, & Martin
Control of Late Blight in POtatoes, PMC-00339, 2010, Smeenk
Soil and Fertilizer Management for Gardens, HGA-00338, 2010, Bierman, Smeenk, & Compton
Controlling the Greenhouse Environment, HGA-0336, 2009, Jahns & Smeenk
A 'Starter Kit' of Edible Flowers, HGA-00137, 2008, Smeenk, Leiner, & Brainard