New AgWeatherNet director Dr. Gerrit Hoogenboom, a professor of agrometeorology and crop modeling, has been appointed director of Washington State University’s agricultural weather network, AgWeatherNet. He succeeds Dr. Gary Grove, who will continue his research and extension program in plant pathology. Hoogenboom was previously a professor in agrometeorology and crop modeling at the University of Georgia, Griffin, and managed the Georgia Automated Environmental Monitoring Network (www.georgiaweather.net), one of the largest automated weather networks in the southeastern United States. He has served as editor of the journals ­Climate Research and The Journal of Agricultural Science. He earned his doctorate in agronomy […]