NORTHEAST EXPERT

Marvin Hall
414 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building
University Park, PA 16802
mhh2@psu.edu

Marvin Hall grew up in northeastern Ohio and received his undergraduate degree from Bluffton College in 1977. He received his M.S. in Agronomy from The Ohio State University in 1984 and a Ph.D. in Forages from the University of Minnesota in 1987. He has been the extension specialist in forage production and utilization at Pennsylvania State University since 1990. This involves both annual and perennial forage crops and their interaction with consuming animals. In this role, he collaborates with agencies and organizations throughout Pennsylvania and the Northeast that have forage related interests. His research is primarily oriented towards the production and utilization of conserved forages. Emphasis currently focuses on issues (seeding methods, rates and dates, weed control, disease control, fertility, seed treatments, and seedling management) associated with forage establishment.