Darrin started in 1992 at OSU-CBARC, Pendleton, and is currently an associate professor in Crop and Soil Science based in La Grande, OR. His extension agronomy outreach and applied, on-farm research programs serve stakeholders in Union, Baker and Wallowa counties with focus on irrigated/dryland cropping systems, seed production, IPM, pesticide evaluation and pesticide applicator certification. Darrin enjoys helping the producers and other stakeholders in the region and collaborating with peers around the state/region to address production issues and integrate technology such as improving grass seed harvest efficiency with NIR technology and developing pest phenology models/alert systems.