Scott Monfort is an Assistant Professor/Extension Plant Pathologist at the University of Arkansas and is located at the Lonoke Extension Center. Scott joined the faculty of the Plant Pathology Department at the University of Arkansas in 2006 and has more than 8 years’ experience in precision agriculture technologies and plant pathology. His current research and Extension interests are nematode and disease management utilizing precision agriculture technologies. Dr. Monfort’s primary focus is plant pathology/nematology in row crops in east central and northeastern Arkansas, but he has statewide responsibilities in certain areas. He provides education and information in crop disease management and develops an applied research program to improve disease control for state crops. He is an expert in precision agriculture and plant disease control. Dr. Monfort earned BSA and MS degrees in Plant Pathology at the University of Georgia and a PhD in Plant Pathology from the University of Arkansas. He began his career in precision agriculture with Gold Kist in Georgia, where he worked in many different crops. In 1998, he joined the Extension service as an agent in Worth County, working in cotton, peanut, and commercial vegetables. After earning his MS and PhD, Dr. Monfort moved back to Georgia in 2005 to work on vegetable diseases as a postdoctoral researcher in the Plant Pathology Department at the University of Georgia (Tifton). He also continued to work on nematode control using precision agriculture in cotton production across Georgia.
