Kimberly Cochran

Kimberly Cochran, Ph.D., works with a wide variety of crops in the Texas Winter Garden and the expanse of district 10 that spans from Bastrop in the east to Bracketville in the west.  Cochran has ongoing projects on spinach, grape, pecan, olive, and sesame.  Producers of many specialty crops need more research and disease information support and she strives to provide that to them while being mindful of sustainable practices and water conservation.  Cochran has interests in working with a variety of foliar and soilborne diseases, which are influenced by the needs of producers in her area and statewide.  These currently include Pierce’s Disease on grape, Anthracnose and Stemphylium Leaf Spots on spinach, Cotton Root Rot (aka Texas Root Rot) on a variety of hosts, and root rots of sesame. Cochran enjoys working directly with producers to serve their needs and to serve the people of Texas.