Idaho Agricultural Experiment Station

Staff and Faculty at Sandpoint

Location:
Sandpoint Research & Extension Center, Sandpoint, ID 83864

tel: 208-263-2323
fax: 208-263-4470

Email:
dbarney@uidaho.edu

Danny L. Barney

• Professor of Horticulture

• Extension Horticulturist

• Superintendent, SREC

Education:

• Ph.D., Cornell University
• M.S., Brigham Young University
• B.S., United States Coast Guard Academy

Research:
Professor Barney conducts field and lab research on the propagation, physiology, breeding, and cultivar development of huckleberries and bilberries (Vaccinium species) native to the western United States and western Canada. He is also involved in developing cultivars of haskap (edible-fruited blue honeysuckle, Lonicera caerulea), which is native to Japan and Eastern Eurasia. For ornamental crops, he is engaged in research on the production and physiology of true firs (Abies spp.) used for landscape ornamentals and Christmas trees. Much of the fruit and ornamental research involves developing and evaluating production systems for emerging specialty crops.

Extension:
The production of high-value horticultural crops in Idaho is the main focus of Professor Barney's extension program. This includes training programs, consultation, and the production of technical support materials for Extension Educators, commercial horticulturists, and Master Gardeners. 

• Farm Operations Manager

The Farm Operations Supervisor is responsible for helping establish and maintain research and demonstration plots, as well as the day-to-day operation and maintenance of the landscapes, buildings, and farm equipment.

• Administrative Assistant

The Administrative Assistant at Sandpoint is responsible  for greeting visitors, maintaining office and personnel operations and records, and accounting.