Responsible for state-wide programming in range extension.. Works in direct support of Educators and producers on management issues including grazing systems, renovation, and monitoring. Maintains active youth range education program for ages 8 through 18.  Research involves range vegetation utilization as a component of integrated livestock production.
 

Recent Publications

Bouton, J.H. and R. N. Gates. 2003. Grazing tolerant alfalfa tested under different management conditions. Agron. J. 95:1461-1464

Gates, R.N., Smart, A.L. and P.E. Reece. 2003. The journey to recovery of the range after drought. Proc. XVIII Range Beef Cow Symposium, 9-11 December, Mitchell, NE p 74-82. (Invited paper).

Gates, R.N. 2003. Integration of perennial forages and grazing in sod based crop rotations. Proc. Sod Based Cropping Systems Conf., Feb, 20-22, AFS, Univ of Florida, Quincy, FL. (Invited Paper).

Gates, R.N., Carlos G.S. Pedreira and Camilo Quarin. 2004. Bahiagrass. In Moser, L.E., L.E. Sollenberger and B. Burson (eds.). Warm-Season Forage Grasses. Amer. Soc. Agronomy, Inc; Crop Sci. Soc, Amer., Inc; Soil Sci. Soc. Amer, Inc. Madison, WI.

Newton, G.L., J.K. Bernard, R.K. Hubbard, J.R. Allison, R.R. Lowrance, G.J. Gascho, R.N. Gates, and G. Vellidis . 2003. Managing manure nutrients through multi-crop forage production. J. Dairy Sci. 86: 2243-2252.

Blount, A.R., R.N. Gates, P.L. Pfahler, T.R. Sinclair and K.H. Quesenberry. 2002.  Selection for crown vigor in ‘Pensacola’ bahiagrass. Crop Sci. 43:1996-1998.

Wilson, J.P. and R.N. Gates. 2002. The dynamic multiline population: An alternative approach to durable resistance? In Leslie, J. F. (Ed.). Sorghum and Millet Diseases 2000. Iowa State University Press. Ames, IA.

Bouton, J.H., R.N. Gates, and C.S. Hoveland. 2001. Selection for persistence in endophyte-free Kentucky 31 tall fescue. Crop Sci. 41:1026-1028.

Gates, R.N., Paul Mislevy, and F.G. Martin. 2001. Herbage accumulation of three bahiagrass germplasms during the cool season. Agron. J. 93:112-117.

Hill, G.M., R.N. Gates, and J.W. West. 2001. Advances in bermudagrass research involving new cultivars for beef and dairy production. J. Anim. Sci. 79(E. Suppl.):E48-E58 (invited paper). http://www.asas.org/jas/jas0940.pdf

Wilson, J.P., R.N. Gates and M.S. Panwar. 2001. Dynamic multiline population approach to resistance gene management. Phytopathology 91:255-260.

Gates, R.N. 2000. Response of incomplete Tifton 9 bahiagrass stands to renovation. J. Range Manage. 53:614-616.

Gates, R.N., W.W. Hanna and G.M. Hill. 1999. Pearl millet as a forage. A.L. de Farias Neto, R. F. Amabile, D.A. Martins Netto, T. Yamashita, H. Gocho (ed.). Proc.  International Pearl Millet Workshop, June 9-10, 1999, EMBRAPA Cerrados, Planaltina, Brasil. p. 85-92. (Invited paper).