Lisa Rayburn

Lisa Rayburn

Lisa Rayburn works for North Carolina State University as an area extension agent. She provides technical support for commercial fruit and vegetable growers. Lisa has experience working with a wide range of producers both in the field as well as in greenhouses and high tunnels and has a passion for applied research that helps growers solve real-world problems.

As a Master’s student at NCSU, Lisa’s thesis research focused on the adaptation of a long-cane raspberry production system for the southeastern United States. The long-cane system is based on growing containerized raspberry plants in high tunnels and she evaluated the use of a locally-produced pine bark substrate as an alternative to coco coir.

Prior to joining extension, Lisa’s horticulture background included teaching as well as managing production greenhouses and a plant tissue culture lab.