State Agronomist Resume Example Natural Resource Conservation Service

STATE AGRONOMIST

Professional Summary

Multi-talented agronomist consistently rewarded for success in planning and operational improvements. Experience in policy development and staff management procedures positively impacting overall morale and productivity.

Skills

Ability to work with subject matter experts in order to provide guidance to area and field staffs.
Writing technical notes to provide technical information to field staffs.

Administration of Conservation Stewardship Program in Kansas.
Writing standards, specifications, implementation requirements and statement of work documents.

Work History

State Agronomist, 06/2016 to Current
Natural Resource Conservation Service – Salina, KS

Worked with Kansas State University Extension specialist to update the Nutrient Management standard, specification and statement of work.
Working with Dr. Nathan Nelson to update the Kansas Phosphorous Assessment.
Updated Conservation Crop Rotation, Contour Farming, Contour Buffer Strips, Filter Strip, Mulching, Strip Cropping, Nutrient Management, Feed Management, Integrated Pest Management, Surface Roughening, Cover Crop, Cross Wind Trap Strips, Herbaceous Wind Barriers and Cross Wind Ridges .
Worked with Kansas State University Extension specialists, consultants and industry representatives to develop and deliver a short course on precision agriculture technology.
Collaborated with the state extension nutrient management specialist in a correlation and validation study of the Haney Soil Health test. I secured four site locations for the study. Provided NDVI values for the corn portion of the study.
Organized a Soil Health Coalition meeting. The meeting covered two days with 11 presenters and two facilitated group discussions. There were 15 entities represented and 48 people attended the meeting.
Working with the extension weed specialist, entomologist and plant pathologists to develop integrated pest management guide sheets for the major crops in Kansas.
Worked with Kansas State University faculty on an Agronomy Tech Note that provided guidance to field staffs on planting cover crops in western Kansas.
Collaborated with Dr. Gerard Kluitenberg from Kansas State University on field testing of bulk density sampling equipment designed by Dr. Kluitenberg. The equipment has been manufactured and deployed to field staffs of the Northern Great Plains Soil Survey Regional Office (SSR5).
Met with producer, Dr. Nathan Nelson and Chad Remley (SSR5 leader) on deploying a paired watershed study.
Developed thirty three state supplements for the Conservation Security Program (CSP). These supplements provided additional guidance to area and field staffs on criteria and documentation to certify the application of the enhancement.

Conservation Stewardship Program Manager, 09/2015 to 06/2016
Natural Resource Conservation Service – Salina, KS

Provided program guidance to area and field staffs on all aspects of the Conservation Stewardship and Conservation Security Programs.
Responsible for certification of funds in a $42,000,000.00 financial assistance program.
Approved early start waivers.
Reviewed contact modifications and terminations and recommend actions taken by the state conservationist.
Developed spreadsheet to tract ranking scores and determination of applications selected for contracts.
Determined overpayment and appropriate repayments amounts for approval by the state conservationists.

Soil Conservaionist, 10/2006 to 09/2015
Natural Resource Conservation Service – Manhattan, KS

Provided Comprehensive Nutrient Management Planning and implementation of the nutrient management portion of the plan. I was responsible for planning implementation for the eastern half of Kansans. I completed 70 plans during that time.
I was responsible for the implementation of nutrient management practice on 56 EQIP contracts covering 13,236 acres with $660,755 in contract payments.
Assisted in the development and implementation of 40 CSP contracts covering 30,440 acres with $2,031,221 in financial assistance.
Worked with the Riley County Conservation District and the State Conservation Commission to develop a cover crop seeding trial and soil health management meeting. The meeting was attended by 54 landowners, growers, extension, state entities, NRCS employees and university students and professors.

Education

Master of Science: Agricultural Economics, 12/1997
Kansas State University - Manhattan, KS

Graduated with 3.79 GPA

High School Diploma: 05/1977
Salina High School South - Salina, KS

Bachelor of Science: Agricultural Economics, 05/1985
Kansas State University - Manhattan, KS

Accomplishments

Certificate of Merit for outstanding contibutions to the Ecological Sciences staff. Awarded 2018.

Certificate of Merit for outstanding planning contributions. Awarded 2004

Certificate of Merit for contributions to stakeout, certification and reporting of 3,100,000 feet while attached to the Cloud county field office.

Certificate of merit for work with the Kingman county conservation in the purchase and deployment of the first personal computer in Kansas. Awarded in 1986.

NRCS representative to the Certified Crop Advisors board of directors in Kansas.

Affiliations

Member, Agronomy Society of America, 2018 to Current

Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

Natural Resource Conservation Service

School Attended

Kansas State University
Salina High School South

Job Titles Held:

State Agronomist
Conservation Stewardship Program Manager
Soil Conservaionist

Degrees

Master of Science : Agricultural Economics , 12/1997
High School Diploma : 05/1977
Bachelor of Science : Agricultural Economics , 05/1985

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