Education
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln/ PhD, Agronomy – Crop production
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln / MS, Agronomy – Soils management
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln BS, Agriculture - Crops and Soils
- Universidad Nacional Colombia – Bogota. Engineer's degree in Agriculture
(Co-validation through ICFES), Bogotá, Colombia, 1984
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
- Certified Crop Advisor -CCA and Certified Professional Agronomist.
- American Society of Agronomy License 34269 Valid until 12/2015 September 1997
- USAID Contracting Officer's Representative / Agreement Officer's Representative USAID. 11/29/2011
- Business Retention and Expansion Consultant University of Minnesota / BREI 11/2003
- Master Cattleman Certification - Instructor University of Kentucky – CES. 3/2003
- Grazing school – Instructor University of Kentucky – CES. 10/2003
- Agronomic Engineering Professional Registration. Ministry of Agriculture - Colombia License MP
6764 - 06/1984
LANGUAGE SKILLS
- English (Native or bilingual proficiency)
- Spanish (Native or bilingual proficiency)
- French (Elementary proficiency)
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS:
- Certified Professional Agronomist CPAg 34269;
- Contract/ Agreement Officer’s Representative USAID; 11/2011
- Business Retention and Expansion International Consultant; 1/2004
- Certified Grazing School; UKy’s
- Certified Master Cattlemen;
- Bioterrorism First Alert Agent; 2/2004
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- American Society of Agronomy - ASA
- Soil Science Society of America - SSSA
- Crop Science Society of America - CSSSA
- American Society for Horticultural Sciences - ASHS.
- Weed Science Society of America - WSSA.
- American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers - ASABE
Continue education
USAID University
- Performance Monitoring and Evaluation 9/2011
- ABC’s of GLAAS Basic Contract Accounting 7/2011
- Phoenix Accruals V. 1130007 8/2011
- A&A Management for COTRs/AOTRs 8/2011
- Information Assurance Awareness 8/2011
- Project Funding Basics 9/2011
- Basic DoD Information 9/2011
- Afghanistan Field Orientation 09/2011
- Afghanistan Familiarization 9/2011
- GSA SmartPay Travel Card Training 8/2011
In-service Training at the University of Kentucky 2002-2005
- Kentucky Grazing 9/2003
- GIS ArcView 11/2002- 03/2005
- Business Retention & Expansion Consultant 1/2004
- Master Cattleman – 10 4-hour sessions / Instructor in forage establishment and management focused on beef production and the beef industry (University of Kentucky):
- Forage establishment and management; Animal facilities and behavior;
- Animal and environmental management;
- Facilities and Animal Behavior (1st Session) (3/14/2003);
- Animal genetics:
- Herd Health (2nd Session) (3/14/2003);
- End Product and Marketing;
- Animal nutrition Session (3/13/2003);
- Reproduction Session – (3/13/2003);
- Cattleman Agent Train the trainers (2/17/2003);
- Agent Goat In-Service Training – U. of Ky.(3/25/2003);
- Freshwater Shrimp Production and Marketing(3/4/2003);
- West Kentucky Catfish Production – U. of Ky (2/6/2003).
- Development of training materials for In-Service Training 5/2003
- Building Consensus and Teams Using the Workshop Method 3/2003
- Community Economic Analysis: Tools, and Data 5/2003
- Effective Discussion & Dialogue Using the Focused Conversation 11/2002
- Turning Lemons into Lemonade: Public Conflict Resolution10/2002
- Managing Your County Website 8/2002
- Cooperative Extension Services 2002-2003
Webinars 2009-2016
(grouped by alphabetic order and updated every 6 months)
AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION
- Cotton from depression era mules to the moon and back. 4/2015 (NAPB) and Extension. Dr. Johnie Jenkins, USDA-ARS
- Cover Crops for Ag Professionals 03/18/2016. ASA"
- Integrating Grazing into Cropping Systems. 03/08, 2016 USDA/NRCS"
- Breeding High Yielding Bioenergy Sorghum for the New Bioenergy Belt. Apr 19, 2016 1:00 pm US/Central. BioEnergy Portal. Texas A &M Agrilife Extension
- Development of the rice plant from seed to harvest and how to manage the rice crop during each stage. Johnny Saichuk: plant physiology. LSU AgCenter 10/2015
- Growing Continuous Beans: Are They Profitable? Dr. Dan Davidson 12/8/2015. Training and certification provided by ILSoyAdvisor
- Lessons from a Great Season: The 2014 Illinois Soybean Crop. Dr. Emerson Nafziger, professor of crop sciences and extension agronomist at the University of Illinois
- Making Soybeans More Than a Rotational Crop for Corn. Mr. Lance Tarochione/ Monsanto.
- Native warm season grasses for restoration. Training and certification provided by USDA NRCS east national technology support center.
- Six Secrets of Soybean Success. Dr. Fred Below, professor of plant physiology and crop sciences at the University of Illinois,
- Using the Best Science to Reduce Production Costs in 2016. 2/2016. Dr. Bob Nielse, Jim Carboreto, and James Minted. Purdue University Center for Commercial Agriculture.
- What Six Secrets Research Has Taught Us About High Yield Soybeans. 01/2016. Dr. Fred Below, University of Illinois,
- Bee Health and Stewardship. ASA/SSSA"
- Implementing the 4Rs to Avoid the Big R (Regulation). Illinois’ Nutrient Loss Reduction Strategy (NLRS)
- Learning from our past mistakes with Clearfield rice and how to avoid these mistakes with future technology. Eric Webster: 10/2015 LSU AgCenter
- Managing Soybean Sudden Death Syndrome. Dr. Jason Bond, Plant Pathologist, Southern Illinois University and Mike McCarville, Scientist/Technical Service Rep-Seed Treatment, Bayer CropSciences.
- Position soybeans for success. Clariva -The Mosaic Company’s Dr. Ross Bender
- Precision pesticide application technology. Training and certification provided by USDA NRCS science and technology
- Resistant weeds: insights from weed science experts.
- Staying Ahead of the Billion-Dollar Pest. Soybean cyst nematode (SCN)
- The true about weeds. February 6, 2014. AgriLife Extension Dr. Barron Rector
- What causes weed resistance and out crossing and how to avoid these problems, how hybrid rice is developed. Adam Famoso. 11/2015 LSU AgCenter
- Smoothing Household Income Through Improved On-Farm Storage. 01/2016 AgriLinks
- Building Linkages in Agricultural Education and Training. 02/17, 2016 10:00:00 AM CST. AgriLinks
- Extension Leadership with Community Climate Planning Scenarios; certified by Southern Regional Extension Forestry. John Bilotta; John Stevenson
- Effectively Engaging Producers in Conservation Conversations' USDA/NRCS 03/16/2016
- "Precision Ag Updates webinar titled Remote Sensing - The Present and The Promise 03/9, 2016 ASA/SSA"
- Aerial Systems. Game changing technology coming soon for agriculture and Crop Management - UAV 2015
- Building Linkages in Agricultural Education and Training through Systems Thinking. February 17, 2016. Agrilinks
- Operationalizing CSA into Feed the Future Activities. 03/26/2016 Agrilinks
- Increasing Resilience Through Improved On-Farm Storage. 03/21/2016
- Ask Ag About… Interactions between Agricultural Education and Extension. 02/10/2016 Agrilinks
- Evaluating Sprouted Grains on Grazing Dairy Farms. Presented by USDA eXtension eOrganic. 04/07/2016
- Precision Ag Updates March 9 Webinar - Remote Sensing - The Present and Future. ASA/SSSA/CSSSA March 9, 2016
- Integrating Grazing into Cropping Systems. March 08, 2016. USDA NRCS Soil Health Division. March 08, 2016
- Impacts of the Food Safety Modernization Act on Diversified Organic Vegetable. USDA eXtension eOrganic. March 29, 2016
- Cover Crops for Ag Professionals. ASA. SSSA. CSSA. February 18, 2016
SOIL/WATER AND WATERSHED MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION
- Evaluation Series No. 11: Appropriate Use of Categorical Exclusions'. 03/23/2016 USDA/NRCS"
- Building Soil Health for Smallholder Resilience. 12/2015. AgriLinks
- Discover a better way to deliver early season phosphorus Wolf Trax. Training and certification provided by CropLife
- Fertilizer and Manure Calculations. 01/2016. Bill Simmons, Ph.D University of Illinois. Training and certification provided by ILSoyAdvisor
- Launching YaraVita Procote Liquid Micronutrients. Matthew J. 03/2015 Training and certification provided by CropLife.
- Maximizing efficiency and plant uptake of fall-applied phosphorus. Training and certification provided by CropLife
- NACHURS Aqua-Tech®: Fertigate with Confidence™ 02/2016
- Nutrient Planning and Soybean Management, February 2015. Training and certification provided by ILSoyAdvisor.
- Nutrition-Sensitive Agricultural Programming. 3-hrs 15 modules
- Phosphorus efficiency takes center stage. Training and certification provided by CropLife; Dr. Dale Leikam, Ph.D., president, Leikam AgroMax.
- Rethinking Phosphorus Management: Don’t be a Black-Eyed P: How to Reduce P Loss from Fields. 03/15/2016 Dr. Laura Christianson, Assistant Professor of Water Quality, Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana. Illinois Soybeans Association
- Rollout of the new comprehensive nutrient management plan process. Training and certification provided by USDA NRCS science and technology
- Selecting and Deploying Water Temperature Loggers. 03/30/2016 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
- Selling zinc for 2016: tips and realities. Training and certification provided by CropLife
- Short Review of the 4R Performance Objectives. 02/2016. Bill Simmons, Ph.D., University of Illinois. Training and certification provided by ILSoyAdvisor.
- Soil Testing: Better Habits for Higher Yields. The Mosaic Co. 11/2015 Training and certification provided by CropLife
- Soybeans: Responses to Nitrogen Unpredictable. Dr. Dan Davidson 12/21/2015 Training and certification provided by ILSoyAdvisor
- Sulphur's Role in Soybean Production. 310/2016/ Illinois Soybeans Association
- The Science Supporting Changes in Soil Health. Feb 9, 2016 USDA/NRCS
- Use of liquid separation alternatives for manure handling and treatment. Training and certification provided by USDA NRCS science and technology
- Advances in Hi- and Lo-tech irrigation systems. Training and certification provided by USDA NRCS science and technology
- Bee Health and Stewardship Webinar. 02/16/2016 ASA
- BMPs for reducing nutrient runoff and improving water quality in watersheds.
- Enhanced Nutrition for high-yield corn. Tuxhorn, AVAIL and NutriSphere-N.
- Environmental Evaluation Series No. 11: Appropriate Use of Categorical Exclusions. 02/23/2016 USDA/NRCS.
- Factors affecting Irrigation schedule. 12/2015. LSU AgCenter Stacia Davis
- Financial evaluation of water conservation practices. 12/20015 Naveen Adusumilli. LSU AgCenter
- Getting the Most out of Your Soybeans with Good P and K Nutrition. Dr. Robert Mullen, Director of Agronomy with Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan,
- Irrigation initiation and termination. Dan Fromme. AgCenter
- Irrigation water management plan - an overview-iwm. Training and certification provided by USDA NRCS east national technology support center.
- Making soil health practical for fertility management. Webinar trainings presented by IL-SoyAdvisor. Will Brinton, Ph.D., owner of Woods End Soil Laboratory and inventor of the Solvita® soil respiration test
- Nutrient Planning and Soybean Management. Howard Brown, manager of agronomy services GROWMARK, Inc.
- Pumping plant efficiency to conserve water resources, energy, and money. 12/2015 Biff Handy. LSU AgCenter
- Soil Water Sensors for Agriculture - Applications and Usefulness. USDA, the Southern Regional Extension Forestry Office, North Carolina State University's Extension Forest Resources, Texas AgriLife Extension Service. 02/2016
- Sprinkler system assessment using center pivot evaluation and design spread sheet version. Training and certification provided by USDA NRCS central national technology support center
- Technologies for agricultural irrigation management. 12/2015 Staciua Davis and Bruce Garner
- Technology that works from the inside out. December 17, 2014 Training and certification provided by CropLife. Mr. Kurt Seevers, technical services manager with Verdesian Life Sciences.
- The Fertilizer Report Card – Do your Micronutrients Make the Grade? 02/18/2015 CropLife
- Timing of Nutrients, Urease Inhibitors, Zinc on heavy cut rice fields. Fertilization Under Different Environmental Conditions. Dustin Harrell. 10/2015 LSU AgCenter 2015
- Texas High Plains Initiative for Innovative Irrigation Management and Conservation - Northern Plains Results' 03/31/2016
- NACHURS Aqua-Tech®: Fertigate with Confidence. ™ March 3, 2016
- Make Dry Fertilizer Work Harder for You and Your Customers. CropLife/Compass Minerals 25 March 2016
- NACHURS Bio-K®: Elevate Your K™ 28 January, 2016
- Environmental Evaluation Series No. 11: Appropriate Use of Categorical Exclusions'. USDA NRCS Soil Health Division February 23, 2016
- The Fertilizer Report Card – Do your Micronutrients Make the Grade?" sponsored by Compass Minerals. February 23, 2016
- NACHURS Webinar Series: ”NACHURS Bio-K® Elevate Your K. February 16, 2016
- Managing for Soil Health when Raising Potatoes - A Farmer's Perspective. USDA NRCS East National Technology Support Center. January 15, 2016
RENEWABLE NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION - CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION AND MITOIGATION
- 4Rs Nutrient Management - In and Out of Season - Environmental Risk Analysis
- Implications. 1/2016 USDA NRCS east national technology support center
- Best Management Practices for On-Farm Climate Change Resilience in the Northeast: Social, Ecological and Economic Implications. Jan 20, 2016/ USDA/NRCS. USDA Northeast Climate Hub
- Best Management Practices for On-Farm Climate Change Resilience in the Northeast: Social, Ecological and Economic Implications. Jan 20, 2016/ USDA/NRCS. USDA Northeast Climate Hub
- Climate change and organic agriculture. Training and certification provided by USDA NRCS science and technology.
- Climate Change Impacts on Nutrient Runoff and the Effectiveness of Best Management Practices Mar 9, 2016 12:00 pm US/Central. USDA Northeast Climate Hub
- Climate Change, Environmental Regulations, and Your Thriving Business: How to Create and Maintain Forward Progress under New Regulations. 02/2016
- Climate science initiative (csi). University of Arizona cooperative extension; water resources extension, university of Minnesota; extension climate specialist, pacific northwest climate impacts research consortium and Oregon sea grant.
- Coordination of Programs, and the Ability to Stack REAP and EQIP Funding for Energy Programs. 22/03/2016 USDA/NRCS
- Cover Crops for Ag Professionals. USDA 2/2016
- Environmental Compliance for the Conservation Reserve Program Mar 10, 2016 2:00 pm US/Eastern
- Environmental Compliance for the Conservation Reserve Program Mar 10, 2016 2:00 pm US/Eastern USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service - Science and Technology National Technology Support Centers
- Grazing Strategies for Riparian and Wet Meadow Improvement in the Sagebrush Steppe. 01-2016. USDA NRCS east national technology support center.
- Integrating Landscape Management into Climate-Smart Agriculture. Agrilinks/ USAID Feed the future
- Matching appropriate seed to conservation practices. Training and certification provided by USDA NRCS east national technology support center
- Natural Resources and Biodiversity Conservation in Organic Production. Mar 17, 2016 3:00 pm US/Eastern
- Operational Implications of Integrating Climate-Smart Agriculture into Feed the Future Activities. AgriLinks 2/2016
- Operationalizing Climate Smart Agriculture into Feed the Future Activities. 2/18/2016 AgriLinks
- Climate Change and Insects in Wheat Systems Dr. Sanford Eigenbrode. Presented by the Climate Learning Network –CLN -SREF/College of Engineering University of Georgia. 04/14/2016
- USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and Rural Development Memorandum of Understanding, Coordination of Programs, and the Ability to Stack REAP and EQIP Funding for Energy Programs'. March 22, 2016
- Bee Health and Stewardship. ASA. SSA. CSSA. February 16, 2016
- Effectively Engaging Producers in Conservation Conversations. USDA NRCS Science and Technology. February 16, 2016
- Grazing Strategies for Riparian and Wet Meadow Improvement in the Sagebrush Steppe. USDA NRCS West National Technology Support Center. January 20, 2016
ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT/ KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT and ICTs
- Developing a program knowledge management (KM) strategy. USAID - TOPS Program/CORE Group March 1-3, 2016
- Economic impact analysis applied to conservation. Training and certification provided by USDA NRCS central national technology support center
- Achieving profitability in challenging rice grain markets in 2015 through new tools. Join Dan Dempsey of AgYield and Kevin Kennedy of Kennedy Family Farms. 10/2015
- Capturing the upside and buffering the downside. 11/2015. University of Purdue. Center for Commercial Agriculture.
- Evaluating Your Farmland Rental "Options." 08/2015 Michael Langemeier, Gary Schnitkey, Michael Boehlje andJim Mintert. Purdue University. Center for Commercial Agriculture. SR
- Agricultural Productivity Growth and Regulations. 8/2015. Michael Boehlje and Michael Langemeier. Purdue University. Center for Commercial Agriculture. SR
- Buying (Selling) Inputs in the Current Business Climate. 9/2015. Michael Boehlje and Scott Downey. Purdue University. Center for Commercial Agriculture. SR
- Working Capital: What Is It and Do You Have Enough? 8/2015. Michael Boehlje and Michael Langemeier. Purdue University. Center for Commercial Agriculture. SR
- Cash Rent Decisions Using Cash Rent Decision Tool, Center for Comm. 12/2015. Purdue University. Center for Commercial Agriculture. SR
- Best Science for Reduced Production Costs in 2016. Purdue University.
- Short Review of the 4R Performance Objectives in agricultural production. 2/2016
- Developing the US Bio-economy within a global context. Center for renewable carbon, university of Tennessee; and oak ridge national laboratory
- USA/EPA'S latest environmental regulations and trends in climate change policy. On-going as 2/2016
- Best Management Practices for On-Farm Climate Change Resilience in the Northeast: Social, Ecological and Economic Implications.' January 21, 2016
- Market Opportunities for Sustainable Innovation in Africa. ClimateAction. February 26, 2016
- Identifying Resource Concerns: Which Concerns are Really Legitimate? USDA Science Technology Southern Regional Extension Forestry. 3/25/2016
- Working with local organic grains! March 9, 2016. eXtension. March 9, 2016