The USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service has hired Jennifer Smith as Wisconsin's State Soil Scientist. In her new role, she will provide leadership in developing, managing and directing a comprehensive and integrated technical soil services program for farmers in the state. She will also serve as the state liaison with National Cooperative Soil Survey cooperators and be the NRCS resource for leading soil science in Wisconsin to NRCS customers, partners and staff.
Smith is a soil scientist with a bachelor of science degree in biology and master's in geography from Northern Illinois University. She has over 17 years of multi-state experience as a soil scientist, both in the private and public sectors.
Jennifer began her career with the NRCS in 2010 as a MLRA soil scientist in Aurora, Illinois, where one of the unique opportunities she had was mapping natural and urban soils in Chicago and surrounding communities.
Since 2015, she has also served as the Upper-Midwest Representative on the National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils.
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