Meet Our Executive Committee

University of Florida

Carlene’s area of expertise is ecological weed management for organic and sustainable cropping systems. Her research has an emphasis on cover crops and living mulches for enhancing cropping system resilience to weeds, pests, and pathogens; and on crop management practices for improving the sustainability of strawberry and vegetable cropping systems.

Auburn University

Audrey  is an Assistant Professor & Extension Specialist in the Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences Department at Auburn University. She specializes in Agronomic Crops; Animal Sciences & Forages and Commercial Horticulture. Audrey was the Chair of the Conference committee and host of the 2019 Southern Cover Crops Conference.  Audrey does research in field evaluation of conservation cropping systems/cover crops to improve soil health and sustainability.

North Carolina State University

Chris has worked extensively with cover crops in both organic and conventional grain production systems with a special emphasis on weed management.  He is also the Assistant Director of the Center for Environmental Farming Systems.

USDA-NRCS

Rachel is a Resource Soil Scientist with USDA-NRCS in Louisiana, with 17 years of field experience in soil survey, ecological site inventory, and soil health in rowcrop agriculture in the Lower Mississippi Valley. She tries to educate farmers, landowners, soil conservationists, and the general public about soil health and how cover crops are a tool to stop erosion and rebuild healthy soils.