Cheryl Reese
Klingbeil Endowed Educator in Precision Agriculture and Senior Lecturer
Biography
Dr. Cheryl Reese teaches the crop production courses Corn Production, PRAG 426/526; Soybean Production, PRAG 425/525; Wheat Production, PRAG 424/524; Integrated Natural Resource Management, ABS 475; and Soils Lab, PS 213. Reese conducts research in cover crops, agronomic tools to manage degraded soils and using remote sensing to determine in-season nitrogen applications for wheat.
Reese completed her undergraduate degree in biology and chemistry with a secondary science education license at University of Minnesota Morris. She completed a Master of Science in horticulture from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities and a Doctor of Philosophy in agronomy from Ģý.
Reese is from the west-central Minnesota area and has a farm background. Her family spends weekends working on the family farm in the spring and fall. This unique background provides for current topics and issues presented in the crop production courses.
Favorite pastimes include spending time with her family and dogs, fly fishing in the Bighorn Mountains of Wyoming, camping in Wyoming and Montana and visiting the Caribbean.
Reese completed her undergraduate degree in biology and chemistry with a secondary science education license at University of Minnesota Morris. She completed a Master of Science in horticulture from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities and a Doctor of Philosophy in agronomy from Ģý.
Reese is from the west-central Minnesota area and has a farm background. Her family spends weekends working on the family farm in the spring and fall. This unique background provides for current topics and issues presented in the crop production courses.
Favorite pastimes include spending time with her family and dogs, fly fishing in the Bighorn Mountains of Wyoming, camping in Wyoming and Montana and visiting the Caribbean.
Education
- B.A. in biology, minor in chemistry | University of Minnesota Morris
- M.S. in horticulture | University of Minnesota Twin Cities
- Ph.D. in agronomy | Ģý
Academic and Professional Experience
Academic Interests
- Soils, management of saline and sodic soils
- On-farm research
- Soybean and corn production
- Wheat production
Academic Responsibilities
- PRAG 426/526 Corn Production
- PRAG 425/525 Soybean Production
- PRAG 424/524 Wheat Production
- PS 213 Soils Lab
- ABS 475 Integrated Natural Resource Management
Committees and Professional Memberships
Committees
- South Dakota Soil Water Conservation Society Scholarship Committee (2012-2017)
Professional Memberships
- Member of Tri-Societies, American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America and Soil Science Society of America
- Certified Crop Advisor License (2015-present)
- Professional Soil Scientist Association of South Dakota: Member (2015-present), Vice President (2013-2014)
- CERES Women’s Fraternity Advisor (2012-2014)
Extension Responsibilities
- Collaborating with many state crop and federal land management agencies through meetings at the current farm research location
Work Experience
- 2018-present, Senior Lecturer, Plant Science Department, Ģý
- 2012-2017, Lecturer, Plant Science Department, Ģý
- 2016-2017, New Student Orientation Faculty Adviser, Summer Registration Sessions, Ģý
- 2010-2012, Ģý Associate III/Instructor, Plant Science Department, Ģý
Ģý and Scholarly Work
Areas of Ģý
- Management of degraded saline and sodic soils in South Dakota
- Studies designed at farm sites with farmer collaborators to evaluate methods to improve soil quality in areas where salts are naturally elevated
Awards and Honors
- December 2017, Malo Teaching Excellence Award
- May 2017, Honors Medallion Ceremony Adviser Recognition from Advisee
- November 2016 and 2017, Farmhouse Fraternity Professor Supper
- 2010, Agronomy and Conservation Club, College of Agricultural and Biological Science Teacher of the Year Award
- 2009, Patriotic Employer, The National Committee for the Employer of Support of the Guard and Reserve
Grants
- Daigh, A., Gasch, A. Wick, D. Ripplinger, T. DeSutter, D. Ritchison, D.E. Clay, S.A. Clay, C. Reese. Cover crops and no-tillage enhance soil water management in frigid northern Great Plains soils. National USDA NRCS-CIG Grant, 2017-2021.
- Clay, D.E., S.A. Clay, L. Perkins, A. Smart, S. Marzano, C. Reese, D. Malo. Seeding northern Great Plains degraded saline/sodic soils to perennial plants. National USDA NRCS-CIG Grant, 2017-2021.
- Clay, D.E. S.A. Clay, C. Strunk, A. Bly, P. Sexton, T. Nleya, S. Bruggeman, G. Riecks, J. Kleinjan, J. Wu, D. Karki, R. Beck, S. Berg, C. Reese and D. Beck. Achieving 100 Bu/A soybean yields: On-farm research and sharing high yield protocols with South Dakota soybean producers. South Dakota Soybean Ģý and Promotion Council, 2017.
- Clay, D.E., S.A. Clay, C. Strunk, A. Bly, P. Sexton, T. Nleya, S. Bruggeman, G. Riecks, J. Kleinjan, J. Wu, D. Karki, R. Beck, S. Berg, C. Reese and D. Beck. Achieving 100 Bu/A soybean yields: On-farm research and sharing high yield protocols with South Dakota soybean producers. South Dakota Soybean Ģý and Promotion Council, 2016.
- Clay, D.E., S.A. Clay, C. Strunk, A. Bly, C.L. Reese. Achieving 100 Bu/A soybean yields: Developing, testing and sharing high yield protocols with South Dakota soybean producers. South Dakota Soybean Board, 2015.
- Clay. D.E., C.G. Carlson, S.A. Clay, C.L. Reese and D.D. Malo. Optimizing corn production in tile‐drained salt effected South Dakota soils. South Dakota Corn Utilization Council, 2015-2016.
- Clay, D.E., N. Kitchen, S.A. Clay, B. Arnall, J. Clay‐Olsen, K. Shannon, S. Fausti, L. Schumacher, D. Malo, C.L. Reese, R. Ferguson, B. Erickson and R. Khosla. Precision farming workforce development: Standards, working groups and experiential learning curricula. USDA‐AFRI‐HCGP, 2014-2018.
- Clay. D.E., C.G. Carlson, S.A. Clay, C.L. Reese and D.D. Malo. Optimizing corn production in tile-drained salt effected South Dakota soils. South Dakota Corn Utilization Council, 2014-2015.
- Clay, D., Beck, C. Reese, C.G. Carlson and S.A. Clay. Wheat quality as influenced by cultural and climatic interactions. South Dakota Wheat Commission, 2012-2016.
