Scott Jessee

Agriculture is a major contributor to the economy of Russell County - with approximately $21 million in annual sales. There are 168,903 acres that are farmed and over 26,000 acres of harvested cropland.

Educational programming efforts in agriculture are focused around

Animals

• Breeding and Genetic
• Health
• Marketing and Sales

Forage Production

• Soil Fertility and Management
• Forage Varieties
• Harvest Timing

Tobacco Production

• Soil Fertility and Fertilizer
• Field Support

4-H Youth

• Russell County 4-H Senior and Junior Stockman's Clubs
• Russell County Farm Field Day for 4th Graders
• 4-H Stockman's Cattle Working Teams

Education

1997 - Virginia Tech, M.S., Crop and Soil Environmental Science

1996 - Virginia Tech, B.S., Crop and Soil Environmental Science

1992 - Virginia Highlands Community College

1991 - Southwest Virginia Community College

Experience

 2002- present, Extension Agent /ANR – Crop and Soil Science, Russell County

 2001-2002, Extension Agent /ANR – Farm Business Management, Washington County

1998-2001, Associate Extension Agent/ANR – Crop and Soil Science, Wythe and Bland Counties

Honors and Awards

2009 - Virginia Cattlemen's Association 2009 Industry Service Award

2007 - Woodmen of the World - Conservation Award

2001 - National Association of Agricultural Extension Agents Achievement Award

2001 - Epsilon Sigma Phi State Team Award

2000 - Epsilon Sigma Phi Less than 5 Years Award

2000 - USDA Crop and Weather Reporting Program Certificate of Appreciation

Membership and Major Offices in Professional Organizations

2004 - present, Russell County Cattlemen’s Association

2001 - present, Abingdon Feeder Cattle Association

1998 - present, Virginia Extension Service Association (VESA)

1998 - present, Virginia Association of Agriculture Extension Agents (VAAEA)

1999, VAAEA Agronomy and Pest Management Committee

1998 - 2001, Wytheville Feeder Cattle Association

1998 - present, National Association of County Agriculture Agents (NACAA)

1998 - present, Virginia Forage and Grasslands Council (VFGC)

1998 - present, American Forage and Grasslands Council (AFGC)

1992 - present, Russell County Farm Bureau