Chris grew up on a family farm in Kentucky where his family raised tobacco, beef and dairy cattle.  He earned his Bachelor’s in Agriculture from Berea College in 1994 and his Master’s in Administration from UNCP in 2004.  Chris resides on his small family farm with his wife (Cathy), his son (Colt) and his daughter (Caitlin) in Pelzer, SC.

     As Chris embarks on his new journey with NatGLC, he is looking forward to supporting state coalitions, offering technical assistance, collaborating with grazing specialists, farmers and industry leaders to facilitate practice implementation and sounds conservation activities related to forages and grazing.  Chris will also be working closely with Enriched AG to implement camera and reporting systems to monitor grazing on selected operations.

Prior to coming to The National Grazing Lands Coalition, Chris worked for NRCS as a District Conservationist.  He has worked closely with conservation districts and producers to find solutions to a wide array of issues impacting landowners, structures and local communities. Chris also has a background in dairy, beef, poultry and swine production, small fruit and row crop production and agricultural research with NC State University.  His hobbies include hunting, gardening, ham radio, motorcycle riding and raising springer spaniels.

chris@grazinglands.org