Jim Cropper

Jim Cropper is the Executive Director of the Northeast Pasture Consortium, which works on helping guide the direction of future research keeping the needs of farmers and ranchers in mind. Before taking this position, he worked for the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service for 36 years. His expertise includes creating tools and protocols to help farmers and ranchers monitor soils, pastures and hay crops. He authored sections of the National Range and Pasture Handbook and helped to develop protocols for the pastureland National Resource Inventory.