Rob Mitchell
Research Agronomist
USDA-ARS
Lincoln, NE , USA
Biography
Dr. Rob Mitchell is a Research Agronomist with the USDA-Agricultural Research Service Grain, Forage and Bioenergy Research Unit in Lincoln, Nebraska. He is the Coordinator of the USDA Central-East Regional Biomass Research Center. Dr. Mitchell is a Fellow in the Crop Science Society of America and a Fellow in the American Society of Agronomy. In 2000, he was named the American Association of State Colleges of Agriculture and Renewable Resources National Outstanding Teacher. He has authored or co-authored more than 200 refereed journal publications, book chapters, proceedings, popular articles, cultivar releases and extension publications, and given more than 120 invited presentations.
Research Interest
All aspects of establishment, management, harvest, storage, and sustainability of perennial grasses for bioenergy and forage production in the Great Plains and Midwest, USA.