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Dr. Steckel received
his Ph.D. in 2003 from the University of Illinois,
his M.S. in 1989 from the University of Missouri
and his B.S. in 1987 from Western Illinois University.
He was employed as a seed corn company agronomist
in the private sector for ten years. Through his
experiences as an agronomist he enjoyed working
with farmers and helping them solve management
challenges. His emphasis of study while at Illinois
was researching the biology, ecology and management
of a very troublesome pigweed species, common
waterhemp.
Dr. Steckel
has a 75% Extension and 25% Research appointment
at the University of Tennessee. He has statewide
extension responsibility as a weed specialist
for all row crops as well as Switchgrass. His
research program is focused upon the study of
the biology and management of weeds that are troublesome
to Tennessee row crop producers.
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