Justin Tuggle CropDoc

Dr. Justin Tuggle is the owner and consultant of CropDoc, Inc., a specialized agricultural consulting company focusing on answering the needs of land owners, farmers, ranchers related to soil fertility, agronomics, plant pathology, land management, economic development, and economic enhancement of property. Dr. Tuggle has had 16 years experience in crop and forage production in the southern and southwestern United states both conventionally and organically. The focus of the program has been on properly selecting the crop or plant for the soil and environment, tailoring the fertility to expected yields, managing irrigation, pesticide, and other crop inputs to reach a desired financial expectation. The program Dr. Tuggle uses for each situation focuses on using basic fertilizers, foliar feeds, as needed pesticides for the situation, and attempting to maximize quality by proper harvest for best maturity.

My expertise envelops the areas of agronomy, soil science, plant pathology, genetics related to traditional plant breeding, environmental effects on plant growth, business management statistics for production systems, business management, land planning and management, business development in agricultural opportunities, real estate acquisition for agricultural purposes, economic analysis for ROI, land value improvement, and increased wealth from agricultural investments. These areas in specific are: soil and water quality interpretation, heavy mineral toxicities effects on plant populations, mediation of toxicities for crop production and reclamation, analysis of soils reports, statistical analysis, plant pathology, microbiology, crop breeding, business development, budgeting, business concept development, variety development, specialization of location for niche market, specialty crop development, organic crop production, and human resources. Development of database information and systems to collect information to conduct research, develop better farming techniques, and increase grower enterprise profitability. Further areas include; development of computer systems to predict farm enterprise income from multiple crops to determine financial decisions, consulting on farm inputs from crop insurance to fertilizers in an effort to aid growers in decision making for enterprises, and development of markets for value added crop systems, new market opportunities in agriculture business, and direction or trends in market use.

Experience:

Consulting on crops, forages, landscape, turf, environmental issues, soil fertility, site planning, organic farming, legal research, land development, wildlife production, new business development, and land acquisition related to agricultural ventures.

Customer service and support in information transfer for reports in the areas of soil fertility, recommendations, water quality, feeds, compost, environmental reclamation, plant pathology, testing diagnosis, and test usage. Further responsibilities include maintenance and development of new recommendations, representation to agronomic and plant pathology clients, presentations for educational and testing clients, and agricultural and environmental lab representation.

Director of market services, information services, consulting, research, and breeding. The company’s focus is on peanut and specialty crop breeding which will offer unique crop rotation opportunities for its customers. Additionally the company conducts research to improve quality, grower income through better understanding of cropping inputs and financial analysis, and developing unique solutions to production and processing problems which will enhance crop prospects in the area.

2001– 2003 DPC, Inc. Brownfield, Seminole, Lamesa, and Denver City, TX

Director of procurement and operations. Coordinated procurement of 85,000 tons of farmer stock peanuts. Directed warehouse acquisition, planning, and commodity segregation. Coordinated research focused on production, quality, and resource development. Focus on public relations with manufacturing and shelling industry. Developed database library to include all operational documentation. Organized and implemented safety program and procedures. Managed transportation coordination and predictions for crop movement. Developed long-term strategy to utilize natural resources for long-term stability of the company. Identified and trained new personnel. Modified organizational model for the best company efficiency.

Direct a consulting team providing research and consulting services to the West Texas peanut production region. Provide customer service direction and support for DPC buying stations. Conduct quality control and production research for DPC. Develop training curriculum for consulting and management staff in production, harvest, planning, and harvest coordination. Secured public and private research funding in the areas of agronomics, water quality, and flavor. Conducted agronomic consulting.

Expanded procurement area to 7 counties and secured delivery of 41,500 tons of farmerstock peanuts. Increased procurement from 22,000 to 41,500 tons of farmerstock peanuts. Responsible human resource management and operation planning.Identified production related quality problems and implemented education programs, eliminating the problems. Conducted agronomic consulting.

Developed and conducted a peanut-breeding program focused on multiple disease resistance and agronomic characteristics. Developed and implemented strategies for screening characteristics within germplasm pool. Developed and implemented methods for understanding and manipulating the pathogen population.

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