Scott Singer -
Scott grew up on a small farm in Northwest Ohio where his family grew grain and maintained a small herd of beef cattle.  He has a degree in Natural Resource Management, specializing in Wildlife Biology and Management.  He took a position with the USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service in Northeast Pennsylvania as a Wildlife Biologist assisting private landowners with land management on both public and private lands.  Much of this work revolved around the implementation of conservation practices designed to enhance wildlife habitat while protecting water quality and soil health through the establishment of grasslands and restoration of forested riparian areas. Scott and his family now manage their family farm, as his mother and father were set to retire from farming.  They continue to operate the farm today as a grain/hay farm, growing a modest amount of prairie grass for livestock forage and seed production.  Scott looks to expand the use of grasslands on their farm and others as a multifunctional cropping system.  Scott and family are currently bringing a few more acres of native grass into production as a seed crop, and hope that this will be a continuing trend on their farm.