Beth Nelson

Beth Nelson
Research Associate Professor
Director, North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program
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120 BioAgEng Bulding

1390 Eckles Ave
St. Paul, MN 55108
United States

North Central Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education
Education
  • Ph.D. - Plant Physiology, University of Minnesota.  1990.
  • M.S. - Crop Physiology, Purdue University.  1984.
  • B.S. - International Agriculture, Purdue University.  1981.
  • B.A. - German, Purdue University.  1981.

Areas of Interest

Local and sustainable food system, sustainable ag systems and practices

Biography

Beth Nelson is the Regional Director of NCR-SARE, in the Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering at the University of Minnesota. Beth began working with SARE in 2004 as the Sustainable Agriculture Coordinator for Minnesota, in conjunction with her work as the Information Exchange Coordinator at the Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture (MISA). She served in the role of Associate Regional NCR-SARE Director for two years before becoming Director in 2012. Beth earned a Master’s degree in crop physiology from Purdue University and a Ph.D. in plant physiology from the University of Minnesota.

Select Publications

  • Marketing Local Food. 2007. Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture.
  • Resources for Beginning Farmers: Building a Sustainable Future. 2005. Land Stewardship Project and Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture.
  • Jones RJ, BM Nelson Schreiber, K McNeil , ML Brenner, G Foxon. 1992. Cytokinin levels and oxidase activity during maize kernel development. In Physiology and Biochemistry of Cytokinins in Plants. M Kaminek, DWS Mok, E Zazimalova, eds.  Academic Publishing, The Hague/Netherlands. pp. 235-239.
  • Brenner, ML, BM Nelson Schreiber, RJ Jones. 1988. Hormonal control of assimilate partitioning:  Regulation in the sink. Acta Hort 239:141-148.
  • Nelson Schreiber, BM, LE Schweitzer. 1986. Limitations on leaf nitrate reductase activity during flowering and podfill in soybean. Plant Physiol 80:454-458.