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4.08/20/2025

Creates a positive and motivating atmosphere.

5.04/30/2025

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Dr. Olga Walsh is an Associate Professor and Grain Crops Extension Specialist in the School of Plant and Environmental Sciences at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), a position she has held since 2024. Her academic background includes a Ph.D. in Soil Science from Oklahoma State University in 2009, an M.S. in Soil Science from Oklahoma State University in 2006, and a B.S. in Soil Science from St. Petersburg State University in 1997. Prior to joining Virginia Tech, she served as Research Associate Professor and Extension Specialist in the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of Idaho's Parma Research and Extension Center from 2019 to 2024, Affiliate Research Associate Professor in the Department of Soil and Water Systems at the University of Idaho from 2021 to 2024, Assistant Extension Professor and Extension Specialist in the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of Idaho from 2014 to 2019, and Assistant Professor in the Department of Research Centers at Montana State University from 2010 to 2014. Her research focuses on soil fertility, plant nutrition, remote sensing, and precision agriculture, aimed at increasing productivity, resiliency, agronomic, socio-economic, and environmental sustainability of grain cropping systems including corn, small grains, and crops for grain and silage.

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