Contact

Dr. Cristie L. Preston
Sr. Agronomist

Columbus, KS 66725 UNITED STATES

Employment History

• J.R. Simplot Company
  
• Nutrien
  
• Kansas State University
  
• Virginia Tech   (Apr 2013)
  

• Virginia Tech
  
• Virginia Tech
  

Membership

• Member
• American Society of Agronomy, 13 Years
• Crop Science Society of America, 13 Years
• Soil Science Society of America, 13 Years

Past Membership

Certifications Held

• Certified Crop Adviser-Kansas

Education History

• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Kansas State University, 2017, Agronomy
  
• Master of Science (MS), Virginia Tech, 2013, Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences
  

Communities

ASA Agronomic Production Systems Section
• ASA Sensor-Based Nutrient Management Community
  
• ASA Crop Irrigation Strategies and Management Community
  
• ASA Nutrient Management Professionals Community
  
• ASA Organic Management Systems Community
  
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• ASA Precision Agriculture Systems Community
  
• ASA Applied Soybean Research Community
  
ASA Biometry and Statistical Computing Section
• ASA Spatial Statistics and On-Farm Research Community
  
ASA Climatology and Modeling Section
• ASA Model Applications in Field Research Community
  
ASA Education and Extension Section
• ASA Extension Education Community
  
ASA Environmental Quality Section
• ASA Nutrients and Environmental Quality Community
  
• ASA Animal Agriculture and the Environment Community
  
ASA Global Agronomy Section
• ASA Wheat Initiative Agronomists
  

Divisions of Interest

• CSSA Crop Physiology & Metabolism Division (C-2)
  
• CSSA Crop Ecology, Management & Quality Division (C-3)
  
• CSSA Seed Physiology, Production & Technology Division (C-4)
  
• CSSA Forage & Grazinglands Division (C-6)
  

• SSSA Soil Fertility & Plant Nutrition Division
  
• SSSA Soil & Water Management & Conservation Division
  
• SSSA Nutrient Management & Soil & Plant Analysis Division
  
• SSSA Practicing Professional Soil Scientists Division
  
• SSSA Soil Education and Outreach Division
  
• SSSA Soil Physics and Hydrology Division
  
• SSSA Soil Chemistry Division
  
• SSSA Soil Mineralogy Division
  

Committee Service

• S - Nutrient Management and Soil and Plant Analysis Division - Officers, Member, 2026-01-01 - 2026-12-31
  
• S - Nutrient Management and Soil and Plant Analysis Division - Officers, Member, 2025-01-01 - 2025-12-31
  
• S - Soil Science Industry and Professional Leadership Award Committee, Member, 2023-01-01 - 2024-12-31
  
• S - Leo M. Walsh Soil Fertility Distinguished Lectureship Comm., Co-Chair, 2024-01-01 - 2024-12-31
  

• S - Nutrient Management and Soil and Plant Analysis Division - Officers, Past Chair, Nutrient Management & Soil & Plant Analysis Division, 2024-01-01 - 2024-12-31
  
• S - Leo M. Walsh Soil Fertility Distinguished Lectureship Comm., Member, 2023-01-01 - 2023-12-31
  
• S - Nutrient Management and Soil and Plant Analysis Division - Officers, Chair, Nutrient Management & Soil & Plant Analysis Division, 2023-01-01 - 2023-12-31
  
• S - Nominations for President-Elect Committee, Member, 2023-01-01 - 2023-12-31
  
• S - Program Planning Committee, Chair, Nutrient Management & Soil & Plant Analysis Division, 2023-01-01 - 2023-12-31
  
• S - Nominations Committee for Agricultural Soil and Food Systems Group Rep. to the Board, Chair, 2023-01-01 - 2023-12-31
  
• S - Nutrient Management and Soil and Plant Analysis Division - Officers, Chair Elect, Nutrient Management & Soil & Plant Analysis Division, 2022-01-01 - 2022-12-31
  
• A - Kingenta Agricultural Science Award Committee, Member, 2019-01-01 - 2020-12-31