Derek Carney |
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I grew up on a farm in central Iowa with a cow-calf operation. While attending Iowa State in the Agronomy department, I started working at NLAE as a student. When I graduated, I stayed on with NLAE full time and have worked here ever since. I do a variety of field and lab work mostly collecting soil, water, and plant samples to process for quality and nutrient analysis. I also enjoy helping with the farm management of the labs research plots.