Joseph Heckman

Joseph Heckman, Ph.D. is a Professor of Soil Science, Rutgers University, where he teaches courses in Soil Fertility, Organic Crop Production, and Agroecology. He conducts research and extension programs on optimizing nutrition and soil quality in support of plant, animal, and human health. Dr. Heckman has served as Associate Editor of the Journal of American Society of Horticulture Science. He has served as chair of several professional organizations including Council on History, Philosophy, and Sociology of Soil Science, Committee on Organic and Sustainable Agriculture, Organic Management Systems Community of the American Society Agronomy, and as President of the Northeast Branch of the Crops, Soils, and Agronomy Tri-Societies. Dr. Heckman organized and hosted a symposium on Silicon Nutrient Management for the Soil Science Society American Meetings. Dr. Heckman has authored several book chapters: Practical Steps to Soil Fertility for Organic Agriculture, Silicon in Soils and Plants, Human Contact with Plants and Soils for Health and Well-Being, Silicon Soil and Plant Analysis, and Chlorine Nutrition. He most recently co-authored a book on Fresh Milk Production, The Cow Edition. He also publishes a newsletter called The Soil Profile: http://njaes.rutgers.edu/pubs/soilprofile/

Extension Specialist in Soil Fertility
Department of Plant Biology
School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey