Scott Tilley was selected as the area Cooperative Extension Field Crops Agent for Rowan and Davie County.
Raised in the eastern part of Wilkes County, Tilley began on March 1 and will be providing educational programs for those with field crops, including corn, soybeans, small grains and cotton. Tilley will also act as the private pesticide coordinator for both counties.
Tilley is a 2009 graduate of North Carolina State University with a bachelor’s of science degree in 2009 in agronomy crop production. He is currently pursuing a master’s degree in crop science under the leadership of Dr. Ron Heiniger in Plymouth, NC.