Doug Peterson

Doug Peterson grew up on a crop and livestock farm near Newtown in north Missouri. He has been an NRCS employee for over 25 years. Currently he is the State Soil Health Conservationist teaching NRCS staff and producers around the state about soil health, how it impacts virtually all natural resource processes, and what type of management it will take to effectively improve our soils health.

He also operates a cow/calf and contract grazing operation with his father, Steve. Currently they run about 400 cows. They utilize Management-intensive Grazing and Holistic High Density Grazing to improve soil health, eliminate the need for most purchased fertilizer and limit hay needs to about one bale per cow per winter. They also direct market a small amount of grass fed beef.

He attended college at Missouri Western State University graduating in 1986 with a B.S. degree in Agriculture with an emphasis in Economics and Agronomy.

He has been married to his wife Diane for 23 years and they have three kids, Sydney, Paige and Spencer.

Doug Peterson
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