All Things Agricultural Define Jeff Hill’s Work

Providing scientific analyses for soil, water and petiole informed Jeff Hill’s recommendations to growers for pesticide choices and amounts, as well as frequency, as he wrote complete pesticide recommendations for a variety of conditions and needs.

Jeff Hill added depth to his knowledge of Pest Control as he worked as an Advisor for Wilbur-Ellis in California.  Wilbur-Ellis is an international marketer and distributor of agricultural products, animal feed and specialty chemicals, established in 1921 in San Francisco as an import-export trading company focusing on fishmeal and fish oil.  Wilbur-Ellis expanded into the Far East in the 30’s, and opened crop protection and treatment locations in California and Arizona in the 40’s.   Trade was established with Japan and Wilbur-Ellis began a program of strategic acquisitions in California, the Pacific Northwest and Texas which continues today.   Agribusiness and crop protection joined forces with the Safety, Regulatory and Environmental department of Wilbur-Ellis as it moved into the 21st century.  Trust, respect and shared business interest have continued to be the cornerstones of Wilbur-Ellis’ success.

Jeff Hill continued his work to inform and educate growers in best land use, most productive plant growth, and management of erosion conditions at Wilbur-Ellis.  Hill researched soils and their capabilities by introducing alternative approaches to soil productivity, and developed methods of conserving and managing soil for landowners and forestry industries.  Hill also experimented with the development of improved crop varieties, working for higher yields and quality of product, greater disease resistance, higher nutritional value in food products and more effective adaptation to different soils and climates.

Jeff Hill was responsive to inquiries about soil problems and inferior water quality, investigating the origins of problems and the impacts on plants and the water supply.  Hill consulted and advised farmers with recommendations on proper and effective pesticides and fertilizers.

As a private consultant and farming manager, Jeff Hill used his growing experience and hands-on knowledge, along with his academic background in plant science and agronomy, to work with growers, farmers and landowners in California.  His assistance was invaluable in incalculable ways, from data collection to soil analysis to designing and demonstrating proper irrigation techniques.  Information about soils and fields, including the yield data and use of geographic information systems (GIS) helped Hill compile a complete history of a specific plat’s production.  Creating maps of agricultural data such as crop yields, soil types, applied inputs, terrain, drainage tendencies, as well as past field management decisions, Hill analyzes these maps in terms of chronology and cross-references their results, producing strongly researched recommendations for his clients.

The documentation and maintenance of precise agricultural records, and compilations of complete geospatial data, helped Jeff Hill make recommendations based on such disparate factors as soil quality terrain, field productivity, fertilizers and the vagaries of the weather.
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Dedicated Future Farmers of America Member Jeff Hill

Jeff Hill’s lifelong love of work with the soil and the life-giving plants that depend upon it, was first nurtured by a national organization which has long acted as a gathering place and clearing house for the youth of the agriculture calling, the Future Farmers of America.  Hill’s future career as an agronomist, agriculture and irrigation consultant can be said to have started there, as a member of FFA in secondary school.

Jeff Hill

The National Future Farmers of America organization was formed for American youth as a student career and technical group promoting agricultural education through middle and high school classes in areas of the agricultural sciences, the agricultural interests of Jeff Hill.  Its membership numbers today make FFA one of the largest technical student organizations for teens and preteens in United States schools.  FFA also has chapters in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, for 610,240 members in 7,665 chapters in the United States and its territories.  The Future Farmers of America covers student interests in food, fibers, and natural resources and their attendant sciences, including business and technology in relation to agriculture production.

The Future Farmers of Virginia was founded in 1925 by four agriculture teachers at Virginia Polytechnic Institute: Henry C. Groseclose, Walter Newman, Edmund Magill and Harry Sanders.  It went nationwide in only three short years, and became the Future Farmers of America.  The FFA which Jeff Hill joined to share his interest in agronomy with other like-minded students strives to make a positive difference in kids’ lives by helping them use their agriculture education to achieve leadership skills, personal growth and career success.  The Future Farmers of America holds a congressional charter under Title 36 of the United States Code.

Jeff Hill informed his early agricultural learning under agricultural education teachers who supervised students’ classroom and laboratory instruction and agricultural experience through various programs and events.  Career Development Events for FFA members encompass practice in skills from communications to mechanics, and students may compete as individuals or as teams at local, district, state and national levels.  Parents, employers, sponsors and other adults cooperate with teachers to assist students in reaching their educational and career goals.

Jeff Hill wore the official colors of the Future Farmers of America, National Blue and Corn Gold, in the legendary corduroy jacket which has been emblematic of the organization since 1933.   The jacket’s distinctive blue color was standardized in 2005, and the emblem and embroidered chapter, district, region and area are applied in Van Wert, Ohio by the Universal Lettering Company.  FFA members wear the official jacket for all organization activities.  Future Farmers of America today is the nation’s leading career club for budding students of agriculture in the United States.

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