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        Desoto County

        James F. Selph, Jr.

        Contact Information:

          DeSoto County Cooperative Extension Service
          2150 NE Roan Avenue
          PO Box 310
          Arcadia, FL 34265-0310

          Telephone: (863) 993-4846
          Facsimile: (863) 993-4849
          Cell: (863) 990-0668
          Electronic Mail: jselph@ifas.ufl.edu

        Extension Focus:

        • Pasture and Forage Management
          Areas of Interest:
            Rhodesgrass
            Hay Ammoniation
            Mole Cricket control
            Pasture Fertilization

        • Beef Cattle
          Areas of Interest:
            Artificial insemination
            Breeding Management

        • Vegetable Production

        • Youth Livestock
          Areas of Interest:
            Beef Breeding Projects
            Steer Projects
            Judging Beef (Steer Shows and Breeding Cattle Shows)
        Education:

          M.A. University of Florida. 1975.

          B.A. University of Florida. 1969.

        Employment:

          Extension Agent IV. University of Florida/DeSoto County Extension Service. 1995 to present.

          Extension Agent III. University of Florida/DeSoto County Extension Service. 1989 to 1995.

          Extension Agent II. University of Florida/DeSoto County Extension Service. 1984 to 1989.

          Extension Agent I. University of Florida/DeSoto County Extension Service. 1979 to 1984.

          Vocational Agriculture Teacher. Polk County School Board/Bartow Jr.-Sr. High Schools. 1973 to 1979.

          Teacher. Highlands County School Board/Lake Placid High School. 1971 to 1973.

          First Lieutenant in Vietnam. United States Army - Fort Knox and Fort Brag. 1969 to 1971.

        Professional Memberships and Activities:

          National Association of County Agricultural Agents

          Florida Association of County Agricultural Agents

          DeSoto/Charlotte Farm Bureau

          DeSoto County Cattleman's Association

          Florida Cattleman's Association: Marketing Committee

          American Society of Animal Science

        University Service:

          Member of the University of Florida Mole Cricket Control Task Force. 1996 to present.

          Member of the IFAS Vice President's Faculty Advisory Committee. 1995 to 1997.

          Member of the IFAS Forage Fertilization Recommendation Review Committee. 1993 to 1994.

          Member of the Beef Cattle Short Course Planning Committee. 1989, 1994.

          Member of the Florida 4-H Foundation Golf Tournament Committee and Co-Chairman of Tournament Operations. 1993 to present.

          Member of the District IV Search and Screen Committee for the District Director Position. 1994.

          Member of the Florida State Fair Youth Livestock Committee. 1989 to present.

          Member of the South Florida Beef Forage Program. 1983 to present.

        Go to: South Florida Beef-Forage Program Members Page

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        Last Revised June 8, 2007