David Parsons

David Parsons is Professor in Crop Sciences with a focus on grass and forage at the Department of Crop Production Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) in Uppsala, Sweden. He has extensive experience as a researcher, agronomist in private industry, and government development and extension officer.

His academic journey includes positions at the University of Tasmania's Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (2008-2016) and SLU's Department of Agricultural Research for Northern Sweden (2016-2023). He serves on the editorial boards of Grassland Research, Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, and Agricultural Systems, demonstrating his standing in the agricultural science community.

Professor Parsons' research focuses on agricultural systems modeling and forage agronomy, with particular expertise in crop management, sustainable agriculture, and climate change adaptation. He has published 188 papers with over 68,000 reads and 2,626 citations. His recent work spans potato cultivation management in Denmark, conservation agriculture in Mozambique, irrigation strategies in arid regions, arctic food security, and forage grass research in Nordic conditions. He extensively uses the APSIM modeling system to simulate crop production under various environmental conditions.

His research interests include:

• Agricultural Systems Modeling
• Forage Agronomy and Grass Science
• Climate Change Adaptation in Agriculture
• Sustainable Crop Management
• Animal Nutrition and Production Systems

Professor Parsons' work demonstrates strong international collaboration, with research spanning Nordic countries, Southeast Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and China. His expertise bridges theoretical modeling approaches with practical agricultural applications, particularly in challenging environmental conditions.