Jessica Mehre

Jessica Mehre is a Lecturer in the Department of Agronomy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, affiliated with the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies. She holds a dual bachelor’s degree in Dairy Science and Agronomy from UW-Madison, a master’s in Plant Agriculture from the University of Guelph, and is currently pursuing a PhD in Environmental Studies at her alma mater. Her research focuses on sustainable agricultural systems, combining mechanistic soil science with community-driven place-making initiatives in east-central Wisconsin.

Education:

• B.S. Dairy Science and Agronomy, University of Wisconsin-Madison (undergraduate)
• M.S. Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph
• PhD Candidate, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies (UW-Madison)

Her transdisciplinary work examines soil carbon dynamics under agroecological intensification, leveraging isotopic tracing at the Wisconsin Integrated Cropping Systems Trial. Collaborations with Grassland 2.0 (grasslandag.org) support Midwest Learning Hubs for transformative agriculture.

Recent publications emphasize grazing practices' impact on carbon sequestration and beef production sustainability in Ontario. She teaches Agronomy 375: A Field Guide to Farming (Summer 2023) and serves as a teaching assistant for Grassland Ecology (Agronomy/Botany/Soil Sci 370).