Matt Ruark is a Professor of Soil Science/State Extension Specialist in the UW-Madison Department of Soil Science. He is the inaugural recipient of the Wis. Potato and Vegetable Grower BCS Chair in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. His research and extension activities are related to soil fertility and nutrient cycling in field, vegetable, and biofuel cropping systems. He is currently the co-director of the Wis. Agribusiness Classic and faculty advisor the Discovery Farms Program. Matt received his BS and MS from the Univ. of Minnesota, and his PhD from Purdue.