William Shockley
Unit Coordinator
Extension Agent, Agriculture and Natural Resources
Crop & Soil Sciences
(757) 678-7946 ext. 25
wishockl@vt.edu
Education
2008 MS, Horticulture, Virginia Tech
1969 BS, Agronomy, North Carolina State University
1967 AS, Agriculture, Ferrum College
Experience
2007- Present ANR Extension Agent/UC, Northampton County Extension Office
2003 – 2007 ANR Extension Agent, Northampton County Extension Office
Honors and Awards
2007 Outstanding Service Award, Association of Virginia Potato and Vegetable Growers
2006 Groundwater Award, Eastern Shore of Virginia Groundwater Committee
Membership and Major Offices in Professional Organizations
2007 Planning Committee, National Tomato Disease Workshop
2004-2005 VA Cotton Support Committee
2003-2005 VA Cotton Growers Association
2003-2009 Association of Virginia Potato and Vegetable Growers
2003-2009 Ex-Officio Member, Virginia Potato Board
2003-2009 Ex-Officio Member, Virginia Seed Potato Board
2002-2009 Virginia Soybean Association
2001-2005 Member and Past Chairman, Virginia Cotton Board
2008-2009 Eastern Shore Groundwater Committee Ag Subcommittee
2007 Occohannock Creek TMDL Committee
2007 Northampton County Watershed Management Committee
2004-2009 Member, E.S. Soil and Water Conservation District Board
2004 Virginia Ag Expo Planning Committee
2004-2009 Northampton High School Ag Education Committee
2004-2009 Northampton County Ag Committee
2003-2009 Northampton County Farm Bureau Board of Directors
2003-2009 Northampton County Purchase of Development Rights Committee
2003-2009 Eastern Shore Ag Conference and Trade Show Committee
2003-2005 Delmarva Conservation Corridor Committee
2003-2009 Northampton County ELC Committee
2003-2009 Northampton County Ag-Forest District Committee
2003-2008 Northampton County Comprehensive Plan Committee
2003-2006 Chesapeake Bay Tributary Strategy Committee
1998-2005 Accomack- Northampton Farm Service Agency