William "Bill" M. Iversen

Phone: 406.433.9417
Fax: 406.433.5038
 

• Education • Experience • Publications •

William (Bill) Iversen began working winter seasons with the ARS as a computer assistant in 1990. He helped to install the initial computer network cabling and equipment at the Sidney location. In addition to providing computer support to the Sidney location, his duties included implementation of the use of the then fledgling Global Positioning and Geographic Information Systems for a leafy spurge biological control program.

In 1997 Bill was recruited as a Physical Science Technician for a site-specific farming initiative under the direction of Dr. Gerry Anderson. This position utilized skills in the integration of remote sensing, global positioning, yield monitors and geographic information system technology in the mapping of specific variables relating to crop yield and quality.

He has long been interested in minimum tillage and in 1993 and 1994 received grants from the Alternate Energy Resource Organization to study strip tillage in sugar beets on his farm.

Iversen taught electronics at the University of South Dakota/Springfield from 1976 to 1978 before electing to farm full time. He has owned and operated an irrigated and dryland farm since 1978, growing sugar beets, dry beans, corn, alfalfa, wheat and malting barley, as well as a cattle feedlot.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
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• Jabro, J.D., Evans, R.G., Kim Y., Stevens, W.B., and Iversen, W. 2006. Characterization of spatial variability of soil electrical conductivity and cone index using coulter and penetrometer-type sensors. Soil Science. In Press.

• Sainju, U.M., Evans, R.G., Iversen, W.M. 2006. Irrigation System Effects on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen under Sugarbeet and Barley in Northern Great Plains. Proceedings of Great Plains Soil Fertility Conference. Proceedings of the Great Plains Soil Fertility Conference, March 7-8, 2006, Denver, Colorado. P. 286-291.

• Evans, R.G., Iversen, W.M., Stevens, W.B. 2006. Strip-Till Research on Beets. the Sugarbeet Grower. 45(2):16-19.

• Jabro, J.D., Evans, R.G., Kim, Y., Stevens, W.B., Iversen, W.M. 2005. Spatial Variability of Apparent Electrical Conductivity and Cone Index As Measured with Sensing Technologies: Assessment and Comparison. In: 2005 Pacific Northwest Section Meeting, September 22-24, 2005, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. Paper Number Pnw05-017. St. Joseph, MICH.: ASAE.

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