Dr. Jessica Williamson’s expertise is in forage quality, management and production, as well as ruminant nutrition and the plant-animal interaction. Williamson is responsible for designing and conducting field tests on hay and forage equipment, educating Agco personnel and customers on forage management, production and livestock nutrition, and working with the Green Harvest team on ongoing forage projects.

Williamson holds a Bachelor of Science degree in animal science from Morehead State University, Kentucky; a Master of Science degree in animal science (ruminant nutrition) from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas; and a Ph.D. in plant and soil science (forage agronomy) from the University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky. She is originally from a cow-calf operation in western Maryland.

Jessica Williamson previously served as the extension forage crops specialist with Penn State Extension.