She received her B.S. and M.S. in Natural Resources from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and her PhD in Soil Science from Washington State University. Her research focuses on development of practical approaches to improve soil quality and increase crop productivity while reducing negative impacts of farming systems on the environment. Current projects include predicting nutrient availability and quantifying nutrient loss from biological amendments and cover crops; biological approaches to pathogen suppression in vegetable systems; and, functional interactions between vegetable varieties and beneficial soil microbes. For more information on Lori's work, please visit: http://www.ag.purdue.edu/hla/Pages/lhoaglan.aspx