Dr. Kurt Nolte has been involved in agriculture for most of his life, as his family is part of second-generation citrus growers from Southern California. He holds two Bachelor Degrees from the University of California: Soil Science, Plant Science. Kurt has a Master's Degree in Botany and received his Ph.D. in Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology from the University of Florida in 1993. After serving as a postdoctoral fellow, also at the University of Florida, Kurt arrived in Yuma, Arizona in 1997, serving as Chair of the Ag Science Department of Arizona Western College. Recently, however, Kurt accepted a position with the University of Arizona, Cooperative Extension where he serves as the intermediary between research and the various arms within the agricultural industry in Yuma County. Dr. Nolte conducts outreach and extension activities in vegetable production for producers and industry representatives within Southwest Arizona. Although his primary interest lies in the integration of Advanced Ag Technologies into vegetable production, Kurt works in a variety of areas which assist growers in the production of the high-value crops in the region.