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Amber Danielle Gunter

Graduate Teaching Assistant | Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science
Overview

I’m interested in the role of soil health in sustainable agriculture and long-term food security. My work takes a systems-based approach to understanding how management practices affect dynamic soil health indicators, including physical, chemical, and biological properties, across varied agricultural systems. Drawing on experience in organic farming and agroforestry, I maintain a producer-focused perspective with an emphasis on building resilient farming systems and supporting conservation land management. My current research explores how regionally prevalent grazing and row crop practices influence soil health in Tennessee’s agriculturally important soil series and investigates the relationships between microbial community composition and other indicators of soil health.

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229 Agriculture and Natural Resource
2431 Joe Johnson Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996
Education and Training
  • BS, Environmental and Soil Sciences, The University of Tennessee, 2024
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Amber Danielle Gunter

Graduate Teaching Assistant | Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science
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229 Agriculture and Natural Resource
2431 Joe Johnson Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996
Education and Training
  • BS, Environmental and Soil Sciences, The University of Tennessee, 2024
Overview

I’m interested in the role of soil health in sustainable agriculture and long-term food security. My work takes a systems-based approach to understanding how management practices affect dynamic soil health indicators, including physical, chemical, and biological properties, across varied agricultural systems. Drawing on experience in organic farming and agroforestry, I maintain a producer-focused perspective with an emphasis on building resilient farming systems and supporting conservation land management. My current research explores how regionally prevalent grazing and row crop practices influence soil health in Tennessee’s agriculturally important soil series and investigates the relationships between microbial community composition and other indicators of soil health.

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