Biography

Wylie Harris and his family operate a cow-calf ranch as part of an extended five-generation family farm on native and improved pasture in Saint Jo, Texas. On his farm, Wylie is working to develop more ecologically-based grazing systems, and exploring alternatives for farm and ranch diversification. He is a Ph.D. candidate in rangeland ecology and management at Texas A&M University. At A&M, he has been a guest lecturer and teaching assistant for various ecology and natural resource management courses, and formed and led a reading group on sustainable agriculture. Wylie has spoken to high school and elementary student groups on topics involving ecology, agriculture and sustainability. Wylie Harris is a contract communications specialist for the Kerr Center but resides in TX. The Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture 24456 Kerr Road P.O. Box 588 Poteau, OK 74953 Phone: 918-647-9123 Fax: 918-647-8712 mailbox@kerrcenter.com He has a Ph.D. in rangeland ecology and management from Texas A&M University. He co-founded and helps to run the Cross Timbers Food Cooperative, and raises grass-fed beef cattle with his family on their farm southwest of Ardmore.