James B. (Jim) Wills, Jr.

Telephone   Voice   (865) 974-7266    Fax  (865) 974-4514

Farm Machinery Specialist

Biosystems Engineering & Environmental Science Department

Agricultural Extension Service

Coordinator of Vegetable Research

Knoxville Experiment Station

Tennessee Agricultural Experiment Station

About the Farm Machinery Specialist / Vegetable Coordinator:

Jim Wills serves as the farm machinery specialist for the Agricultural Extension Service at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. He is a professor in the Biosystems Engineering and Environmental Science Department. He also serves as the coordinator of vegetable research programs for the Knoxville Experiment Station.

Primary areas of expertise include:

* Agricultural Chemical Application Equipment

* Fuels and Lubricants for small and large engines

* No-Tillage and Conservation Tillage Equipment

* Small engine maintenance and repair for lawn and garden equipment

* Proper storage and handling of large round hay bales

*Ground preparation machinery for vegetable production

* Plastic mulches for vegetable production

* Harvest and handling machinery for vegetable production

* Coordination of vegetable research programs with other disciplines within the            Agricultural Experiment Station

* 4-H club projects in petroleum power (tractor, small engines, automotive)

* Farm machinery selection, operation, maintenance and storage

Mailing Address:   2506 E.J. Chapman Dr., Knoxville, TN 37996-4531

Office Address: Room 110, Biosystems Engineering & Environmental Science Office Building,

Agricultural Campus 

E-Mail Address: jwills@utk.edu                                 

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