Background
Harvey, J. Ernest was born on September 15, 1935 in Abbeville, Georgia, United States.
Agricultural company executive
Harvey, J. Ernest was born on September 15, 1935 in Abbeville, Georgia, United States.
Student, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, 1954-1956; Bachelor of Scientific Agriculture in Agronomy, U. Georgia, 1960; Master of Science in Genetics, U. Georgia, 1962; Doctor of Philosophy in Agronomy, U. Georgia, 1967.
Research assistant grass breeding, Coastal Plains Experiment Sta, Tifton, Georgia, 1960-1961; assistant agronomist peanut breeding, Coastal Plains Experiment Sta, Tifton, Georgia, 1962-1965; director peanut seed research, Gold Kist Peanuts, division Gold Kist Inc., Ashburn, Georgia, 1967-1969; director agronomic research, Gold Kist Inc., Ashburn, 1970-1980; director research, AgrTech Seeds, Inc. subsidiary Gold Kist Inc., Ashburn, 1981-1997; consultant, Agrtech Seeds Inc. consultant, Sobs Gold Kist Inc.
With United States Army, 1956-1957. Member American Society Agronomy (Georgia section), American Genetics Association, American Peanut Research and Education Association, Crop Science Society American, Georgia Soybean Association, Georgia Crop Improvement Association (director), chairman peanut commodity committee, chairman seed cert.com.).
Married; 2 children.