Dr. Kris Nichols

Dr. Kris Nichols is the founder and principal scientist of KRIS Systems Education & Consultation and a sub-contractor with Soil Health Consulting, Inc. She is a Soil Microbiologist with over 25 years of research experience and a great array of publications and presentations. Dr. Nichols was the Chief Scientist at Rodale Institute and a Research (Soil) Microbiologist with the USDA, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) in North Dakota. Kris grew up on a 640-acre grain farm in SW Minnesota which is still managed by her father Jim Nichols, former State Senator and Commissioner of Agriculture.