Faculty Profile

John Herschel Fike, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Forage-Livestock and Biofuels Research

 

Appointment

Research : 75%

Teaching :25%

 

Web

• Under construction

Education

• B.S. Science Education    Wake Forest University
• M.S. Forage Agronomy    Virginia Tech
• Ph.D. Dairy Nutrition        University of Florida

Link to recent CV

Professional Activities and Interests

• American Dairy Science Association

• American Society of Agronomy

• American Society of Animal Science

• Crop Science Society of America Associate Editor, C-6 Division

• VA Forage and Grassland Council, Educational Advisor

Courses

Course Number	Course Name
CSES 5544	Soil-Plant-Animal Interrelationships in Grasslands
CSES 5554	Ecology of Grazing Land Systems

Current Research Areas

1. Biofuels
   Novel herbaceous crops for a nascent biofuel industry - Virginia Agricultural Council

2. Forage-Livestock
   Silvopasture systems for hair sheep production - Virginia Agricultural Council

3. Management factors affecting forage fatty acids – Rural Development Administration, South Korea
   

Recent Publications

1. Parrish, D.J., J.H. Fike, R. Samson, and D.I. Bransby  2008. Establishing and managing switchgrass as an energy crop.  Invited review. Forage and Grazing Lands. In Press.

2. Bransby, D.I., R. Samson, D.J. Parrish, and J.H. Fike. 2008. Harvest and conversion systems for producing energy from switchgrass: logistic and economic considerations. Invited review. Forage and Grazinglands. In press.

3. Fike, J.H., D.J. Parrish, J. Alwang, and J.S. Cundiff.  2007.  Challenges for deploying dedicated, large-scale, bioenergy systems in the USA.  Invited review.  In press.  CAB Reviews: Perspectives in Agriculture, Veterinary Science, Nutrition and Natural Resources 2007 2, No. 064

4. Buergler, A.L., J.H. Fike, J.A. Burger, C.M. Feldhake, J.R. McKenna, and C.D. Teutsch. 2006.  Forage nutritive value in an emulated silvopasture. Agron. J. 98:1265-1273.

5. Fike, J.H., D.J. Parrish, D.D. Wolf, J.A. Balasko, J.T. Green, Jr., M. Rasnake, and J.H. Reynolds.  2006. Switchgrass production for the upper southeastern USA: Influence of cultivar and cutting frequency on biomass yields. Biomass and Bioenergy. 30:207-213.

6. Fike, J.H., D.J. Parrish, D.D. Wolf, J.A. Balasko, J.T. Green, Jr., M. Rasnake, and J.H. Reynolds.  2006. Long-term yield potential of switchgrass-for-biofuel systems.  Biomass and Bioenergy. 30:198-206.

7. Parrish, D.J., and J.H. Fike. 2005.  The biology and agronomy of switchgrass for biofuels. Critical Reviews in Plant Science. 24:423-459.

8. Teutsch, C.D., J.H. Fike, G. Groover, and S. Aref.  2005.  Nitrogen rate and source effects on the yield and nutritive value of tall fescue stockpiled for winter grazing.  Forage and Grazinglands. Nine pp.

9. Park, H.S., J.K. Lee, J.H. Fike, D.A. Kim, M.S. Ko, and J.K. Ha. 2005. Effect of sample preparation on prediction of fermentation quality for corn silages by near infrared reflectance spectroscopy. 18:625-630. Asian-Australasian J. Anim. Sci.

10. Fike, J.H., Teutsch, C.D., and Ward, D.L. 2005. Warm-season grass production responses to site and defoliation frequency.  Forage and Grazinglands Eight pp.

11. Buergler, A.L., J.H. Fike, J.A. Burger, C.M. Feldhake, J.R. McKenna, and C.D Teutsch. 2005.  Botanical composition and forage production in an emulated silvopasture. Agronomy J. 97:1141-1147.

12. Teutsch, C.D., J.H. Fike, and W.M. Tilson.  2005. Nitrogen fertilization rate and application timing effects on the nutritive value and digestibility of crabgrass.   Forage and Grazinglands. Thirteen pp.

13. Teutsch, C.D., J.H. Fike, G.E. Groover, and W.M. Tilson. 2005. Nitrogen fertilization rate and application timing effects on the yield of crabgrass.   Forage and Grazinglands. Nine pp.

14. Fike, J. H., A.L. *Buergler, J.A. Burger, and R.L. Kallenbach.  2004. Considerations for establishing and managing silvopastures.  Forage and Grazinglands Twelve pp.

Personal Activities and Interests

I am continually trying to find balance among family, work, and renovating a “gently used” house.   Music, travel, and food are additional interests beyond my handyman and youth sports activities.

 

Crop & Soil Environmental Sciences
365 Smyth Hall (0404)
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Blacksburg, VA 24061
540-231.6305 (V)
540.231.3431 (F)