Knox County Soil Conservation District partners with the USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to protect and conserve the natural resources on agricultural land in Knox County. The District and NRCS share field office space at the USDA Service Center located on New Harvest Lane. The two District employees are employed by Knox County and are managed by the Stormwater Department of Knox County as well as the Board of Supervisors. Knox County currently employs a Soil Conservationist and a Program Coordinator.
Luke Shoffner, Soil Conservationist, Knox County
865-523-3338 x 3
Cynthia Foster, Program Coordinator, Knox County
865-523-3338 x 3
The District Conservationist, Soil Conservationist and Soil Technician are the federal employees at the Knox County field office and manage the field operations and all federal contracts generated throught the Knox field office.
Addison Davidson, District Conservationist, USDA-NRCS
865-523-3338 x 3
David Gentry, Soil Conservationist, USDA-NRCS
865-523-3338 x3
Leslie Bradley, Soil Technician, USDA-NRCS
865-523-3338 x3
The Knox County Soil Conservation District is supervised by a 5 member Board. The Board directs the funds of the State of TN Dept. of Agriculture's Ag Resources Conservation Fund to local Knox County landowners who participate in the TDA's cost-share program. The Board has 3 elected positions and 2 appointed positions (each office serves a 3-year term, and elections and appointments are staggered so as to provide some continuity of Board makeup).
Soil Conservation Districts in Tennessee hold elections every three (3) years for three (3) of the five (5) positions. The other two seats are appointed alternately during non-election years. Knox County SCD held our election in March of 2022.
Our current Board of Supervisors is:
Bill Hill, Chairman
Broadus Hubbs, Vice Chairman
Bill Benziger, Secretary
Calvin Thompson, Treasurer
Richard Neal, Liaison
Call us at 865-523-3338 x 3 with any questions or concerns.