Charles B. Pyke, Ph.D., Principal Scientist and Primary Expert Witness of Associated Science Experts, LLC, American Weather & Earth Sciences, LLC, and  Environmental Science & Energy, Inc., offers expertise in the fields of agriculture, crops, and land management.  Included are forensic discovery and expert testimony regarding: 

• Agricultural practices - compliance with laws and regulations.

• Crop, garden, forest damage:

  • Disease, insect infestation.

  • Excess water, including drainage from adjacent properties.

  • Fire.

  • Improper care / neglect.

  • Improper application of fertilizers or pesticides.

  • Insufficient water - drought, mechanical problems with water delivery system, neglect.

  • Sabotage, vandalism.

  • Torts.

• Excessive dust generation by farming practices near populated areas.

• Heavy fertilizer applications near populated areas when wind is blowing or predicted to blow toward the population.

• Land management, land use - compliance with laws and regulations, torts.

• Environmental aspects of agriculture and land management.

• Medical and toxicological aspects of exposure to agricultural chemicals.

• Pesticide applications, especially near populated areas; runoff, wind drift.

• Soil contamination - chemicals, pesticides, drainage from adjacent properties, criminal acts.