Dr. S. Leanne Dillard is an Assistant Professor and Extension Forage Specialist at Auburn University. Dr. Dillard received her bachelor's degree in Biology from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2007, her master's degree in animal sciences (ruminant nutrition) from Auburn University in 2009, and he doctoral degree in animal sciences (ruminant nutrition) from Auburn University in 2013. Following post-doctoral fellowships at the University of Georgia and the USDA-ARS Pasture Systems and Watershed Management Research Unit in Pennsylvania, Dr. Dillard arrived at Auburn in 2017. Since that time, Dr. Dillard has developed a nationally renowned extension education program in forage systems. In her five years on faculty, Dr. Dillard has been responsible for 79 workshops and over 4,800 individuals trained as part of the Alabama Forage Focus Extension Program. In addition to her extension program, Dr. Dillard has amassed $2.5 million in grant funding and 23 refereed manuscripts.