Biographical Sketch

Thomas Lloyd

Thomas Lloyd (Toby) earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Washington College in 1995 then served as assistant manager for a 5,000-acre grain farm on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. His agricultural interest led him to the University of Delaware where he accepted a position as a Research Associate with the Department of Food and Resource Economics in 1997. While there, he was introduced to geographic information systems (GIS) for agricultural applications. In 1999, he earned an M.S. degree in Geography at George Mason University and began a career with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). As a member of the USDA’s Geospatial Information Branch for five years, Toby worked with satellite imagery and GIS technology used to estimate U.S. crop production. In January of 2005, joined USDA’s Farm Service Agency’s Conservation and Environmental Programs Division. He is responsible for the design and integration of GIS technology as it applies to conservation programs.

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