Areas of specialty include Agriculture, Agronomy, Arbitration, Arboriculture/Forestry, Chemicals, Environmental Sciences, Fertilizers, Food Science, Horticulture, Landscape, Pest Control, Pesticides, Plant Sciences, Product Investment Evaluation, Soils, Turf, Water Quality, Wildlife.

Dr. Pluenneke is a Certified Professional Agronomist (CPAg) and Certified Professional Crop Scientist (CPCS) with over 20 years post-doctoral experience from coast-to coast and in Mexico. Fellow of the American Institute of Chemists and the American Society of Agronomy. Former Head of the Farm & Ranch Division of the Trust Department of a large Texas bank and worked with over 500,000 acres in Texas and Louisiana, Associate Professor of Agronomy and Biochemistry at Mississiopi State University. Dr. Pluenneke chaired the national board that certifies Agronomists, Soil Scientists, Crop Scientists, Horticulturists, Plant Pathologists and Weed Scientists. He has extensive experience in investigation, expert witness work, aerial IR photogrphy and other techniques.