Dr. Harlene Hatterman-Valenti is a Professor, Assistant Head, and High-value Crops Specialist in the Plant Sciences Department at North Dakota State University. She obtained her B.S. IN Biology/Biological Sciences from the University of Nebraska at Kearney in 1981, her M.S. in Horticultural Science from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1985, and her Ph.D. in Agronomy and Crop Science and Horticulture from Iowa State University in 1993. Dr. Hatterman-Valenti joined North Dakota State University in September 2000, and currently has 85/15% research/teaching responsibilities. She has state-wide weed research responsibilities in fruit and vegetables, as well as the grape germplasm enhancement project and high-tunnel production research.