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The Bad Side of Growing up on a Farm Made Sam McDonald Want to be in Plant Science

Growing up on a farm isn’t all its cracked up to be. That’s exactly why Sam McDonald decided to get into plant breeding.

Sam McDonald is...

Gurleen Kaur on Why the George Washington Carver Scholars Program is so Important

Gurleen Kaur is a PhD candidate at the University of Florida majoring in Horticultural Sciences and is slated to graduate in December 2022. She wants...

Cassie Newman on Why There’s More to Peanuts Than You Think

Plant breeding student Cassie Newman specializes in peanut breeding. She’s a third year PhD student at North Carolina State University, where she...

Edgar Sierra Orozco Might Have Hit a Tomato Resistance Target Bullseye

Target spot, or early blight, is one of the most common diseases attacking leaves and stems of tomato. Edgar Sierra Orozco is a National Association...

Why Andy Horgan Wears his Failed Startup Like a Badge of Honor

Andrew Horgan, National Association of Plant Breeders 2022 Borlaug Scholar and Texas A&M grad student, sits down to chat about working with fruit...