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Welcome to our new faculty member, Jeff Liebert
August 24, 2026Welcome to Assistant Professor Jeff Liebert who joined the APG faculty August 24.
Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes
August 24, 2026The end of summer brings transition in 411 Borlaug Hall: Gary Muehlbauer has stepped down as head of the Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, and we welcome our new interim head, Candice Hirsch.
APG alumna named MN Farmfest Woman Farmer of the Year
August 10, 2026Meg Moynihan Stuedemann (MS ’95 agronomy) spends her days milking cows, cutting and baling hay, repairing fences, fixing broken water lines, driving tractors, spreading manure and handling paperwork for Derrydale Farm, which she runs with husband in Le Sueur County. Now she’s been named the 2026 Minnesota Farmfest Woman Farmer of the Year.