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R. Ford Denison will present "Legacy: Less-efficient genotypes are constraining yields" on Thursday, March 26, at 2:30 p.m. in 105 Cargill. A reception will follow in the Cargill atrium.

Explore the intersection of plant science and its vital role in society at the 18th Annual Plant Sciences Symposium Friday, April 17, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. in the Cargill Building on the University of Minnesota campus in St. Paul. This year’s theme, Breaking Ground: New Directions in Agricultural Research and Innovation, will highlight the intersection of technology and agricultural research to face the problems of the 21st century.

Everybody's talking about Kevin Smith's new oat variety: MN-AMBER.

APG Professor Rex Bernardo led a group of Applied Plant Sciences graduate students on a study abroad trip to the Philippines January 10-17. The trip’s aim was to expose students to international plant breeding research and agriculture, and according to those who attended, mission accomplished.

Sean Smukler, chair of Agriculture and the Environment for the Faculty of Land and Food Systems at the University of British Columbia, will present "Mobilizing climate action in British Columbia Agriculture: focusing on resilience to also reduce emissions and sequester carbon" Thursday, February 27, at 2:30 p.m. in 105 Cargill. A reception will follow in the Cargill Atrium.

When Twin Cities Public Television food show host Yia Vang chose to explore wheat for a July 2025 episode of his weekly series Relish, he reached out to the state’s foremost expert on the ancient crop: Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics Professor Jim Anderson.

Anderson—who leads the University of Minnesota’s spring wheat breeding program and provides guidance for breeding programs developing intermediate wheatgrass (Kernza) and field pennycress—has developed 19 spring wheat varieties and is the co-developer of eight others in four different market classes of wheat. He is the sixth wheat breeder in the University of Minnesota’s program, which started in 1888.

A showcase of 30 students' summer internship experiences in plant production or food systems were on display in the Cargill Building on November 18.

The Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics at the University of Minnesota is seeking to hire a tenure-track Assistant/Associate Professor in Perennial Cereals Breeding & Genomics. 

Congratulations to Professor and Extension Agronomist Jeffrey Coulter, who was named an ASA Fellow this week at CANVAS 2025.

Christine Sprunger will present "Nematodes as indicators of soil health and climate resiliency" at the next APG seminar on Thursday, December 4, at 2:30 p.m. in 105 Cargill. A reception will follow in the Cargill Atrium.