Welcome to our new faculty member, Jeff Liebert
Welcome to Assistant Professor Jeff Liebert who joined the APG faculty August 24.
Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes
The 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
Meg 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.
Smith named co-director of Forever Green Initiative
APG Professor Kevin Smith has been named co-director of the Forever Green Initiative.
Life after MISA
After 33 years of making her mark on sustainable farming in Minnesota, Helene Murray retired on June 12. And the Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture is moving out of CFANS and into Extension.
Planting seeds
APG is making an impact in Minnesota and beyond. Read on to learn about the Community Plant Breeding Team, Jeffrey Coulter’s work on small stature corn and Kevin Smith’s thoughts on Minnesota’s oat resurgence.
Hayes Phillips Awards Ceremony set for May 28
The 2026 Hayes Phillips Awards program will be held Thursday, May 28, in Borlaug Hall. Navjot Singh has been named the 2026 Hayes Phillips Awardee and recipient of the first Tabare Abadie Leadership (TALE) Award. The Distinguished Alumni Award goes to Lee Dehaan, Sandra Milach and Pete Dotray.
We're hiring: UAV phenotyping manager
The UAV Phenotyping Manager will lead the development, execution and maintenance of a UAV-based data collection and analysis pipeline for high-throughput phenotyping in agronomic crops including soybean, wheat, oat and barley within the University of Minnesota plant breeding programs.
Welcome to our new faculty member!
Meet Beatriz Bizzuti Cremostim, APG's new assistant professor and forage extension agronomist.
We're hiring! Researcher: plant breeding data analytics
Join the University of Minnesota to advance barley, oat, soybean, and wheat breeding programs by implementing modern data management and analytics systems. You will lead the implementation of unified software solutions and standardized workflows to enhance data-driven breeding decisions and train the next generation of researchers. Learn more about the position and apply.