We are seeking a postdoctoral researcher to advance breeding, genetics and genomics research in controlled environments. Please apply or share tamus.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/AgriLife_Resea…

Looking forward to the 2024 ASA, CSSA, SSSA International Annual Meeting "AI Innovations for a Changing Climate", November 10-13 in San Antonio, Texas (with limited virtual). Register soon if you have not! acsmeetings.org

A postdoctoral position available in Breeding for Controlled Environment (BCE) laboratory Texas A&M AgriLife Research at the Dallas Center and the Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University with new Asst. Prof. Dr. Krishna Bhattarai krishna bhattarai tamus.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/AgriLife_Resea…

I enjoyed presenting to the AgBioData Consortium yesterday and had many excellent questions and discussion about retention and availability of the massive amount of drone / UAV / UAS phenomic data. Seminar is available here: youtube.com/watch?v=E3_N3i…

One of many member services the Crop Science Society of America conducts with the $ from your publication, meeting, and membership fees is science advocacy - supporting increased federal funding and better policy. Members can engage in training and events with staff. Learn here!

Congratulations to our own Ms. Fatma Ozair for her 3rd place award in the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Genetics and Genomics - Science Art Contest for her super fun diorama 'Maize Mania' 🌽! Great event TAMU Genetics and Genomics !

I'm recruiting a postdoc to work on the evolutionary genetics of introgression, following on our recent work (doi.org/10.1126/scienc…). This is a 2yr joint position w/ collaborators at Huazhong Agricultural University, and the pdoc will spend 1 year at each locale. Please share!

My review of the most impressive molecular breeding and germplasm utilization article I've read in at least a decade just went online. rdcu.be/dQUaF The authors original amazing paper on the Watkins landrace wheat collection is here nature.com/articles/s4158…

KSU USAID Feed the Future Climate Resilient Cereals Innovation Lab Request for Concept Notes released. Funding $200k - $700k. Find and use alleles from millet, rice, sorghum, and wheat with Bangladesh, Ethiopia or Senegal scientists. Webinar Aug. 29, 2024 crcil.piestar-rfx.com/opportunities/…

When they say they don't make 'em like they used to. No better example than my 196X John Deere 2510 with the 175 loader. Beat to heck, but way more reliable than anything I have bought in last 15 years. Starts nearly every time and once going nothing can stop it!

Happy NYT published some responses to their previous myopic opinion peice. From our past population growth trajectory, biologists and rational humans would expect continuing this trend can't end well. Should We Be Worried About Population Decline? nytimes.com/2024/08/24/opi…

Register Now: Science advocacy webinar on Sep 4, 2024. Learn about Congressional Visits Day & engage. Moderator: Luther Smith. Speakers: Julie McClure, Seth, @Chase_Krug, Jack Karlin Info: ow.ly/hS9e50ST6e3 #ScienceAdvocacy #SciencePolicy #CongressionalVisitsDay