🌱 Don’t miss our upcoming webinar with Dr. Jacqueline Campbell on “Overcoming the Fear of the Command Line”! and how #bioinformatics and data management can revolutionize #plantbreeding research. 🌾🧬 📅 October 17, Thursday 🕒 2:00 PM CST NAPB NAPB Graduate Students

Great day with the sorghum team! 🌾 We harvested all plots for one of our collaborating projects with Melinda Yerka and even managed some threshing. Huge shoutout to the team for hard work! Let’s keep the momentum going. Have a great weekend, everyone! Chad Hayes #Teamsorhum

Big shoutout to the #sorghum team! Wrapped up a long day harvesting tons of panicles and great progress toward producing pure seeds from SAP. Way to go! 🌱 #PlantBreeding #SorghumResearch #Teamwork

Excellent work, sorghum team! Did bountiful harvest with plenty of panicles from our research trial. Let’s keep the momentum going! Chad Hayes 🌾 #SorghumResearch #Teamwork #AgScience #PlantBreeding

Register for our upcoming webinar with Dr. Richard Horsley Registration link: forms.gle/MqdqaoZTWhq1xw… Mark your calendar for an amazing learning experience! #napb #plantbreeding

Thrilled to have organized the NAPB Graduate Students social during the 2024 Agronomy, Crop, and Soil Science Societies meeting. Truly enjoyed reconnecting with David Bubeck, Donn Cummings, committee members, and past Borlaug Scholars made for a memorable evening of great conversations and connection. NAPB

Had an incredible experience at the Agronomy, Crop, and Soil Science Societies 2024 meeting in San Antonio. Secured🥉 place in rapid oral and poster competition. Enjoyed insightful sessions, engaging social events, valuable networking with scientists, industry experts, and fellow grad students and postdocs.

Thank you, Corteva Agriscience for hosting an insightful session with R&D plant breeding leadership team for 2024 Borlaug & GW Carver Scholars! 🙌 Special thanks to David Bubeck & team for sharing Corteva's history & fostering great networking opportunities for us.

📢 Don’t miss our upcoming webinar! Learn How to Enhance Your Borlaug Scholarship Application Discover how this prestigious award unlock new opportunities for you! Date: Dec 17, 2024, Time: 11 AM CST | 12 PM EST 🔗 Register here: lnkd.in/g_8R2U3X NAPB

"Hands-on Training Program on Agricultural Statistical Analysis" from March 16-22, 2025. "One end solution for all the problems" 📈 Conducted by the Researchers for the Researchers🎓 Register now: cropinfotech.in Gurjeet Singh (Rice Breeding) Pradeep Kumar Shah Usman Meghna Mandal

Had an incredible opportunity to participate in Congressional Visit Day to advocate for federal support for ag research! Engaged with congressional officers from Texas discussing why USDA funding is crucial for agricultural research, farmers & food security. #supportagresearch

Join us for a webinar with Dr. Craig Beil from Breeding Insight on how genomics, phenomics & bioinformatics accelerate genetic gain in 27+ specialty crops & livestock species. Date: April 18, 2024 Time: 11:00 AM CST | 9:00 AM PST | 12:00 PM EST Register: forms.gle/6Q9ymgHJy9JRqT…

Planting season kicked off with a bang! Last week, we successfully planted over 7,000 plots! Huge kudos to the incredible #Sorghum team for the teamwork and hustle! Exciting things ahead from the #HayesLab! #Sorghum #PlantBreeding #USDA #FieldSeason #ResearchInAction

Excited to share that I’ve been selected as FFAR Fellow (2025–28)! Grateful for the opportunity to grow as a researcher and leader in ag sciences. Huge thanks to my advisor Chad Hayes, National Sorghum Producers, Ethan Triplett & all who supported me. ffarfellows.org/2025-fellows/ Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR)

Finally finished planting this season, 5+ locations and thousands of plots with sunshine, rain, and long days, but the sorghum team made it happen. Huge kudos to this incredible team! #HayesLab #SorghumTeam #PlantingSeason2025 🌱💪

Not a typical research week, it's reset how I lead, communicate, and turn plant breeding research into impact. Attended the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) Fellows program at NC State University got hands-on training, site visits, and a clear plan to move science into action. Excited for the journey ahead!

Honored to do my first TV interview with KLBK News Visited our lab & field to learn about my PhD research, Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) Fellowship, and how my work helps farmers fight drought. A big step in communicating agriculture to the community! Texas Tech Davis College Texas Tech University IGCAST TTU College of Media & Communication

Breeding better forages often looks straightforward from the outside, but it’s anything but easy. HayesLab, even with a small but dedicated team, is making great strides this season toward delivering improved forage sorghum for animal feed.

Serving as Chair of the NAPB GSWG this past year has been incredible. Together with a passionate team, we created spaces for grad students to connect through webinars, socials & more. Excited to keep supporting the 2025–26 team, you’ll do amazing!#PlantBreeding NAPB