Tagged agronomist

Alex Johnson

Alex Johnson

Area Team Leader at Beck's Superior Hybrids

Knows about: agronomist, seeds.

Andy Michel

Andy Michel

Professor and Associate Chair, Department of Entomology at The Ohio State University

Knows about: ohio state university, agriculture education, agronomist, biotechnology, entomology, pest management, pests.

Are you sterile? Using sterile technique to tissue culture plants

Are you sterile? Using sterile technique to tissue culture plants

How do sterilization techniques affect our ability to preserve and culture organisms? In vitro collecting (IVC) is the process of starting plant tissue cultures with minimal disturbance to the plants when viable seeds are not available. Become the field researcher and learn how to…

A student’s guide to careers in agronomy

A student’s guide to careers in agronomy

Agronomy is key to helping produce more food for a growing world population. Learn about the educational path to this agriscience career and what an agronomist does. Do your interests fit with this field? Thanks to the Mississippi Soybean Promotion…

Biotechnology

Biotechnology

Watch this video to learn about careers with DuPont Pioneer! Matt Stroud, Product Agronomist and Rebekah Peck, Communications Manager talk about their careers with DuPont Pioneer.

Brad A. Miller

Brad A. Miller

Technical Agronomist for DEKALB/Asgrow at Bayer Crop Science

Knows about: agribusiness, agriscience, agronomist, seeds.

Greg LaBarge

Greg LaBarge

Field Specialist, Agronomic Systems at The Ohio State University Extension

Knows about: ohio state university, agronomist, extension, nutrients, plant science, water quality.

Growing more food: biotechnology

Growing more food: biotechnology

How will we feed 9 billion people? Grow soybeans using Round-Up Ready seeds to illustrate how biotechnology can be used as a tool to increase production. Introduce students to different options for growing soybeans, investigate…

High-tech agriculture engineering and technology

High-tech agriculture engineering and technology

What skills are needed to get into High-tech Agriculture? See what students are doing in Iowa to learn about GPS and GIS. This video comes with Discussion Questions and Teacher Background. Thank you to PBS Learning Media for providing this video.…

Hula hoop math: yield prediction

Hula hoop math: yield prediction

Can we predict the yield of a crop and forecast food production? Use hula hoops and math to predict how many bushels of soybeans are growing in a particular field. This fun activity was tested with 500 6th graders from Newark City Schools at the Devine Farms…

Managing plant pathogens using integrated pest management (IPM)

Managing plant pathogens using integrated pest management (IPM)

Do you like to work outside? A Plant Pathology and Microbiology Scientist talks about scouting for pest problems in a soybean field. Thank you to PBS Learning Media for providing this video. Credit: This module was designed and produced by Iowa…

Matthew Stroud

Matthew Stroud

Product Agronomist at DuPont Pioneer

Knows about: dupont pioneer, agribusiness, agronomist, research and development, soybeans, test plot.

Smart farming: using data to make decisions

Smart farming: using data to make decisions

What kind of data do farmers use to make decisions? Where does that data come from? Become a “farmer” on a journey from pre-planting to harvest to see what decisions farmers are making every year as they farm. Growers across the country are gaining access to more and…