@szintri accepting a medal signifying his new position as the Nebraska Corn Chechoff Presidential Chair! He's working to improve the rate at which we release maize and other crop lines! @UNL_IANR@UNL_PSI
Pat Schnable discusses with Alison Doyle, Associate Director of Iowa State University's Research Park, entrepreneurship, water efficacy, genetic bottlenecks, and the impacts proso millet could have on the environment and agriculture. lnkd.in/g-6597Bq
A discussion about EnGeniousAg's nitrate sensor that can assist farmers with decisions about N fertilization applications. youtube.com/watch?v=J0fPA4CX…
"Is it fun? Is it lucrative? Does it open up future opportunities? Does it make a change I care about in the world? Very few things are all four, but the things I choose to do should at least be one or two." - mild paraphrase of Adam Davidson.
ChatGPT was dropped on us just bit over 24 hours. It's like you wake up to the news of first nuclear explosion and you don't know yet what to think about it but you know world will never be the same again. Here some interesting snapshots of this "explosion"🧵:
Please join AG2PI tomorrow (10/19) at 10:30 CENTRAL for what I expect to be a fascinating zoom-based discussion about IP in crop and livestock genetics & breeding in both the public and private sectors. The two speakers both have both law degrees and P…lnkd.in/g25UdHAY
Will be giving a short talk this afternoon in Iowa State University's stunning new Student Innovation Center as part of a Big 12 Government Relations Conference lnkd.in/gDi-uwYx
Are you a PhD student working the intersection of plant biology and artificial intelligence? The team I'm working with at X (part of Alphabet/Google) is recruiting a PhD resident. Get some fun (and paid) industry experience in Mountain View, CA. x.company/careers-at-x/49739…
The WaPo on corn transpiration: Oddest quote: "the process peaks when corn reaches its “tasseling” phase.. with a crown of thin spikes — and begins to sprout." lnkd.in/gZgyDCa8
Dryland Genetics is seeking an assistant scientist to join its successful proso millet breeding team: . Proso millet is a highly water efficient grain. Come help build a more resilient agricultural system for a world with less water. lnkd.in/edfVU_7P