Winter Oilseed Planting in the Spotlight - CROSSOVER with Hooked on Science!

One way that scientists can help our society is by supporting farmers - specifically, testing out new crops and breeding new plants for them to use! Agronomy and Plant Genetics PhD student Julija Cubins works on developing the planting of new winter crops in the northern Midwest states that could benefit both the environment and farmers' wallets. 

If you want to learn more about the topics discussed in this episode, check out: 

Listen to Julija's guest appearance on the podcast, Planthropology, here!Episodes from Hooked on Science on winter oilseed breeding and soybean cyst nematodesManagement of pennycress as a winter annual cash cover crop (review article)Winter annuals quarterly reports and growing bulletins from the Forever Green Initiative

Julija is also the host of the science podcast, Hooked on Science! This is a CROSSOVER episode with Hooked on Science, so check out their website, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram! You can specifically listen to the episode interviewing In the Spotlight host Emily Schafer here.

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