Meet the Fellows | 2026-2029
Mayowa Aderoju
Iowa State University, Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology
Sponsor:
Iowa State University Seed Science Center
Stephen Afrifa
North Carolina State University, Biological and Agricultural Engineering
Sponsor:
Zoetis
Mary Akingbasote
University of Kentucky, Biosystem and Agricultural Engineering
Sponsor:
Rockey FFAR Fellows Scholarship
Anjeeta
Texas A&M University, Soil and Crop Sciences
Sponsor:
Texas A&M AgriLife Research
Riley Barber
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Animal and Dairy Science
Sponsor:
Natural Biologics, Inc.
Sarah Benimana
University of Hawaii at Manoa, Tropical Plants and Soil Science
Sponsor:
Rockey FFAR Fellows Scholarship
Prabhashis Bose
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Food Science and Technology
Sponsor:
Rockey FFAR Fellows Scholarship
Nate Bowser
Iowa State University, Agronomy
Sponsor:
Iowa Crop Improvement Association
Sadhana Chhetri
Purdue University, Entomology
Sponsor:
Purdue University
Clara Copp-LaRocque
Northeastern University, Public Policy and Urban Affairs
Sponsor:
Ranch Lab
Annika Fischer
University of Missouri – St Louis, Biology
Sponsor:
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
Oscar Garrett
University of California, Davis, Plant Biology
Sponsor:
Mars Advanced Research Institute
Kyle Koch
Washington University in Saint Louis, Plant and Microbial Bioscience
Sponsor:
Bayer Crop Sciences
Divyanth Loganathan Girija
Cornell University, Biological and Environmental Engineering
Sponsor:
Bayer Crop Sciences
Graham Louis
North Carolina State University, Soil Science
Sponsor:
Syngenta
Paige Meisner
University of Maryland, Animal and Avian Sciences
Sponsor:
Cobb-Vantress, LLC
Oliver Nell
Iowa State University, Rural Sociology & Sustainable Agriculture
Sponsor:
Rockey FFAR Fellows Scholarship
Nushrat Rashid
Washington University in Saint Louis, Plant and Microbial Biosciences
Sponsor:
Bayer Crop Science
Kripa Rijal
North Carolina State University, Plant Pathology
Sponsor:
Syngenta
Sumit Sharma
Cornell University, Animal Science
Sponsor:
Cornell University
Andre Tischler
University of Minnesota, Agronomy and Plant Genetics
Sponsor:
GDM Seeds Inc.
Jocelyn Torres
Oregon State University, Animal and Rangeland Sciences
Sponsor:
Oregon Beef Council
Ashmita Upadhyay
University of Georgia, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Genomics
Sponsor:
HudsonAlpha Wiregrass Innovation Center
Isabella Vaughn
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Horticulture
Sponsor:
Hortifrut
Kashish Verma
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Fayetteville, Entomology
Sponsor:
Gates Agricultural Innovations
Natalia Volpato
Purdue University, Agronomy
Sponsor:
Bayer Crop Science
Srinivas Rao Voruganti
NC State University, Soil Science
Sponsor:
Verdia and Kioti
Sam Walker
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Plant Biology
Sponsor:
Bayer Crop Sciencei