First NSF. My heart is filled with gratitude! Foremost, I want to thank the love of my life and incredibly talented researcher @shysol4u who has been my strength through the thick and thin of life! Dual-career with kids is a spin ball; you really need to learn how to play it!

Today we are celebrating 100 years of commitment from the SD Crop Improvement Association to the seed and agronomy industry today! Discover how they continue to benefit producers throughout South Dakota! ⤵️ @wheatsd

In the midst of #Harvest25 it is great to take a break and follow @sdstate #traditions on #HoboDay with the #AgronomyAndPrecisionAgClub

WE ARE HIRING!! 📢📢🫵🫵 My colleague Miguel is leaving this December after 13 years working together: Do you have what it takes to become @ICARDA next Senior Barley breeder?? A great opportunity to grow and serve people in need! Apply here: https://t.co/yxwhX8N0vX #Barley

Herbicide resistance is an increasing concern in South Dakota’s crop systems. If you suspect herbicide resistance in your fields, collect a sample and send it to us for testing. Learn how to collect a sample and where to send it at

APHIS is hiring 3 positions to join our talented experts in Plant Protection & Quarantine Positions close 08/07/25: Plant Pathologist (Mycology): https://t.co/xTfUAXxBoQ Entomologist (Identifier): https://t.co/0hCNpF7ec1 PPQ Officer (Pest Identification): https://t.co/NYy2zpQ3hV

Hiring alert! Please RT! Lecturer/Sr. Lecturer position in Microbiology in the Department of Biological Sciences at Clemson University. Apply here 👉 https://t.co/5ckeVDaDxR Active learning through creative inquiry (CI) projects with undergrads and dynamic working environment.

Genomics unveils how the coffee got into your cup! Just 7 Arabica coffee seeds smuggled from Yemen to India around 1600, and just one plant shipped to Amsterdam & Reunion island, forms the basic of all Arabic grown around the world! https://t.co/rZxBqAjzAs

Southern rust in Cass County Nebraska. #PeskyPustules

Life is strange. You arrive with nothing, spend your whole life chasing everything, and still leave with nothing. Make sure your soul gains more than your hands.

Today, @NIH announced a new policy to cap how much publishers can charge NIH-supported scientists to make their work publicly accessible. This reflects our broader effort to restore public trust in public health by creating an open, honest, and transparent research atmosphere.

Happy to provide tools for wheat breeders to efficiently remove the disease susceptibility gene Tsn1 from their materials. @KLDRunning did a fantastic job leading this project.

Wonderful experience and fantastic networking at #NACAA Annual Meeting in Billings, MT. Thanks @agagents!

Work from @CraigHCarlson lab @USDA_ARS examined the collection of spring oat landrace accessions to improve the current knowledge of the genomic basis of environmental adaptation, identifying loci & genes important in adaptation. Read more in #G3journal: https://t.co/Tuiqh9AoE4

Grateful to APS @PlantDiseaseJ for awarding me the 2025 Dr. ​​Lafayette Frederick Diversity in Mentoring Award. Last week, with support from the fund that comes with the award, we welcomed Daviona Jackson, recent Langston University graduate, as an intern in the Lab.

#Swine research can be challenging... Watch this video from @swineitpodcast where Dr. Joseph Cassady from @SDState explores the challenges and opportunities in swine production research. Strategies shaping the industry's future are 👇

2nd year of our spring wheat disease nursery is on track with diverse germplasm, advanced breeding lines and our mapping populations. My PhD students Ahmad and Tapish are leading the research with Agronomy undergraduate Jackson, who is learning all the nitty gritty of research!

Zengcui Zhang et al. investigated the wheat–Parastagonospora nodorum pathosystem, a model for necrotrophic fungal interactions where SnTox3 induces disease via an inverse gene-for-gene mechanism. @FarisGenLab Learn more: https://t.co/hJVb503ZRQ

Grateful to be part of such collaborative, creative and fun lab. Thankful to @shysol4u for the opportunity, support, encouragement and guidance that helped me receive the first prize. @sdsoybean

Solanki lab representation at #BrookingsAPSNC25 1/n. Well done students 👏 @SDStateCAFES Sachin Sharma @sachin_plpath -1st place in oral presentation Riya Jain @Riya3591366 - Travel award Israel Akinlabi and Nikhil-oral presentation Kyle Reese (undergrad)- Poster presentation

Inoculating Bacterial Leaf Streak 🌱 on a diverse hard red winter wheat panel from public & private breeding programs across 10 U.S. states. Advancing resistance screening for improved BLS management! Thanks to @plantpath_PD for continuous guidance! #BLS #DiseaseResistance #SDSU