Agronomy Studies Gone Rogue.

L.C. Davis^1,2, James Todd¹, and D.L. Auld²

¹Todd Agricultural Consulting, LLC, 1100 Way Rd. Plainview, Texas 79072 USA,  ²Plant and Soil Science Department, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409-2122 USA

            Agronomy is a complex science studied by high school, undergraduate and graduate students all over the world.  Organizations such as FFA give high school students the opportunity to learn about agronomy.  I competed on a state championship agronomy team my junior year of high school and competed at the national level.  From 2012 to 2014 I prepared and presented the Texas State Agronomy Contest to hundreds of high school FFA students.   I received my B.S. in Horticulture and Turfgrass Science from Texas Tech University and started a M.S. graduate program in 2012.  Before starting my graduate program I had the opportunity to work with Bayer Crop Science in the trait development and also a multimedia firm creating and editing agronomy teaching aids that targeted high school students.  My thesis is focused on the modification of cottonseed oil content to better improve the competitiveness of cotton with other oil seed crops such as soybeans.  These broad range of activities led me to find a passion for crop consulting and in May of 2014, I began an internship with Todd Agricultural Consulting, LLC in Plainview, Texas.  I have found crop consulting like many other agriculture related fields to be male dominated. In the next 3 to 5 years I hope to get my certified crop adviser certification and become a partner at Todd Ag Consulting. In this role, I hope to inspire and influence other women to seek careers in crop consulting.  I believe women can bring great innovation to the field of production agriculture. 

Contact: Loren Casey Davis, Todd Agricultural Consulting, LLC, 1100 Way Rd. Plainview, Texas 79072, Mobile: (806)292-2927, Office: (806) 293-1273