Annual Boerma Seminar
About
The Roger and Cindy Boerma Excellence in Plant Breeding Lecture Series, better known as the Annual Boerma Seminar, started in 2023 and is made possible due to a generous endowment from Roger and Cindy Boerma.
Each lecture features a prominent plant breeder, and is planned and executed by Institute students, with a faculty advisor. This Lecture series alternates between the Athens and Tifton campuses.
Previous Seminars
2025
Carrot Breeding to Reduce Inputs for Growers and Increase Outputs for Consumers
Dr. Phil Simon
USDA-ARS Vegetable Crops Research Unit, Department of Plant and Agroecolsystem Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison
2024
Plant Breeding in the 21st Century: Molecular Breeding and High Throughput Phenotyping
Dr. Mark Sorrells
Professor, School of Integratvie Plant Science, Plant Breeding and Genetics Section, Cornell University
2023
Crops on the Edge
Dr. Alison Bentley
Bayer Visiting Scholar, Plant Breeding Center
The University of Minnesota
