At the end of July, over 100 undergrad and graduate students representing universities from across the Midwest gathered as teams to compete in the 2022 North Central Weed Science Society (NCWSS) Weed Science Contest. Held at Corteva?s headquarters in Johnston, Iowa, and hosted by Corteva?s Dawn Refsell, Central US Field Sciences Leader. This event attracted some of the region?s finest weed science students.
Corteva?s intern, Abigail Norsworthy- a student at the University of Arkansas and past participant of the competition- offers her insight and experience on the contest.
Crop and Weed Science Major at North Dakota State University, Adam Aberle was the 1st place winner in the weed identification portion of the contest and received 2nd place in the individual performance overall of undergraduates. He talks about his favorite portion of the contest and says how he feels on his placings for the day.
University of Nebraska Lincoln intern, Bruno Eltink was the 1st place winner of the farmer problem portion. He talks about his experience with the farmer problem contest.
Results for the competition and more information about the North Central Weed Sciences Society can be found at NCWSS.org.
