Jacqueline Compston receives American Agri-Women Erickson-McCrum Outstanding Agricultural Mentor Award

Dec 20, 2022

The American Agri-Women (AAW) honored Jacqueline Compston of Minden, Nevada, with the Erickson-McCrum Outstanding Agricultural Mentor Award at its 2022 National Convention held recently in Bozeman, Montana. The mentoring award was started in 2017 to honor two outstanding mentors and AAW past presidents, Yvonne Erickson and Sue McCrum.

Jacqueline Compston American Agri-Women This annual award recognizes those AAW members who go above and beyond to mentor others in agriculture. This award is not a leadership or advocacy award. Individuals are not being rewarded or recognized for positions they have held, initiatives they have worked on, or advocacy they have advanced unless it is precisely in the realm of mentoring. The award is to recognize people who have provided extraordinary mentoring. AAW members who go out of their way to truly mentor and coach people in agriculture positively. They are integral to developing leaders who take on demanding roles in our agricultural organizations, businesses, and communities.

The award consists of a plague to the recipient and a monetary donation toward AAW leadership or mentoring activities to honor each recipient.

About American Agri-WomenAmerican Agri-Women (AAW) is the national coalition of farm, ranch, and agribusiness women's organizations that educate consumers, advocate for agriculture and offers networking and professional development opportunities. Go to the AAW website for more information and to join www.americanagriwomen.org

Source : AAW

Video: Root Exudates, Soil Biology, and How Plants Recruit Microbes | Field Talk Friday

Field Talk Friday | Dr. John Murphy | Root Exudates, Soil Biology, and How Plants Recruit Microbes

Most of us spend our time managing what we can see above ground—plant height, leaf color, stand counts, and yield potential. But the deeper you dig into agronomy, the more you realize that some of the most important processes driving crop performance are happening just millimeters below the surface.

In this episode of Field Talk Friday, Dr. John Murphy continues the soil biology series by diving into one of the most fascinating topics in modern agronomy: root exudates and the role they play in shaping the microbial world around plant roots.

Roots are not passive structures simply pulling nutrients out of the soil. They are active participants in the underground ecosystem. Plants constantly release compounds into the soil—sugars, amino acids, organic acids, and other molecules—that act as both energy sources and signals for soil microbes.