Two Mississippi State students are among seven nationwide selected for the 2026 Gateway to Ag Careers program.
Anslee Boyd, a plant and soil sciences graduate student from Sandhill, and Ella Britt, a biosystems engineering junior from Macon, Georgia, will represent MSU at the AgGateway Annual Meeting and Conference Nov. 9-11 in Nashville, Tennessee.
Gateway to Ag Careers is a competitive initiative linking top students with leaders in agricultural technology and digital innovation. Students are nominated by an advisor and submit a one-page essay about their background and what they hope to learn from the conference.
“I’m looking forward to meeting industry leaders and learning more about technologies coming down the pipeline,” Boyd said. “I hope to gain a better understanding of how industry is trying to address problems our producers are facing.”
Boyd’s passion for agriculture first started on her family’s row-crop farm. Following in her father’s footsteps, she earned a bachelor’s degree in agricultural engineering technology and business and is now pursuing a master’s degree in plant and soil sciences with a focus on weed science. Her graduate research compares spray deposition and weed control from U.S.-made agricultural spray drones with a conventional ground sprayer.
Source : msstate.edu