Jamee Milliken shares how stepping into the ISA Mentorship Program with no agricultural background led her to unexpected personal growth and lessons in leadership and integrity.
Sara Bourland highlights how the Growing Careers in Agriculture Mentorship Program introduced her to careers in agriculture and strengthened her path toward becoming an agriculture educator.
Bobby Shaffer spotlights how the ISA mentorship program gives students a fun, friendly way to explore major ag companies, learn from great mentors and build real connections.
Rosemarie Long shares how ISA's mentorship program didn’t just broaden her view of agriculture—it helped her discover her place in it.
Levi Magee shares how the ISA mentorship program helped him turn his love of dirt into a future in soil conservation with the NRCS.
Stephanie Porter breaks down what Illinois field data shows about the factors driving early soybean herbicide injury.
Emma Wyman shares how ISA's mentorship program broadened her understanding of the diverse and innovative career paths shaping today’s agriculture industry.
IL Soy Envoy Tim Laatsch explains how to maximize yield potential when double‑cropping soybeans after winter wheat in a shortened Illinois growing season.
Matt Propst explains how ISA's mentorship program broadened his view of the agriculture industry and helped him shape his goals as a crop specialist and on his family farm.
Jill Graner reflects on her time in ISA’s mentorship program and how it revealed just how wide‑reaching agriculture really is.
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