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Connie McDowell Joins Seed Lab Staff

Lab Technician Connie McDowell

Minnesota Crop Improvement Association welcomes Connie McDowell to our staff! Connie started her work with the MCIA Seed Laboratory as a lab technician in August.

Connie graduated from Kansas State University earlier this year with a B.S. in agronomy. She interned at the Kansas Crop Improvement Association (KCIA), where she performed field inspections, primarily for wheat seed, and conducted various seed testing functions at the KCIA Seed Lab.

Connie also worked at the agronomy department library at K-State and contributed to the student lab manual for the AGRON 305 – Soils class.

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2025 MCIA Annual Meeting • January 29, 2025 • St. Cloud, Minnesota
2025 MCIA Annual Meeting