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Rachel Vann\u00a0<\/a>is a Cropping Systems Agronomist and Extension Specialist at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign where she is dedicated to advancing cropping systems through innovative research, interdisciplinary collaboration, and impactful outreach. Her work focuses on improving row crop management and integrating specialty grain crops into diverse rotations to enhance agricultural resilience and productivity. Committed to serving farmers, she leads and contributes to national initiatives, like\u00a0Science for Success<\/a>, that translate research into practical, science-based solutions.<\/div>\n

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Prior to this position, she was an Associate Professor and Soybean Extension Specialist at NC State University. She remains involved in training graduate students\u00a0and leading the\u00a0BeanPACK<\/a>\u00a0project for NC State University.<\/div>\n

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Rachel grew up in Geneseo, Illinois and completed her Bachelor\u2019s Degree at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign studying Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences with a minor in Crop and Soil Science (B.S. 2012). She completed her graduate degrees at NC\u00a0State University. Her Master\u2019s degree focused on cover crop management in organic corn production and organic canola production (M.S. 2015). Between her Master\u2019s and Ph.D. she completed a U.S. Borlaug Fellowship in Costa Rica. Her Ph.D. focused on cover crop breeding and management and weed control in cotton (Ph.D. 2017). Prior to beginning her position at NC\u00a0State as the Soybean Extension Specialist, Rachel was a Postdoc in the Organic Grains Program at NC\u00a0State.<\/div>\n
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