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Aimee Nielson

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Kentucky, Lexington
As seen in: Seed World, UKNow, Farm Progress, Southeast Farm Press, Beef Magazine, Dairy Herd Management, Drovers, High Plains Journal, Farms.com, Wisconsin State Farmer, Farm Journal's Pork (Pork Business) and
Covers:  Climate Change, Genomics, Plant Breeding, Seed Science, Animal and Food Science, Bourbon, Horticulture, Philanthropy, Alumni, Ag Weather, stories about people and history.

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I’m a science communicator and editorial strategist who believes agricultural storytelling should be smart, bold, and human. For more than 25 years, I’ve turned complex science into compelling content that connects farmers, researchers, policymakers, and the public.

As former Editor of Seed World U.S. and Seed World International, I led high-impact campaigns on seed innovation, climate resilience, and global food systems. Before that, I spent two decades at the University of Kentucky crafting c…

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The Built-In Chill Factor - Seed World

The Built-In Chill Factor - Seed World

University of Missouri researchers have discovered that soybeans use a stress survival strategy called differ…

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Six Feet of Sand, No Playbook - Seed World

Six Feet of Sand, No Playbook - Seed World

After Hurricane Helene rewrote the landscape, a Tennessee research team is building a first-of-its-kind recov…

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Reverse Evolution Reveals a Hidden Defense in Tomatoes - Seed World

Reverse Evolution Reveals a Hidden Defense in Tomatoes - Seed World

Wild tomatoes in the Galápagos are revealing a lost chemical defense that could reshape breeding strategies f…

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Walking the Halls Where Ag Policy Happens - Seed World

Walking the Halls Where Ag Policy Happens - Seed World

I spent the day pounding the pavement between the Senate and House of Representatives offices in Washington D…

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Tariffs, Trust and Trilateral Ties - Seed World

Tariffs, Trust and Trilateral Ties - Seed World

Inside the seed sector's high-stakes fight to keep North American trade working. It's easy to forget how seam…

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Intellectual Property Protection for Plants Drives the Next Wave of Horticulture Innovation - See...

Intellectual Property Protection for Plants Drives the Next Wave of Horticulture Innovation - See...

Each form of intellectual property protection for plants doesn't exist in isolation. "What many people don't …

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Rice Breeding is Becoming a Game of Tradoffs

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By Aimee Nielson
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Modern breeding programs face growing pressure to increase yield, improve quality, reduce environmental impacts and remain globally competitive all at the same time. Rice feeds more people than any other crop on Earth, supplying roughly one-fifth of all calories consumed globally and serving as a staple food for more than half the world’s population. Yet breeding better rice varieties is becoming increasingly complicated.
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America at 250: The Legacy We Choose to Preserve

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By Aimee Nielson
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Over the past several years, I’ve gained a new appreciation for history. Not because I set out looking for it. Because my Aunt Peggy invited me into it. Over the years, I’ve had spurts of interest as she told me a story about a new relative she found. Then I’d get busy with life and not pay attention for long spans of time, only to ride a wave back into the search.
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A Fresh Deck of Cards for Soybean Breeders

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By Aimee Nielson
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For soybean breeders, the race for higher yields never stops. Each season brings new varieties, tighter competition and increasing pressure to squeeze more performance from a crop whose genetic gains have become progressively harder to achieve. That reality helps explain the excitement surrounding the KenAvis soybean germplasm collection, a body of work developed over nearly 40 years by breeder Bob Taylor and recently acquired by Purdue University.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

I was an assistant editor for Speedhorse magazine.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

yes, in high school...wow glad that's over.

How is social media changing news?

instantly makes an impact or instantly a dud.
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