We are excited to welcome the third cohort of the Next Gen Innovation Impact Study interns.
Eight Iowa State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences students will spend this semester learning from agriculture and research leaders about innovative technologies, programs, research and practices that have the potential to significantly elevate agricultural sustainability and food system resilience in our state and around the world.
The program is made possible thanks to the sponsorship of Midwest Dairy and partnership of Start Something College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Iowa State University.
Meet the interns
Colby Brandt
- Degree: Agriculture and Rural Policy Studies
- Year: Sophomore
- Hometown: Le Sueur, Minnesota
Shade Bunker
- Degree: Agricultural Business and Economics
- Year: Junior
- Hometown: Sparta, Wisconsin
Megan Clark
- Degree: Agricultural Communications and International Agriculture
- Year: Junior
- Hometown: DeWitt, Iowa
Ryan Konecne
- Degree: Agricultural Business
- Year: Junior
- Hometown: Morning Sun, Iowa
Jackie Miller
- Degree: Agricultural Communications and International Agriculture
- Year: Senior
- Hometown: Maquoketa, Iowa
Irene Nielsen
- Degree: Dairy Science, Agricultural Communications and International Agriculture
- Year: Senior
- Hometown: Mason, Michigan
Antonio Reyes-Munoz
- Degree: Agricultural Studies and International Agriculture
- Year: Senior
- Hometown: Caguas, Puerto Rico
Lauren Zaabel
- Degree: Agricultural Business and Economics
- Year: Senior
- Hometown: Kellogg, Iowa
Kickoff session
During the first session, Innovation Interns heard from leaders in agriculture and academia on the exciting opportunities ahead to grow an innovation mindset and play a role in shaping innovation and sustainability in the food and agriculture ecosystem.
It included updates from Alison Doyle, Iowa State University Research Park, Kevin Kimle, ISU Start Something College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and Dean Daniel Robison, Iowa State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
You can follow along with the internship on America’s Cultivation Corridor’s LinkedIn, X, Facebook and Instagram profiles.
Published August 2024.