Source: NCDA&CS, 4/27/22


We Are Agriculture is a year-long series that will highlight the hard-work done by employees across the Department of Agriculture. Dr. Weimin Ye, Nematology Section Chief in our Agronomic Services Division, is one of those employees. Stay tuned each Wednesday here on the blog or any of our social media accounts and join us in honoring those who continue to drive our state’s agriculture industry forward each day!

The agriculture industry has expanded and improved through the past 15 years, from crops grown across the state to technology advancements in the industry. No one has noticed the impact of these changes in the realm of agricultural science more than nematologist, Dr. Weimin Ye.

Growing up in Asia, Dr. Ye fell in love with agriculture and has spent his entire life pursuing that passion. “I grew up in a town where agriculture was our number one industry so I was surrounded by it,” he said. “I attended an agriculture university where I obtained my bachelor’s degree in plant protection and then went on to get my masters in nematology.” After college, Dr. Ye worked in the plant quarantine field for nine years before his desire to obtain a PhD in nematology brought him to the United States.

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