During the 2020 year, the pandemic significantly affected our workflow. We had to shift all our in-person meetings to online zoom and learn how to work with reduced numbers and more physical space. Due to these constraints, our communication had to increase due to the limited amount that we were allowed to act in person.  

I was able to learn how to communicate more concisely over video meetings, and how to more effectively teach and interact through zoom meetings. I had several larger meetings online including the Corn, Soybean and Tobacco field meeting, the Winter Wheat meeting and our annual Wheat and Corn and Soybean planning meeting. During all of this, we were still able to work on publications even though our day-to-day activities took longer to complete. We were able to publish two papers to Plant Heath Progress, both of which were collaborative efforts between multiple universities.  

Over time, I hope that I am able to retain all the knowledge that I gained in regards to accessibility and the ability to bring knowledge to more people than those that are in our local area.