Dr. Brianne Reeves with BASF Crop Protection has a DPM from the University of Florida – that would be a plant doctor, not a foot doctor.
We interviewed the lovely and talented Dr. Reeves a couple of times this year but I never knew she was a fellow Gator until last week when she talked to the Southern Media Symposium about her background. Even though her dad and grandfather were both in agriculture, Brianne says she’s actually “not a farm girl.” She was born in Nebraska but grew up in South Florida where her father was in the citrus business.
Brianne got her Bachelor’s degree in agronomy from UF and then went on into the Doctor of Plant Medicine program. “It was right up my alley,” she said. “Very multi-disciplinary graduate program that really covers anything that would affect a plant’s growth … so it really set me up for success in a career in agriculture.”
Brianne says her education continues with BASF. “Specifically within the Professional Development Program (PDP) which is how I came into BASF,” she said. Brianne encourages other young people who think about a career in agriculture. “You don’t have to be a farm girl or a farm boy to want to do agriculture,” she said. “Do what your heart tells you.”
Listen to my interview with Brianne here: Interview with Dr. Brianne Reeves, BASF