This contest aims to encourage members of under-represented minorities in the Tri-Societies to actively participate in Society activities. It also aims to raise awareness of their work and contributions to sciences in the Tri-Societies. Contestants shall be graduate and undergraduate students, members of any division of ASA, CSSA, or SSSA, belonging to domestic U.S. minority groups as defined by the Civil Rights Act, particularly those that are under-represented in the Tri-Societies, including Native Americans and African Americans. This session will also be the annual meeting of the Minorities in Agronomy Committee. Winners of the poster contest will be notified at the annual meetings.