Henrique Feiler, Kathleen Zapf, and Lily Berry attended the 2023 ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting in St. Louis, Missouri October 29-November 1. They attended several lectures on topics related to the soil microbiome and heavy metal bioavailability, phenotyping technologies, and crop science updates. Henrique and Kathleen presented posters on their research. The group also visited the Missouri Botanical Garden for a tour on seed preservation and conservation of botanical knowledge, and visited the St. Louis Arch!