2026 Agriscience Fair: Food Products and Processing Systems – Division 5

Brody Medina from the Cheyenne Frontier chapter in Wyoming is interviewed after winning the Food Products and Processing Systems award in Division 5 of the 2026 Agriscience Fair. He expresses gratitude toward his mentors, including ag advisor Joe Allen, and friends and family who assisted with data collection. Brody also reflects on the challenges of conducting applied microbiology research for the first time, having previously only done social sciences research.