Reagan Wytsalucy

College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences

Plants, Soils and Climate

Reagan was born in Tuba City, AZ and raised in Gallup, NM. Agriculture was a hidden hobby Reagan acquired growing up. She knew about agriculture and the basics of giving a plant water and sunlight, but until her father gave her the idea of studying agriculture to help revive production on the Navajo and Zuni Reservations, did she become passionate about this field of study. Currently, many Native Americans have abandoned traditional agricultural practices to search for jobs off the reservations, leaving the youngest generation uneducated about their traditional agriculture practices. Reagan has expanded her knowledge and continually strives to learn as much as possible about agriculture. She sees her education in agriculture as a way for her to become exposed to, and learn about sustainable and other potential agriculture systems that would benefit her people and support their traditional beliefs. Reagan’s career opportunities lay with her research and how well she is able to establish and develop the selected areas to support numerous crops in sustainable, fruitful ways. This work will create a career opportunity with the Navajo Nation, to continually support efforts to provide a pathway to revive agriculture on the Navajo and Zuni Reservations.