Welcome to the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is one of the world's leading institutions of agriculture. Building on 160 years of excellence, the college provides leadership in science, education and research, areas vital to the future of Iowa, the nation and the world.
Students build a Sukup Safe T Home® to kick-off Agricultural Entrepreneurship Week.
Students build a Sukup Safe T Home® to kick-off Agricultural Entrepreneurship Week.
News & Featured Stories
- Iowa State Agricultural Education Professor Receives Educational Honor
- Iowa State University Study Shows Farmers Active in Watershed Groups More Likely to Plant Cover Crops
- New Iowa State University Course Examines Changing Role of Women in U.S. Agriculture
- Iowa State University Advances Saturated Riparian Buffers as a Promising Water-quality Practice for Crop Fields
- CALS Student Selected as Arizona Livestock National Show Intern
STORIES
Servant Leader, Engaging Mentor
STORIES features several faculty and staff who embody George Washington Carver’s observation: “It is simply service that measures success.”
Hot Topics
Alum receives entrepreneurship award
For the third time in five years, a CALS alum mentored in the CALS Ag Entrepreneurship Initiative has been named the American Farm Bureau Federation’s Rural Entrepreneur of the Year.
$3.5 mil. in scholarships are offered to students annually through CALS and its departments.
99% of CALS graduates reported they were working, continuing their education or serving in the military within six months of receiving their diplomas.
1,500 Iowa State faculty members use the CALS' research farms around the state for teaching, research and extension.