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
- Burns-Thompson Honored as Emerging Iowa Leader by Iowa State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
- Iowa State Researchers Honored for One of Year's Best Ag Engineering Innovations
- New monarch numbers encouraging: Conservation efforts in Iowa contribute to long-term recovery
- Iowa State University Part of Grant to Study No-till for Organic Grain Farmers
- ISU College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Faculty and Staff Awards
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
Researchers go with the flow
A start-up company founded by two researchers is receiving a national honor for an invention named one of 2019’s best innovations in agricultural, food and biological engineering and technology.
$4 mil. in scholarships are offered to students annually through CALS and its departments.
98% 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.