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Extension

Furthering farm education with Extension

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Research

Soil Machine Dynamics Lab solves problems on Earth and in space

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Learning

Testing new skills for future success

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Iowa State has given me opportunities I never would’ve imagined and has shaped me in many ways. The supportive environment made it possible for me to take on challenges with confidence.

Morgan Lang, '25 global resource systems and agricultural and rural policy studies

Hands-on approach

From Cyclones in the making to those already formed, the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences has a place for everyone. The innovations made in the labs, the farms, the forests and the fields strive to carry out Iowa State’s original land grant mission: discovering, developing, disseminating and preserving knowledge.

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A hidden campus gem

March 12, 2026

Imagine if you could escape the Iowa winter weather and enjoy warmer temperatures, sunlight, and beautiful plant growth without leaving campus. Thousands of students don’t know this possibility is right above them.

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Iowa CARET representatives visit Capitol Hill on behalf of land-grant university system

March 11, 2026

Iowa representatives of the Council for Agricultural Research, Extension and Teaching joined like-minded citizens from across the country in Washington, D.C., recently to advocate for Iowa State University and the land-grant university system.

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Schmitz transitions to interim director of Iowa Crop Improvement Association

March 11, 2026

Leadership of the Iowa Crop Improvement Association will change on March 16, when Doan Schmitz becomes the organization’s interim director during a search for a new director.

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