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Exploring the world of organic agriculture at Iowa State

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Researchers identify the role of genes that boost disease resiliency in rice

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Multidisciplinary option lets students customize their education

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“It's not about what awards or titles you win, but how you can truly make a difference in any way at any level.”
Kelsey Henderson, '24 agricultural business

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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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    Two Iowa State faculty named global Top Agri-food Pioneers for work to fight hunger, make agriculture more resilient

    October 3, 2024

    Walter Suza and Lisa Schulte Moore have been named Top Agri-Food Pioneers by the World Food Prize Foundation. The two Iowa State University faculty are among 38 global innovators selected for their transformative food systems work in recognition of the World Food Prize Foundation’s 38th anniversary. These TAP trailblazers driving change in agriculture and global food security form the first TAP cohort, according to the World Food Prize Foundation. They will be recognized at the 2024 Borlaug Dialogue in Des Moines, Oct. 29-31. 

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    ISRC funds three new soybean research projects, holds research day

    September 30, 2024

    The Iowa Soybean Research Center’s Industry Advisory Council met in September for its annual meeting to consider proposed soybean research ideas and to offer guidance on how to best invest  available new funding. 

    Based on the council’s recommendations, the ISRC funded three new soybean research projects at Iowa State University, each for two years. 

    - Using Soybean Microbes as Protectants from Stress, led by Gwyn Beattie, professor of plant pathology, entomology and microbiology.

    - Cyst Nematode Single-Cell Omics, led by Thomas Baum, professor of plant pathology, entomology and microbiology. 

    - Investigating the Specific Role of Sterols in Soybean Growth and Development, led by Walter Suza, George Washington Carver Endowed Chair and adjunct associate professor of agronomy, 

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    Deal Lecture: Following the leadership of great conservationists will create a better world

    September 30, 2024

    Larry A. Nielsen, professor emeritus of natural resources at North Carolina State University, will present the 2024 William K. Deal Leadership Lecture Oct. 8, at Iowa State University. His presentation, “Fowl, Fish and Forest – Leadership Lessons from Great Conservationists,” will begin at 7 p.m. in 127 Curtiss Hall.

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