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Extension

Furthering farm education with Extension

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Research

Undergraduates partner with zoo to save threatened turtles

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Learning

NREM students bring wildlife wonder into the classroom

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When opportunities arise to do what you love, don’t hesitate — even if it feels uncomfortable at first. Growth happens outside your comfort zone, and taking that leap will open doors you never imagined.
Tyler Atkinson, '25 agronomy and genetics

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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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Recent News

  • Two women looking at grape vines on trellis system

    Iowa State researchers investigate ways to support changing wine industry in Iowa and the Midwest

    July 14, 2025

    Iowa State University researchers Suzanne Slack, assistant professor of horticulture, and Aude Watrelot, assistant professor of food science and human nutrition, are working with colleagues at several north-central universities to nurture this steadily growing industry for the region. They are taking a variety of approaches that include investigating the best trellising systems for cold-hardy grapes and testing the potential of new cultivars to make wines that appeal to changing consumer preferences. 

  • Man in red hat and sweater talking to group of men and women in front of large farm equipment

    Enhancing conservation professionals’ connections, communications, confidence

    July 8, 2025

    Through in-person and virtual discussions with farmers, extension specialists and each other, the unique LSLA program helps early-career natural resource professionals in Iowa gain knowledge to build relationships with farmers and increase confidence in their skills as conservation professionals.

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