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College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

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Be greater than you imagine as a Cyclone. Explore CALS majors and other degree options designed to inspire, challenge and prepare you to create a better world.

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Extension

Exploring the world of organic agriculture at Iowa State

Reuben Weers Feng

Research

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

MultiOption

Learning

Multidisciplinary option lets students customize their education

Kelsey Henderson
“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

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.

Learn more about research within CALS

Explore Iowa State University demonstration farms

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Innovation in Action
men in field
Farms and Facilities
Economics field trip in London
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Recent News

  • Andy Suby and Rob Hartmann

    Change in leadership at BioCentury Research Farm

    September 18, 2024

    In September 2024, Andy Suby, assistant director of research administration at the BioCentury Research Farm, will transition to a new, part-time role as a process engineer with the university. Rob Hartmann will step into the assistant director position at the facility.

  • Student talking to another person about a research poster.

    Students encouraged to submit abstracts for 2024 Borlaug poster competition

    September 13, 2024

    Poster abstracts are now being accepted for the 21st Annual Norman Borlaug Lecture Poster Competition for Graduate and Undergraduate Students. The competition and display of posters will take place Monday, Oct. 28, in the Memorial Union at Iowa State University, prior to the Norman Borlaug Lecture featuring 2024 World Food Prize Laureates Geoffrey Hawtin and Cary Fowler.

  • Three people standing amid rows of strawberries growing beneath solar panels.

    Department of Energy chief of staff surveys progress at Iowa State solar farm

    September 12, 2024

    In the form of a juicy red strawberry, a U.S. Department of Energy representative tasted the fruits of researchers’ labor Sept. 4 at the Alliant Energy Solar Farm at Iowa State University. The visit allowed Katie Hendrickson, chief of staff of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, to see the progress being made at the solar farm, which received a $1.8 million, four-year grant from the U.S. Department of Energy last year.

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