Ames, Iowa — This semester high school students from Chicago have taken an online course from Iowa State University as they prepare for careers in the agriculture industry. With a little extra effort, they’ll get paid for doing it, too.
In October, the U.S. Trade Representative released a proposal for agricultural trade reform in the ongoing World Trade Organization negotiations. The Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) today (Dec.
Two new research projects at Iowa State University have been funded as part of more than $14 million in grants nationwide to address water supply and water quality issues. The grants are administered by the U.S.
Dave Serfling has been going to Iowa State University for almost 17 years. Dave Serfling (left), shown with his son, Ethan and wife, Diane, used a computer and the Internet to finish his distance education masters degree.
A total of $175,000 has been awarded to 19 projects in the fall 2005 research grants provided through the Iowa State University Center for Integrated Animal Genomics (CIAG).
The Iowa State University agronomy department received numerous awards at the 2005 international annual meetings of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA), Crop Science Society of America (CSSA) and Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) Nov.
Antonio Mallarino, Iowa State University agronomy professor, has been named a fellow of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA).
Two Iowa State University agricultural engineers are studying an old idea for lowering livestock facility odor emissions, but with a new twist.
Iowa, the largest egg-producing state in the nation, is well prepared for an avian influenza outbreak, if one should occur. Thirty-five scientists, producers and government and industry leaders met at Iowa State University Nov.
Thomas Baum, Iowa State University associate professor, became chair of the Department of Plant Pathology effective Nov. 1.
Tornadoes touched down twice in Ames in 2005. Although no serious damage was done to research facilities at Iowa State University, there is always the possibility the next natural disaster could have an impact.
A national symposium focusing on animal agriculture and the environment will be held Jan. 5-6, 2006 in Kansas City.
Remember pop quizzes in school? Now professors at Iowa State University can ask students to respond to a question with a clicker system and instantly quiz students.
Over the next two years, five new endowed faculty positions will be filled in the Iowa State University College of Agriculture.
Are you looking for quality seed to plant next spring? The Iowa Crop Improvement Association (ICIA) recently published the Iowa Seed Directory as a resource for finding quality seeds of soybeans, oats, triticale, wheat and native prairie species.
Effective intellectual property protection is needed to encourage private agricultural seed companies to invest in research and development that will bring new technologies to farmers around the world.
Fred Kirschenmann, director of the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University, has accepted a new leadership role as a distinguished fellow of the center.
Information about maintaining stored grain is available from MidWest Plan Service (MWPS) at Iowa State University. The two books are "Managing Dry Grain in Storage" and "Dry Grain Aeration Systems Design Handbook."
Two men who have made important contributions to the agriculture industry were honored Oct. 21 as part of an Iowa State University Alumni Association awards ceremony. Both awards are given annually by the Iowa State College of Agriculture.
On Oct. 1, agricultural engineers at Iowa State University and University of Kentucky began collecting air emissions data from two commercial broiler houses in Kentucky.
