2009 News & Featured Stories Archive
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December 18, 2009
A CALS Budget Updates page is now live, including information from the Dec. 15 open forum with the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
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December 18, 2009Students propose solutions to biorenewable issues as part of their final exam. The multidisciplinary class included students from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
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John Lawrence named CALS Associate Dean for Extension
December 16, 2009Read More about John Lawrence named CALS Associate Dean for ExtensionHe will replace Gerald Miller, who has served as associate dean since 1998.
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December 16, 2009AMES, Iowa — John Lawrence has been named the associate dean of extension and outreach for Iowa State University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the director of ISU Extension to Agriculture and Natural Resources. The appointment of L
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December 15, 2009AMES, Iowa — The National Swine Nutrition Guide will be distributed and explained at a series of regional conferences beginning in February.
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December 14, 2009Students in animal science 336 get a hands-on lesson about canine animal behavior. Trainer Robin Habeger brought two search and rescue dogs to class to demonstrate her training methods.
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December 3, 2009AMES, Iowa - As the nation's top egg-producing state, Iowa has had a plentiful supply of nutrient-rich poultry manure as a resource for growing crops. Amid continued growth of the egg industry, interest in improving poultry manure management has in
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December 3, 2009AMES, Iowa — As energy and fuel costs increase, Iowa's agricultural producers are feeling the pinch.
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December 1, 2009
AMES, Iowa - The Iowa Crop Improvement Association (ICIA) has recently published the 2009 Iowa Seed Directory.
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November 30, 2009AMES, Iowa — Two finalists have been selected for the position of associate dean for the Iowa State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and director of ISU Extension to Agriculture and Natural Resources. Candidates who will interview
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November 24, 2009The club took up the slack created by recent budget cuts and started planting and maintaining the highly visible flowerbed at the corner of Wallace Road and Osborn Drive.
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Animal science professor earns national teaching award
November 20, 2009Read More about Animal science professor earns national teaching awardDouglas Kenealy is one of two people to receive the annual U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Agricultural Sciences Excellence in Teaching Award.
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November 20, 2009AMES, Iowa — An Iowa State University professor of animal science has been awarded the annual USDA Food and Agricultural Sciences Excellence in Teaching Award.
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November 19, 2009
AMES, Iowa — The Iowa State University Block and Bridle Club received national recognition at the 90th Block and Bridle National Convention, held Nov.
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Dairy Products Evaluation Team returns, places in national contest
November 18, 2009The Iowa State Dairy Products Evaluation Team placed fourth overall in the 88th Collegiate Dairy Products Evaluation contest, a national student competition.Read More about Dairy Products Evaluation Team returns, places in national contest -
November 18, 2009Brandon Carpenter will pass on the lessons learned in his demonstration project at the Horticulture Research Station to Iowa apple growers in January.
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November 16, 2009AMES, Iowa- Iowa State University students Kasei James and Keith King were awarded $1,000 scholarships from Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont business, on Oct.
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November 16, 2009AMES, Iowa — Researchers at Iowa State and other land-grant universities have worked for many years to develop and implement management programs for soybean insect pests that are economically and ecologically sustainable.
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November 9, 2009The study listed faculty, the graduate program and international emphasis as the distinguishing characteristics of the Department of Agricultural Education and Studies.
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Researchers discover key to vital DNA, protein interaction
November 9, 2009The discovery by Adam Bogdanove, plant pathology, and Matthew Moscou, a student in the bioinformatics and computation biology graduate program, will be published in the journal Science.Read More about Researchers discover key to vital DNA, protein interaction