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New USDA grant supports research to initiate Ag DIRT experiment, refine cover crop recommendations

June 6th, 2023
corn growing with dead cover crop biomass in between rows
AMES, Iowa — A team of scientists led by Iowa State University has won a $649,000 grant from USDA’s National Institute for Food and Agriculture to study the intricacies of cereal rye cover crops. One of the grant’s top objectives is to launch...

Rodriguez appointed interim director of Seed Science Center at Iowa State University

May 4th, 2023
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AMES, Iowa – Lulu Rodriguez has been named interim director of the Seed Science Center at Iowa State University, effective April 28. “It is a great pleasure to have Dr. Lulu Rodriguez serve in the capacity as interim director for the Seed...

Gamma Sigma Delta presents awards, announces new initiates

May 2nd, 2023
Two rows of Iowa State University students who were initiated into Gamma Sigma Delta
AMES, Iowa – Gamma Sigma Delta, the Iowa Beta Chapter of the Honor Society of Agriculture, held its annual award ceremony on April 20, 2023, in Curtiss Hall’s Dolezal Auditorium. During the ceremony, Iowa State University students, faculty and...

Iowa State University’s Manjit Misra Named Director of USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture

April 24th, 2023
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AMES, Iowa – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture has named Manjit K. Misra as its new director. USDA...

New Iowa State agricultural communication major approved for fall 2023 semester

April 20th, 2023
Mike Retallick
Innovative and interdisciplinary program expected to see growth AMES, IA – The Iowa Board of Regents approved a new undergraduate major – Bachelor of Science in agricultural communication – in Iowa State University’s College of Agriculture and...

Iowa Soybean Research Center at Iowa State University welcomes new partner, Sound Agriculture

April 19th, 2023
Soybeans emerging in no-till field
AMES, Iowa — Sound Agriculture has joined the Iowa Soybean Research Center at Iowa State University as an industry partner. In this role, Sound Agriculture will serve on the ISRC’s industry advisory council, which provides guidance on research...

Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative announces grants for big projects, national conference

April 13th, 2023
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Ames, IA — The Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative has awarded seven new grants in its fourth round of support for institutions across the country to develop projects that advance multidisciplinary crop and livestock genetics research....

Wiedenhoeft named interim chair of Iowa State’s Department of Agronomy

April 6th, 2023
Mary Weidenhoeft
AMES, Iowa – Mary Wiedenhoeft will begin leading Iowa State University’s Department of Agronomy as interim department chair, effective May 16, 2023. Wiedenhoeft, Morrill Professor of Agronomy, will take over for current department chair Kendall...

Stewart named to Harmon Family Professorship in Forestry

April 6th, 2023
Stephen Dinsmore, Timothy Stewart, Daniel J. Robison
AMES, Iowa – Timothy Stewart has been named the newest holder of the Harmon Family Professorship in Forestry at Iowa State University. Stewart, associate professor in natural resource ecology and management, was recognized during a medallion...

Conservation efforts needed to support monarch butterfly population recovery

April 4th, 2023
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AMES, Iowa – The last year was a difficult one for the eastern monarch butterfly, according to a report just released that indicates monarchs occupying forest canopy in their wintering grounds in Mexico decreased by 22%, down from approximately 7...

Arbuckle, O’Neal will share sustainable agriculture chair position at Iowa State University

April 3rd, 2023
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AMES, Iowa –J. Arbuckle, professor in sociology and criminal justice, and Matthew O’Neal, professor in plant pathology, entomology and microbiology, will serve a joint appointment as Henry A. Wallace Chairs for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa...

Iowa State’s ag, forestry programs ranked among top 10 worldwide

March 31st, 2023
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AMES, Iowa – Iowa State University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences jumped to No. 8 worldwide and No. 4 in North America for its agricultural and forestry programs, according to the...

Glenn to present Hertz Lecture at Iowa State April 11

March 28th, 2023
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AMES, Iowa – Tim Glenn, executive vice president of the seed business unit at Corteva Agriscience, will deliver the 2023 Carl and...

Extension livestock economist receives applied research award

March 23rd, 2023
Lee Schulz, extension livestock economist and an associate professor of economics, is the recipient of the 2023 Dean Lee R. Kolmer Award for Excellence in Applied Research from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Iowa State University.
AMES, Iowa — Lee Schulz is the recipient of the 2023 Dean Lee R. Kolmer Award for Excellence in Applied Research from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Iowa State University. Schulz is an extension livestock economist and an...

Yandeau-Nelson receives Rossmann Manatt Faculty Development Award

March 23rd, 2023
The recipient of the 2023 Rossmann Manatt Faculty Development Award is Marna Yandeau-Nelson, associate professor in the Department of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology at Iowa State University. 
AMES, Iowa — The recipient of the 2023 Rossmann Manatt Faculty Development Award is Marna Yandeau-Nelson, associate professor in the Department of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology at Iowa State University.  The award recognizes tenured...

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences names Lamkey associate dean for facilities and operations

March 23rd, 2023
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AMES, Iowa – Kendall Lamkey has been named associate dean for facilities and operations for Iowa State University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, effective May 16, 2023. Lamkey, a professor of agronomy and crop breeding, has been a...

GPSS conference aims to build community among graduate students

March 22nd, 2023
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Getting to know fellow graduate students and improving presentation skills are among the takeaways students can expect from the upcoming Graduate...

Mini-forest author to present 2023 Shivvers Memorial Lecture, April 6

March 21st, 2023
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AMES, Iowa — Author Hannah Lewis will present the 2023 Shivvers Memorial Lecture, Thursday, April 6 at 5:30 p.m., in the Iowa State University Memorial Union, room 3580. The event is free and open to the public. Lewis, an Iowa State alumna, is...

Nutrien partners with the Iowa Soybean Research Center at Iowa State University

March 16th, 2023
Soybean leaves emerging from soil
AMES, Iowa — Nutrien has joined the Iowa Soybean Research Center at Iowa State University as an industry partner. In this role, Nutrien will have a representative serving on the ISRC’s industry advisory council, which provides guidance on research...

Break a leg: Repurposing acting class methods to improve students’ presentation skills

March 2nd, 2023
Two professors providing feedback to a graduate student about her research presentation while seated around an arrangement of tables.
AMES, Iowa – Graduate students are often asked to present their research at conferences or in academic settings. The trick is taking sometimes very technical information unique to their discipline and presenting it in a way that is understandable...

Ag education professor honored for teaching efforts

March 1st, 2023
Scott Smalley, associate professor in Iowa State University’s Department of Agricultural Education and Studies, was named one of seven recipients of the Golden Owl Award on Feb. 27.   Smalley...

Scientists exploit genetic mutation to accelerate plant breeding process

February 16th, 2023
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AMES, Iowa - Iowa State University researchers may have solved a long-standing challenge associated with accelerated development of pure genetic lines. Use of “doubled haploid” (DH) genetics has become one of the basic technologies underpinning...

Beaver dams: Beneficial for watersheds?

February 6th, 2023
Two bearded men, one of them standing next to and one  in a beaver dam pool,
AMES, Iowa – A novel research project investigating beavers and the dams they build is exploring the influence of this industrious, little-known animal on water quality and hydrology (water movement) within Iowa watersheds. “Once plentiful,...

CALS students part of inaugural George Washington Carver Day

February 3rd, 2023
Danielle Douglas stands in the alcove of a balcony
What started as a conversation between two influential men in the summer of 2020 blossomed into an event that brought together approximately 550 people in celebration of an Iowa State University-educated, world-famous agriculturalist. The...

Woteki to discuss efforts to end hunger, reduce diet-related diseases during seminar

January 30th, 2023
Catherine Woteki wearing a black suit jacket with a tan shirt underneath
AMES, Iowa – Catherine Woteki, professor of food science and human nutrition at Iowa State University and ...

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