News & Featured Stories Archive
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Research helps develop remote sensing as tool to assess conservation implementation
October 6th, 2022
AMES, Iowa — Being able to measure residue cover from satellite imagery is a long-term challenge that’s still a work in progress, but researchers are making headway.
Improving remote sensing protocols for conservation tracking and planning has...
Major USDA grant supports pioneering agricultural genome to phenome collaboration led by Iowa State University
September 28th, 2022
AMES, Iowa — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture announced today it is awarding more than $1.8 million to support the work of the...
Stutsman named Emerging Iowa Leader by College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
September 27th, 2022
AMES, Iowa – Katie Stutsman, of West Des Moines, has been named the 2022 Emerging Iowa Leader Award honoree by Iowa State University’s...
Monarch Conservation Effort Report highlights Iowans' hard work
September 27th, 2022
AMES, Iowa -- Iowa has been steadily adding new habitat for monarch butterflies over the past couple of years. The Iowa Monarch Conservation Consortium recently released its...
Leopold Center selects farmer, educator Mark Quee for Spencer Award
September 23rd, 2022
AMES, Iowa – Mark Quee, a farmer and educator from West Branch, has been selected as the 2022 winner of the Spencer Award, presented by the Leopold Center for...
Agriculture and Life Sciences Career Day set for Oct. 11
September 22nd, 2022
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is excited to host its annual, on-campus career day on Oct. 11.
The in-person event is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Lied Recreation Center, 518 Beach Road...
Strategic Seed Grants for Facilities & Equipment
September 16th, 2022
YEAR TWO! The AES invites proposals to advance research and research capacity through investing in ...
Iowa Nutrient Research Center announces funding for new water quality projects
September 15th, 2022
AMES, Iowa — The Iowa Nutrient Research Center at Iowa State University announces funding of just over $1.4 million to support a dozen new water quality and nutrient management projects for 2022-2023.
“This year, INRC celebrates its first...
Alston lecture to highlight historical Black farming organization
September 13th, 2022
AMES, Iowa – Antoine Alston, professor and associate dean for academic studies at North Carolina A&T State University, will present a lecture based on his new book on Sept. 27 at Iowa State University.
Alston’s lecture, “A Legacy of...
Students encouraged to submit poster abstracts for Borlaug poster competition
September 6th, 2022
Poster abstracts are now being accepted for the 19th Annual Norman Borlaug Lectureship Poster Competition for Graduate and Undergraduate Students. The competition and display of posters will take place Monday, Oct. 17, in the Memorial Union at...
Undergraduate biochemists gain unique opportunities through new summer research program
August 31st, 2022
AMES, IA -- A new summer program for promising young Iowa State University researchers will celebrate its first year with a showcase Thursday, Sept. 8, during which students will present their work and findings to mentors, peers and proud parents...
Shea to present Deal Lecture at Iowa State Sept. 28
August 30th, 2022
AMES, Iowa – Ernie Shea, president of Solutions from the Land, a not-for-profit organization based in Lutherville, Maryland, will present the 2022 ...
Lawrence-Dill joins Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research board of directors
August 26th, 2022
AMES, Iowa – The Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) has announced that Carolyn Lawrence-Dill has joined its board of directors. FFAR is a national organization focused on building public-private partnerships to fund bold...
Case IH donates field cultivator to Iowa State University
August 22nd, 2022
AMES, Iowa – Does putting in the time and effort in the spring to change out old sweeps on field cultivators for new ones lead to increased yields in the fall? Thanks to support from Case IH, researchers at Iowa State University are working on a...
NIFA Webinars
August 18th, 2022
Regional Innovation and Demonstration of Climate-smart Agriculture for Future Farms (CAFF)
NIFA invites the public to participate in ...
Researchers show weather variability impedes ability to assess trends in Iowa’s water quality
August 17th, 2022
AMES, Iowa – When can we expect to see reduced levels of nutrients in our water if we make positive changes on the landscape? New Iowa State University research shows how complicated it is to give a sound answer to that question.
The research...
Virtual reality could boost poultry health, say Iowa State University researchers
August 9th, 2022
AMES, Iowa — Watching videos may boost hens’ welfare and health, according to researchers at Iowa State University.
Using virtual reality technology, the scientists simulated a free-range environment in laying hen housing. They found that...
Agronomists join forces with engineering students to create innovative in-field research chamber to breed heat tolerant varieties
August 4th, 2022
AMES, Iowa — A multidisciplinary project at Iowa State University is harnessing engineering to solve agronomic challenges, enlisting undergraduates to develop an innovative research chamber to study soybeans’ responses in the field to current and...
Merger celebration planned for two Iowa State departments
August 2nd, 2022
AMES, Iowa – Faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends are invited to celebrate the merging of Iowa State University’s Department of Entomology and Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology.
The celebration will take place Friday, Sept...
Get hands-on with bugs during Bug Village '22 event
August 1st, 2022
AMES, Iowa – Community members are invited to come learn about insects of all kinds during Bug Village ’22.
Hosted by Iowa State University’s Insect Zoo, two separate events will take place Saturday, Aug. 27. An open house will be held from 10...
New conservation planning tool allows users to evaluate tailored cost-benefit tradeoffs
July 25th, 2022
AMES, Iowa — Conservation planning is entering a new era of precision problem-solving with the Agricultural Conservation Planning Framework (ACPF), and its just-released Financial and Nutrient Reduction Tool (FiNRT).
“ACPF itself is a non-...
International Union for the Conservation of Nature Lists the Monarch Butterfly as Endangered
July 22nd, 2022
AMES, Iowa - On July 21, 2022, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (...
Mosaic partners with Iowa Soybean Research Center at Iowa State University
July 18th, 2022
AMES, Iowa — The Mosaic Company has joined the Iowa Soybean Research Center at Iowa State University as an industry partner. In this role, Mosaic provides financial support to the center, which will be leveraged with soybean checkoff funds from...
Grant looks at breeding mung bean for plant-based protein market
July 11th, 2022
AMES, Iowa - Iowa State University plant breeders and researchers are working to develop a new crop suited for the plant-based protein market. The first step is developing new varieties of mung bean, a new crop here in the United States. Farmers...
Rademacher selected for interim director role at Iowa Pork Industry Center
July 7th, 2022
AMES, Iowa – Chris Rademacher, clinical professor in veterinary diagnostic and production animal medicine and swine extension veterinarian at Iowa State University, has been named interim director of the university’s...