2004 News & Featured Stories Archive
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December 20, 2004
Del Koch, Iowa Crop ImprovemenSeveral changes are in store next year for the Iowa Crop Performance Tests for corn and soybeans, the statewide program that evaluates the performance of crop varieties.
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December 14, 2004The College of Agriculture and its departments awarded more than $1 million in scholarships for the 2004-2005 academic year. "Support for students allows our academic departments to recruit and retain the best and the brightest students," said Cathe
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December 13, 2004An agreement to work on seed issues worldwide has been signed by officials in the Iowa State University College of Agriculture and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. The FAO leads international efforts to defeat hunge
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December 10, 2004
Are you looking for quality seed to plant in 2005? The Iowa Crop Improvement Association (ICIA) recently published the Iowa Seed Directory as a resource for finding quality seeds of barley, native prairie species, oat, soybean and triticale.
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December 6, 2004
A new program at Iowa State University will make it easier for livestock producers across the country to get help when developing comprehensive nutrient management plans that are required for participation in some federal farm programs.
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December 2, 2004Steve Fales, Iowa State University professor and chair of the agronomy department, has been named the 2004-2005 president elect of the Crop Science Society of America (CSSA). Fales took office at the annual meetings of CSSA, held in conjunction with
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December 2, 2004Jeff Wolt, Iowa State University agronomy professor, has been named a fellow of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA). The award was presented at the 2004 annual meetings of ASA, Crop Science Society of America (CSSA) and Soil Science Society of Am
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December 2, 2004The Iowa State University agronomy department received numerous national awards at the 2004 annual meetings of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA), Crop Science Society of America (CSSA) and Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) Oct. 31 – Nov.
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December 1, 2004The Corn and Soybean Initiative is a new effort at Iowa State University to better serve the needs of Iowa's number-one-in-the-nation corn and soybean growers. "Iowa has the best crop producers in the country and they just keep getting better," said
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November 22, 2004A sociology professor at Iowa State University has been recognized twice in recent weeks for her leadership in addressing important rural social issues. Cornelia Flora, a Charles F.
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November 18, 2004
This year's unusually active hurricane season may have provided the conduit for Asian soybean rust to land in the United States, says an Iowa State University expert on the disease. X.B.
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November 18, 2004Iowa State University is part of a national effort to improve undergraduate science education by addressing complex civic challenges in society. A team of six faculty members and one graduate student is working on developing three courses that will
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November 17, 2004
The American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) has presented its 2004 Legacy Award to the Iowa State University Department of Animal Science equine program.
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November 15, 2004Alvaro Almeida will speak about soybean rust control strategies in Brazil at a seminar tomorrow at 4 p.m. in 127 Curtiss Hall at Iowa State University. Almeida is research leader for Asian soybean rust at EMBRAPA Soja in Londrina, Brazil.
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November 11, 2004
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed yesterday that Asian Soybean Rust has been found in Louisiana, the first known incidence of the disease in North America.
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November 11, 2004
With financial commitment from the Iowa Soybean Promotion Board, Iowa State University will fund new research on soybean rust, a potentially devastating fungal disease that was found for the first time in North America this week.
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November 10, 2004
The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed today that Asian Soybean Rust has been found in Louisiana, the first known incidence of the disease in North America.
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November 10, 2004An expert in carbon sequestration and management will discuss the impacts of soil carbon on climate and world food issues Nov.
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October 29, 2004A $150,000 gift from Monsanto Company will establish a fellowship to train graduate students studying seed science at Iowa State University. The Monsanto Graduate Fellowship in Global Seed Policy and Regulations will benefit graduate students in the
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October 29, 2004The Honorary American FFA Degree was presented to Eric Hoiberg today at the 77th National FFA Convention being held in Louisville this week.