2004 News & Featured Stories Archive
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ISU Reseachers Find Poultry Manure Boosts Yields, Protects Water
September 27th, 2004 Research at Iowa State University shows the manure generated by an increasing number of Iowa poultry operations is an effective, environmentally friendly fertilizer.
A six-year study was initiated to determine the impact of poultry manure...
Iowa State Livestock Judging Team Tops at National Barrow Show
September 24th, 2004 The Iowa State University Livestock Judging Team took top honors Sept. 13 at the National Barrow Show Senior College Judging Contest in Austin, Minn.
The Iowa State team finished first ahead of 14 competing schools. Individually, several team...
Researchers Find Global Warming Not as Severe in Central U.S.
September 21st, 2004 Scientists at the Regional Climate Modeling Laboratory at Iowa State University have discovered global warming might not be as severe in the central United States as in other parts of the country. Using a detailed regional climate model, they...
USDA to Recruit Students in Career Event at Iowa State
September 21st, 2004 On Sept. 29 and 30, the U.S. Department of Agriculture will sponsor a career fair and other activities in the College of Agriculture at Iowa State University to raise awareness of employment opportunities and recruit talented students into public...
'Iowa by the Numbers' CD Provides Data About State
September 21st, 2004 The Office of Social and Economic Trend Analysis (SETA) at Iowa State University has released a set of data on CD called “Iowa by the Numbers, 2004.”
The CD contains Iowa economic, population and social information broken down by state, county and...
New CARD Web Tool Calculates Premiums for Livestock Gross Margin Insurance
September 16th, 2004 Iowa crop insurance agents and pork producers have a new tool to help them make decisions about insuring against revenue losses.
This week, the Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) at Iowa State University posted a calculator on the...
Iowa State Research Farms Schedule Late-summer Field Days
August 20th, 2004 The 50th anniversary celebration of the Northwest Research and Demonstration Farm will continue Aug. 25 as Iowa State University late-summer field days get underway.
Field days take place rain or shine. The public is welcome. The latest information...
Report on 20 Years of Iowa Farmland Ownership Released
August 18th, 2004 A recent Iowa State University study shows that in 2002, more than 48 percent of Iowa farmland was owned by persons 65 years and older. That's up from 42 percent in 1992 and 29 percent in 1982.
These and other facts emerge in the report "...
New ISU Scholarship Honors Agricredit Official
August 11th, 2004 A new scholarship in Iowa State University's College of Agriculture will honor a long-time company executive at Agricredit Acceptance, LLC, of Johnston.
The Dennis Fedosa/Agricredit Scholarship for Excellence in Agricultural Business will be...
On-farm Conservation Methods and Wetland Research Field Day Aug. 24
August 9th, 2004 The On-Farm Conservation and Water Quality Field Day will be held Aug. 24 at the Iowa State University Swine Nutrition Farm near Ames.
Field demonstrations on water quality research and on-farm conservation projects will begin at 9 a.m. Several...
ISU Professor Named President of National Institute for Farm Safety
August 3rd, 2004 Chuck Schwab, associate professor and extension safety specialist at Iowa State University, is the 44th president of the National Institute for Farm Safety (NIFS). He was named the organization's head at the annual NIFS business meeting held in...
Sociology Department Chair Reappointed to New Term
July 29th, 2004 Paul Lasley, chair of the Department of Sociology at Iowa State University, has been reappointed to a second term.
Lasley has served as chair since 2002 when he was appointed to a three-year term. He has a year left on his original appointment, and...
ISU Names Interim Chair for Natural Resource Ecology and Management
July 27th, 2004 Joe Colletti has been named the interim chair of the Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management (NREM) in the College of Agriculture at Iowa State University.
On Sept. 1 Colletti will replace Mike Kelly, who has served as NREM department...
Animal Science Professor Receives International Recognition
July 26th, 2004 An Iowa State University emeritus professor of animal science has been named the recipient of the 2004 Saddle and Sirloin Portrait Award.
A portrait of Richard Willham, Charles F. Curtiss Distinguished Professor in Agriculture, will be unveiled at...
Dairy Management Book Available at Midwest Plan Service
July 26th, 2004 Summaries of a professional dairy management seminar held in June are available from MidWest Plan Service (MWPS) at Iowa State University.
The book Four-State Professional Dairy Management Seminar is a summary of the information from the seminar...
Midwest Plan Service Holds Summer Publication Sale
July 26th, 2004 MidWest Plan Service (MWPS) at Iowa State University is holding a summer sale on its publications.
MWPS publishes informational books that cover topics ranging from farm and home maintenance to crop cultivation techniques and tips to improve farm...
ISU HIres New Faculty Member in Agricultural Law
July 23rd, 2004 Maynard Hogberg, Animal Science, (51A Kansas State University professor has been named to an agricultural law faculty position at Iowa State University.
Roger McEowen will be an associate professor of agricultural law in the Department of...
Garden Field Day as Sutherland Canceled by Hailstorm
July 21st, 2004 A recent hailstorm has forced the cancellation of a home garden demonstration field day at Iowa State University's Northwest Research and Demonstration Farm at Sutherland.
The event had been scheduled for Aug. 5. But hail ruined the garden,...
Two Endowed Professorships Named at Iowa State University
July 19th, 2004
Two endowed professorships have been established in the Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management at Iowa State University.
Steven Jungst will fill the Harmon Family Professorship in Forestry. The endowed professorship was a gift from...
New ISU Aquaculture Research Facility To Host Field Day
July 16th, 2004 The Iowa State University Aquaculture Research Facility will host its first field day at 6 p.m. July 23 at the Horticulture Station east of Gilbert.
The recently completed facility is the first of its kind at Iowa State, and one of the northern most...
ISU Hosts Iraqi Visiting Professor Who Will Speak on Iraqi Wetlands
July 12th, 2004 Hamid Ahmed, a marine biologist and a visiting professor at Basrah University in Iraq, will speak in Ames on Thursday, July 15, on restoring the fragile wetlands of southern Iraq.
Ahmed is an Iraqi expatriate who has lived in England since 1991. He...
Iowa State Horticulture Station Hosts Specialty Field Days
July 9th, 2004 The Iowa State University Horticulture Station will host turfgrass, aquaculture and demonstration garden field days July 12 through Aug. 10 at the Horticulture Station 1.5 miles east of Gilbert.
On July 12, the Iowa Fruit and Vegetable Growers...
Conference on Raising Livestock in Hoops Set for Sept. 14
July 9th, 2004 A conference focusing on using hoop barns and bedded systems for producing livestock will take place Sept. 14, organized by Iowa State University.
Hoop buildings originally gained attention for pork production because of their low-capital cost,...
Jon Tollefson named Entomology Department Chair
July 2nd, 2004 Jon Tollefson, a professor in the Department of Entomology at Iowa State University became chair of the department on July 1.
Tollefson's appointment will be for five years. He has been at Iowa State since 1975, the same year he earned a...
Soybean Rust Training Sessions Planned for Crop Professionals
June 22nd, 2004 The Iowa Soybean Rust Team will offer training sessions in July for the state’s 1,500 certified crop advisers, certified professional agronomists and independent crop consultants.
"These professionals are the best qualified to watch for...