2012 News & Featured Stories Archive

Science With Practice Students Showcase Research

Researcher Works to Improve Economics of Feed Costs

AMES, Iowa -- Helping livestock producers cope with higher feed costs is a top priority for Iowa State University researcher Kurt Rosentrater in the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering.

Media Advisory: Life Sciences Featured in ISU College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Alumni Magazine

AMES, Iowa -- Developing chemicals with biomass, DNA engineering and cleaning up Iowa's lakes are among the life science research featured in the latest issue of STORIES in Agriculture and Life Sciences from Iowa State University.

Duffy Honored by American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers

Ames - Iowa State University economist Mike Duffy was recently honored for his service to agriculture by the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers (ASFMRA).

ISU, Iowa Soybean Association on National Team Honored for Excellence in Research Collaboration on Soybean Rust

International Study Reinforces Pig's Importance to Human Health Research

National Teaching Award Given to ISU Professor of Agricultural Education and Studies

AMES, Iowa -- An Iowa State University faculty member has received national recognition for teaching excellence and engaging and preparing students for the future.

Michael Retallick in the Department of Agricultural Education and Studies was honored with the New Teacher Award at a national ceremony Nov. 11.

The international effort included ISU's Max Rothschild, Chris Tuggle and Jim Reecy. Its findings promise to expand the ways pigs are used in human health and medical research.

Soybean rust response earns national award

ISU and the Iowa Soybean Association were part of a national team honored for multistate research excellence.

New Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Faculty Member to Work with Livestock Producers

AMES, Iowa -- A new faculty member in Iowa State University's Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering is researching and working with livestock producers on manure management and water quality matters.

Food Safety and Grain Quality Researcher New Iowa State University Professor

AMES, Iowa -- A researcher in food safety and grain quality has joined Iowa State University in the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering .

USDA scientist at Iowa State part of team that brings barley into the genomics age

AMES, Iowa -- A USDA Agricultural Research Service scientist at Iowa State University is part of an international research effort that has resulted in an integrated physical, genetic and functional sequence assembly of the barley genome.

Father and Son Part of Record Breaking Enrollment Class -- 35 Years Apart

AMES, Iowa -- Kevin Lauver, who was an Iowa State University freshman in 1977, shares something in common with his son, Jacob, who is a freshman in agricultural studies at Iowa State this fall.

Iowa State Students Gather Nutritional Data for United Nations

AMES, Iowa -- Worldwide there's a variety of animal breeds raised for food, but the nutritional differences of those meats has never been documented -- until now.

University of Maryland Ecologist to Speak at Pesek Colloquium

AMES, Iowa — Agriculture’s place in Earth’s ecology will be the focus of the 2012 Pesek Colloquium on Sustainable Agriculture Oct. 29 at Iowa State University.

Center has ideas for Pork Month

October is Pork Month and the Iowa Pork Industry Center has prepared a PDF of swine projects, research, and programs coordinated or led by Iowa State and ISU Extension specialists.