2017 News & Featured Stories Archive
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October 24, 2017Norman Borlaug's biography inspired Catherine Leafstedt to pursue an agronomy degree at Iowa State University. She grew up in West Des Moines and wasn’t interested in agriculture until she read about Borlaug. Borlaug was an Iowan who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970 for improving crop productivity and saving more than one billion people from starvation.
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October 24, 2017
AMES, Iowa — The 17th annual Drainage Research Forum will provide results and updates on drainage research and farm projects on Nov. 15 at the Iowa State University Alumni Center.
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October 19, 2017
AMES, Iowa – An Iowa State University sophomore studying agronomy and global resource systems is the 2017 recipient of an endowed scholarship honoring global food security advocate David Lambert.
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October 12, 2017
AMES, Iowa – A new assistant professor in the Department of Agricultural Education and Studies at Iowa State University will help address the department’s growth in agricultural communications.
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October 10, 2017
AMES, Iowa — An Iowa State University research project has found that prairies, known for an abundance of deep roots, don’t interfere with tile systems running under them.
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October 9, 2017
AMES, Iowa —Iowa State University is honoring an agronomy professor with the title of Global Professorship in Biotechnology.
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October 9, 2017
AMES, Iowa — Max Rothschild, a distinguished professor in Agriculture and Life Sciences at Iowa State University, was presented an Award of Distinction Oct.
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September 29, 2017
AMES, IA – Iowa State University students will host the fifth annual Bacon Expo on Oct. 7 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Hansen Agriculture Student Learning Center.
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September 28, 2017
AMES, Iowa — There is plenty of interest in recruiting at Iowa State University’s Agriculture and Life Sciences Career Day despite the downturn in the agriculture sector, said the organizer of the annual job fair.
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September 27, 2017Edmund Norris, a graduate student in entomology and toxicology, relates his experience after a relief effort to the Houston area after Hurricane Harvey.
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September 25, 2017
AMES, Iowa — The Iowa Crop Improvement Association, an Iowa State University affiliated nonprofit, is marking the 50th anniversary of its Iowa Crop Performance Tests for Soybeans, which offers Iowa farmers independent information to help select th
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September 22, 2017
The Norman Borlaug Heritage Foundation hosted its 10th annual INSPIRE Day on Sept. 18 in Cresco, Iowa at the Borlaug family farm.
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September 22, 2017
AMES, Iowa — The director of Iowa State University’s Seed Science Center was recently honored by the Indian Council of Food and Agriculture.
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September 20, 2017
AMES, Iowa — The Iowa Nutrient Research Center at Iowa State University has funded 11 new projects related to water quality.
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September 14, 2017
AMES, Iowa – Joe Kerns, risk management consultant and president of Kerns and Associates, will present the 2017 William K. Deal Endowed Leadership Lecture Oct. 5 at Iowa State University.
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September 13, 2017
AMES, Iowa — Two more listening sessions will gather input on the future of Iowa State University’s Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture this month.
The listening sessions are free and open to the public.
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September 13, 2017
AMES, Iowa — Iowa State University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences presented applied research awards on Sept. 12 to two professors.
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September 13, 2017
AMES, Iowa — Mike Weber has been named the Harmon Family Professor in Forestry in the Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management at Iowa State University.
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September 12, 2017
The Iowa State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Horticulture Research Station is hosting a 50th anniversary celebration on Sept. 16, 2017.