News Releases
Ken Isley to Present Hertz Lecture at Iowa State University April 9March 25th, 2019
AMES, Iowa — Ken Isley, head of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service, will present the 2019 Carl and Marjory Hertz Lecture on Emerging Issues in Agriculture April 9 at Iowa State University.
Isley will present, “The...
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Iowa State University Animal Scientist Named Interim Director of Egg Industry CenterMarch 25th, 2019
AMES, Iowa — An Iowa State University poultry science researcher will be the new leader of the Egg Industry Center.
Susan J. Lamont, a C.F. Curtiss Distinguished Professor of Agriculture and Life...
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Dietitian to Deliver Lecture March 25 on Nutrition and Sustainability at Iowa State UniversityMarch 19th, 2019
AMES, Iowa — A former executive director of the USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion who co-led the development and launch of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans will speak March 25 at Iowa State University.
Angie Tagtow, a...
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Soil Sustainability Subject of Pesek Colloquium on Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University March 28March 12th, 2019
AMES, Iowa — David R. Montgomery, a professor of earth and space sciences at the University of Washington, will speak about soil sustainability March 28 at Iowa State University.
Montgomery will present the...
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$500 Million in Public and Private Water Quality Funding Identified in Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy Annual ReportMarch 4th, 2019
DES MOINES, Iowa – Iowa State University, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced today that the Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy Annual Progress Report is now available...
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Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust’s Commitment of $3.5 Million Will Advance Biomolecular Research at Iowa State UniversityFebruary 28th, 2019
AMES, Iowa – The Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust of Muscatine, Iowa, has committed more than $3.5 million to transform biomolecular research at Iowa State University, making it a leader in advanced electron microscopy technology.
The Carver...
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Iowa State University Researcher Receives Rossmann Manatt Faculty Development AwardFebruary 27th, 2019
Ames, Iowa – The 2019 Rossmann Manatt Faculty Development Award has been presented to Steve Whitham, an Iowa State University plant pathology and microbiology professor.
Whitham is a co-leader in the development of the Enviratron system, which...
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Burns-Thompson Honored as Emerging Iowa Leader by Iowa State University College of Agriculture and Life SciencesFebruary 15th, 2019
AMES, Iowa – Elizabeth Burns-Thompson, of Altoona, has been named the 2019 Emerging Iowa Leader by the Iowa State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
Burns-Thompson is regulatory affairs counsel for the Iowa Corn Growers...
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Iowa State Researchers Honored for One of Year's Best Ag Engineering InnovationsFebruary 11th, 2019
AMES, Iowa – A start-up company founded by two Iowa State University researchers is receiving a national honor for an invention named one of 2019’s best innovations in agricultural, food and biological engineering and technology.
Manjit Misra...
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New Monarch Numbers Encouraging: Conservation Efforts in Iowa Contribute to Long-term RecoveryFebruary 1st, 2019
AMES, Iowa — This week, the World Wildlife Fund released its 2018-2019 overwintering monarch population report. Adult monarch butterflies covered...
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Iowa State University Part of Grant to Study No-till for Organic Grain FarmersFebruary 1st, 2019
AMES, Iowa — Iowa State University is part of a study to provide organic grain farmers more information about the best way to incorporate no-till agriculture into their production systems because they typically use tillage to manage weeds....
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ISU College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Faculty and Staff AwardsJanuary 29th, 2019
AMES, Iowa - Iowa State University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences has honored faculty and staff with awards for teaching, advising, research and extension. The award winners include:
Scott Smalley, an assistant professor in...
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Iowa State Research Aims to Improve Next Generation of BioreactorsJanuary 24th, 2019
AMES, Iowa — On a cold day last fall, Iowa State University scientist Michelle Soupir and her team of graduate students shoveled out the woodchip-and-mud entrails of nine concrete-lined water-quality cells at the Agricultural Engineering and...
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Agriculture and Life Sciences Career Fair Set for Feb. 6 at Iowa State UniversityJanuary 24th, 2019
AMES, Iowa — The spring version of the career fair sponsored by the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Iowa State University is set for Feb. 6.
The Agriculture and Life Sciences Spring Career Day is a smaller version of the college’s...
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Iowa State Agricultural Education Professor Receives Educational HonorJanuary 16th, 2019
AMES, Iowa – Robert Martin, an Iowa State University agricultural education and studies professor, was presented one of seven Iowa Nationwide Golden Owl Awards on Jan. 15.
The new award was presented at Iowa State by Eddie Chestnut, the...
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Iowa State University Study Shows Farmers Active in Watershed Groups More Likely to Plant Cover CropsJanuary 10th, 2019
AMES, Iowa – Research by Iowa State University shows that active farmer involvement in watershed management groups and other conservation networks is key to adopting conservation practices like cover crops.
The...
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New Iowa State University Course Examines Changing Role of Women in U.S. AgricultureDecember 18th, 2018
AMES, Iowa – A new class being offered at Iowa State University is the first to examine the history and changing roles of women in agriculture in the United States.
The course, which just wrapped up its first semester, used a sociological...
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Iowa State University Advances Saturated Riparian Buffers as a Promising Water-quality Practice for Crop FieldsDecember 17th, 2018
AMES, Iowa — A new technology for cleansing nutrients from water leaving Iowa’s tile-drained fields began with two Iowa State University researchers brainstorming after a professional meeting. Their “back of the napkin” discussion in 2010 led to...
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Assistant Dean in College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Iowa State University Honored by Alma MaterDecember 13th, 2018
AMES, Iowa — Hongwei Xin, assistant dean for research of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Iowa State University, was honored last month by the University of Nebraska.
Xin, who also serves as director of the...
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Charles Sukup Appointed to Faculty Position at Iowa State UniversityDecember 10th, 2018
AMES, Iowa — The president of Sukup Manufacturing Co. in Sheffield, Iowa, has been appointed to a faculty position in the Iowa State University Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (ABE...
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Iowa State University Research on Monarchs’ Egg-laying Preferences Can Guide Recovery EffortsDecember 6th, 2018
AMES, Iowa — Loss of habitat containing milkweed plants is considered a leading cause of the precipitous decline in monarch butterfly populations over the past 20 years. To reverse loss of this iconic species, recovery plans nationally have...
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Iowa State University to Lead Research to Increase Pig SurvivabilityDecember 6th, 2018
AMES, Iowa — A research project led by the Iowa Pork Industry Center at Iowa State University seeks to increase pork producers’ profits by improving the survivability of their animals.
Jason Ross, the...
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Interactive Website Being Developed to Teach Students Animal Care BasicsNovember 29th, 2018
AMES, Iowa – Amy Powell started working to help 4-Hers throughout Iowa understand the basics of animal care when she came to Iowa State University in 2014.
To find out how those youth acquire information about animal care Powell set up focus...
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ISU Agronomy Auditorium Named in Honor of Webster County CoupleNovember 27th, 2018
AMES, Iowa — The Agronomy Hall auditorium at Iowa State University has been named in honor of a Webster County couple who farmed near Duncombe for many years.
The W. Kiley and Marie Powers Auditorium is located in the southwest corner of...
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Iowa State Scientists Lead Discovery of a Mechanism Cyst Nematodes Use to Reprogram Plant Host CellsNovember 14th, 2018
AMES, Iowa — A research team led by Iowa State University has solved part of a mystery important to battling the most serious threat to U.S. soybean production, the soybean cyst nematode — a pathogen responsible for more than $1 billion in reduced...
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