Research News Releases
Visiting students showcase summer research projects
August 17th, 2022 By Madelyn Ostendorf
Rhajani Shepherd discusses her research on the development of hemp protein powder in the rotunda of Curtiss Hall.
Nine students from across the country presented research at the Cyclone Scholars Summer Research Experience and...
Virtual reality could boost poultry health, say Iowa State University researchers
August 9th, 2022
AMES, Iowa — Watching videos may boost hens’ welfare and health, according to researchers at Iowa State University.
Using virtual reality technology, the scientists simulated a free-range environment in laying hen housing. They found that...
Agronomists join forces with engineering students to create innovative in-field research chamber to breed heat tolerant varieties
August 4th, 2022
AMES, Iowa — A multidisciplinary project at Iowa State University is harnessing engineering to solve agronomic challenges, enlisting undergraduates to develop an innovative research chamber to study soybeans’ responses in the field to current and...
New conservation planning tool allows users to evaluate tailored cost-benefit tradeoffs
July 25th, 2022
AMES, Iowa — Conservation planning is entering a new era of precision problem-solving with the Agricultural Conservation Planning Framework (ACPF), and its just-released Financial and Nutrient Reduction Tool (FiNRT).
“ACPF itself is a non-...
Mosaic partners with Iowa Soybean Research Center at Iowa State University
July 18th, 2022
AMES, Iowa — The Mosaic Company has joined the Iowa Soybean Research Center at Iowa State University as an industry partner. In this role, Mosaic provides financial support to the center, which will be leveraged with soybean checkoff funds from...
Grant looks at breeding mung bean for plant-based protein market
July 11th, 2022
AMES, Iowa - Iowa State University plant breeders and researchers are working to develop a new crop suited for the plant-based protein market. The first step is developing new varieties of mung bean, a new crop here in the United States. Farmers...
Egg Industry Center at Iowa State University releases report on EPA draft emissions models
July 7th, 2022
AMES, Iowa — The Egg Industry Center at Iowa State University has released a new report to help the U.S. egg industry understand the science behind the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed emission models.
The Egg Industry Center (EIC)...
Egg Industry Center at Iowa State University releases updated egg cost study
June 21st, 2022
AMES, Iowa — The Egg Industry Center at Iowa State University has released an updated study to provide the U.S. egg industry with important post-production cost information.
The study helps egg farmers compare industry costs with their own...
Taste Iowa State honey flavored with prairie at Pollinator Fest, June 25
June 20th, 2022
AMES, Iowa — Visitors to Pollinator Fest, Saturday, June 25, at Reiman Gardens in Ames, can taste test the newest sweet treats from Iowa State University – Iowa State-produced honey and its alter ego, Prairie STRIPS honey. Their unique flavors...
New grants awarded in Agricultural Genome-to-Phenome research
June 2nd, 2022
Ames, IA — The Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative has awarded nine grants to 27 institutions in the third and final round of project seed grant competition.
The Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative, a three-year...
Kinzenbaw gift provides support for research and student scholarships in agricultural and biosystems engineering
May 26th, 2022
AMES, Iowa – Through a generous gift from Jon E. and Marcia A. Kinzenbaw of Williamsburg, Iowa, the Iowa State University Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering has established support for students studying technical agriculture,...
Albaugh partners with Iowa Soybean Research Center at Iowa State University
May 26th, 2022
AMES, Iowa — Albaugh, LLC has joined the Iowa Soybean Research Center at Iowa State University as an industry partner.
In this role, Albaugh provides financial support to the center, which will be leveraged with soybean checkoff funds from the...
Iowa State University dedicates Stanley L. Balloun Turkey Teaching and Research Facility
May 12th, 2022
Made possible through private gifts, the facility honors Iowa State professor and industry expert
AMES, Iowa – On May 9, Iowa State University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences dedicated the new Stanley L. Balloun Turkey Teaching and...
Helmers honored with Brent and Cindy Hart Professorship
May 9th, 2022
AMES, Iowa — Matthew Helmers, professor of agricultural and biosystems engineering at Iowa State University and director of the Iowa Nutrient Research Center, has been named the inaugural...
Iowa State research using UV light produces safer, cleaner air that ‘smells like toothpaste’
May 5th, 2022
Breathing cleaner air has become more relevant than ever in the last few years. What if, along with cleaner air, it smelled fresh and minty, too?
For Iowa State University Department of Agricultural and...
Research shows significant environmental benefits of local food production
April 22nd, 2022
AMES, Iowa – A new study examining a range of environmental impacts of vegetable production and distribution found local production offers significant benefits overall when compared to the large-scale methods that represent most of current...
Distillers Grains Technology Council hosts 26th annual symposium in Omaha, May 11-12
April 18th, 2022
AMES, Iowa — The Distillers Grains Technology Council, administered at Iowa State University, will highlight the latest in research and practice for industries that produce and use distillers grains at its 26th annual symposium, May 11-12, 2022,...
Innovative research explores impacts of tile drainage water quality on streams
April 7th, 2022
AMES, Iowa — Cover crops were almost as effective as restored prairie at reducing nitrate concentrations in tile-drained water, according to recent research at Iowa State University.
This was one of the key findings from a study led by Marshall...
Beck’s partners with the Iowa Soybean Research Center at Iowa State University
April 5th, 2022
AMES, Iowa — Beck's has joined the Iowa Soybean Research Center at Iowa State University as an industry partner. In this role, Beck’s provides financial support to the center and will have a representative serving on the ISRC’s industry advisory...
Iowa State research on game fish gains better picture of fish fate, escapement
March 31st, 2022
AMES, Iowa — In 2021, Iowa licensed nearly 270,000 anglers, whose pastime is estimated to represent more than $500 million annually in economic activity.
Michael Weber, associate professor in the Department of Natural Resource Ecology and...
Iowa Nutrient Research Center invites new water quality research proposals
March 28th, 2022
AMES, Iowa - The Iowa Nutrient Research Center is accepting new proposals for research projects designed to reduce nitrate and phosphorus in Iowa’s water.
The center invites proposals for water quality projects that will benefit farmers,...
Incorporating gender equality into agricultural research
March 25th, 2022
Hale Tufan shared her research into gender equality within plant breeding programs during a lecture March 24 in the Sun Room of the Memorial Union.
By Whitney Baxter
Hale Tufan, research professor in the Department of Global Development at Cornell...
Iowa State research on swine sire fertility has implications for cattle, humans
March 22nd, 2022
AMES, Iowa — Sire infertility is a problem for the reproductive performance of swine, despite the greater attention that has long been given to the female side of the equation.
“We know that 25% of the boar herd has less than 80% conception...
Solving the complex puzzle of dissolved phosphorus loss from farmland
March 21st, 2022
AMES, Iowa — A research project by Iowa State University soil scientists provides new insight into the complex picture of phosphorus loss from farmland and evidence proving phosphorus runoff is often underestimated.
One of the project’s primary...
Peterson Genetics partners with the Iowa Soybean Research Center at Iowa State University
March 10th, 2022
AMES, Iowa — Peterson Genetics, Inc. has joined the Iowa Soybean Research Center at Iowa State University as an industry partner. In this role, Peterson Genetics, headquartered in Cedar Falls, Iowa, will provide financial support to the center and...