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Exploring new sorghum cultivars’ potential as forage crop for Upper Midwest

September 25, 2023

AMES, Iowa – Sorghum is a productive and versatile annual crop used worldwide for livestock feed. Until now, the plant, which originated in the tropics, has done best in warmer regions with longer growing seasons than the Upper Midwest.

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Ag education professor honored for teaching efforts

March 1, 2023

Scott Smalley, associate professor in Iowa State University’s Department of Agricultural Education and Studies, was named one of seven recipients of the Golden Owl Award on Feb. 27.

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Ruff takes the lead on team spirit

March 1, 2023

Mackenzy Ruff, a sophomore in animal science, is a part of Cyclone Alley. This committee within the Student Alumni Leadership Council are the official leaders of the student section in Hilton Coliseum. They start cheers, direct dances and facilitate giveaways at every home basketball game.

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Students give 20-year-old planter an upgrade

February 21, 2023

Earlier this month, students in the class traveled to Van Wall Equipment in Madrid, Iowa, to install a performance upgrade kit on the Ag 450 Farm’s 20-year-old planter. Working alongside John Deere technicians, the students added new hydraulics, electrical systems and row units – the part of the planter responsible for placing the seed in the ground – to the planter’s frame.

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CALS students named Wallace E. Barron All-University Senior Award recipients

February 21, 2023

Three students in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences have been named recipients of the 2023 Wallace E. Barron All-University Senior Award. Established in 1968, the award recognizes students who display notable character, high academic achievement, and are actively involved in on- and off-campus activities.

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Scientists exploit genetic mutation to accelerate plant breeding process

February 16, 2023

AMES, Iowa - Iowa State University researchers may have solved a long-standing challenge associated with accelerated development of pure genetic lines.

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Cultivating a career in horticultural research

February 13, 2023

Darcy Bonds has always had a green thumb, which led her to major in horticulture at Iowa State University. She also has a mind for science and an eye for creativity that have bolstered her expertise in plant biology, computer skills and landscape design.

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Beaver dams: Beneficial for watersheds?

February 6, 2023

AMES, Iowa – A novel research project investigating beavers and the dams they build is exploring the influence of this industrious, little-known animal on water quality and hydrology (water movement) within Iowa watersheds.

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CALS students part of inaugural George Washington Carver Day

February 3, 2023

What started as a conversation between two influential men in the summer of 2020 blossomed into an event that brought together approximately 550 people in celebration of an Iowa State University-educated, world-famous agriculturalist.

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Knipper finds a niche selling farm toys

January 30, 2023

Whether it’s tiny tractors, collectible combines or miniature semis, Collin Knipper has found big success selling small farm toys. As the owner of FarmToys4You, Knipper sells scale models of farming machinery to customers near and far.

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Woteki to discuss efforts to end hunger, reduce diet-related diseases during seminar

January 30, 2023

AMES, Iowa – Catherine Woteki, professor of food science and human nutrition at Iowa State University and member of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, will present a live, virtual seminar Wednesday, Feb.

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Students conceptualize benefits for the egg industry

January 26, 2023

Last semester, agricultural and biosystems engineering seniors Julia Bowman, Camren Saxton, Thomas Sell and Sam Te Slaa decided to go a different route with their capstone course project, choosing to propose their own project idea rather than pick from one submitted by a company in the industry.

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Iowa State researchers help lead multistate project for a more diverse Corn Belt

January 19, 2023

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If at first you don’t succeed: Award-winning researcher perseveres through funding challenges

January 13, 2023

Joshua Selsby, professor of animal science at Iowa State University, studies the mechanisms of muscle disease and injury, including the fatal disorder Duchenne muscular dystrophy. As he has pursued funding to sustain this research, he has had impressive successes -- and many challenges. .

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An eye for judging livestock

January 5, 2023

Growing up on a diversified crop and livestock farm in Larwill, Indiana, Dillion Sheiss, junior in animal science, cultivated his passion for livestock judging. With both parents reaching success at the collegiate livestock judging level at Penn State, Sheiss knew he wanted to follow in their footsteps.

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Iowa State Professor and MacArthur Fellow establishes funds to support transdisciplinary research

December 22, 2022

AMES, Iowa – Lisa Schulte Moore, professor of natural resource ecology and management at Iowa State University and 2021 MacArthur Fellow, recently established two funds in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences in honor of the many collabo

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CALS announces seed grants to leverage existing and future research

December 16, 2022

The Iowa Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station has announced seed-grant level funding for eight applications to advance research capacity in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) at Iowa State University.

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Student speaker will share how life changes

December 9, 2022

If there is one thing Jen Merryman has learned through the years, it is that life changes. Merryman, a senior in forestry, will share that message with fellow graduating students at the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences convocation Friday, Dec. 16 at 10 a.m. in Hilton Coliseum.

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‘Aha moment’ for future career path came during international experience

December 9, 2022

Getting out of her comfort zone enabled Payten Watson to gain new perspectives beyond her area of study. Watson, a senior in food science from Urbandale, Iowa, has been selected as the fall 2022 semester College of Agriculture and Life Sciences student marshal. She will lead fellow graduates as they enter Hilton Coliseum during Iowa State University’s undergraduate commencement ceremony Dec. 17, at 1:30 p.m.

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Mosher passionate about service to beef industry

December 9, 2022

To Lauren Mosher, serving others is about fostering opportunities for her peers to grow and prosper. It is this perspective that earned her the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Student Council Distinguished Service Award for fall 2022.

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Field recognized for leadership at Iowa State

December 9, 2022

Hunter Field, senior in animal science, is receiving the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Student Council Leadership Excellence Award for fall 2022. He came to Iowa State University determined to pursue vet school, but two weeks into the program decided that wasn’t the path for him. He liked the business of agriculture and changed his major to animal science.

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