Chris Tonkel, a graduate student in Agronomy, has incorporated drones into his creative component for his graduate degree through the distance learning program. He covers how they are used in […]
Drones in Agriculture: MS Student Chris Tonkel
Farming soybeans after soybeans, a rarity in Iowa, gets a closer look
In most of Iowa’s fields, three out of every four acres, farmers rotate annually between planting corn and soybeans. Barely any fields see soybeans year after year, a practice discouraged […]
Agronomists from Around the World
Hyeonji Song of South Korea and Amina Moro of Ghana were the first speakers of the fall semester for the Agronomists from Around the World (AAW) seminar series on Sept. […]
Agronomy Graduate Students/Research Staff Participate in ISRC Research Day
Several agronomy graduate students participated in the Iowa Soybean Research Center’s first ever research day on September 5 at Reiman Gardens. The event was an opportunity to showcase ISU student […]
Agronomy Students Participate in North Central Weed Science Society Contest
Iowa State fielded a graduate and undergraduate team for the North Central Weed Science Society (NCWSS) Weed Contest. This year’s contest was hosted by ABG Ag Services near Sheridan, Indiana […]
Agronomy Staff Participate in ISRC Meals from the Heartland Event
Many agronomy faculty, staff and graduate students volunteered for the Iowa Soybean Research Center’s annual Meals from the Heartland meal-packaging event on August 1st to kick off Soybean Month in […]
2024 Deborah A. Muenchrath Award Recipient is Cody Schneider
Congratulations to Cody Schneider (BS, MS ISU Agronomy) on being selected as this year’s winner of the Deborah A. Muenchrath Award. The Muenchrath Award is presented annually to recognize a […]
Agronomy Graduate Students, Faculty and Staff Involved in Research Day
The Iowa Soybean Research Center (ISRC) and the AI Institute for Resilient Agriculture (AIIRA) hosted a research day for 25 Iowa Soybean Association farmer board members and research staff at […]
Congratulations Spring 2024 Graduates!
Four PhDs, 13 Masters and 44 Bachelors students graduated from the Department of Agronomy this spring. We wish them well and much success! In photo above: Agronomy students, staff and […]
Congratulations 2023 Outstanding Graduate Students
Van der Laan and Di Salvo Named 2023 Outstanding Graduate Students The Agronomy Graduate Student Club would like to recognize Liza Van der Laan and Juan I. Di Salvo for being […]
Congratulations Fall 2023 Graduates!
An estimated 1,809 students completed their Iowa State University degrees this semester. That total included 224 masters, 94 doctoral students, and 1,491 bachelor’s degree recipients who were honored at Hilton […]
Agronomy Researchers Present Valuable Information at ICM Conference
More than 580 people attended the 34th Annual Integrated Crop Management (ICM) Conference at its new location at Prairie Meadows in Altoona on December 4 and 5, 2023. Producers, commodity […]