The Iowa State Crops Team participated in the National Collegiate Crops contests the week before Thanksgiving and returned with a number of awards. Team competitors included Tyler Atkinson, Aidan Bobholz […]
On September 12, over 65 producers and researchers attended the Iowa Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) all-day training program on research-based organic practices from the ISU Organic Ag Program. USDA-NRCS […]
Ames, IA — The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has declared 2023 as the International Year of Millets, but these crops are unfamiliar to many Iowa farmers. Expect […]
The 2022 Agronomy New Student Learning Community traveled to the southeast part of the state prior to the start of the fall 2022 semester. Each year, incoming freshmen agronomy students […]
Dr. Kendall Lamkey, outgoing Agronomy Dept. Chair, hands over the office key to Dr. Mary Wiedenhoeft, Interim Dept. Chair. Wiedenhoeft officially began her new role Tuesday, May 16. AMES, Iowa – […]
AGSC 2023 Spring BBQ at Brookside Park With the Spring semester over and temperatures warming up, let’s get together before the summer kick-off! BBQ and refreshments provided by the Club. […]
The angle of the leaves on a corn stalk directly affects the plant’s ability to soak up the summer sun needed for photosynthesis. Breeders have developed various corn hybrids with […]
We were excited to host 16 high school students from across the country this week for the USDA- Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA-APHIS). AgDiscovery is a unique opportunity […]
Agronomy students Tess Kern and Rebecca Johnson traveled to Thessaloniki, Greece to attend the American Farm School Spring semester. Founded in 1904 by Dr. John Henry House and wife Susan […]