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Hands holding two soil samples, one light and fine, one dark and clumpy, with news banner about reducing fertilizer use.

Turning manure into magic: Iowa farmer, ISU researchers use byproduct to cut synthetic fertilizer use

October 23, 2025
AMES, Iowa — Farming in Iowa comes down to dirt. And how healthy it is. A new study with Iowa State University College of Agriculture’s agronomy department researchers shows how
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For Leah (left) and Cameron Addington (right), FFA is a family affair. Photo courtesy of Cameron Addington.

From Blue Jackets to Cardinal and Gold: ISU Agronomy Freshman Honors FFA Legacy

September 26, 2025
Most kids don’t grow up surrounded by state officers and convention stages, but for Cameron Addington, a member of the Canon Falls FFA Chapter, FFA wasn’t just an organization; it
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Group of the agronomy new student learning community standing in a shed during the trip. Submitted photo.

Pre-semester trip opens agronomy students’ eyes to opportunities

September 26, 2025
September 16, 2025 Group of the agronomy new student learning community standing in a shed during the trip. Submitted photo. By Katrina Hageman Each fall, the Department of Agronomy aspires
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Iowa State agronomy professors Lee Burras (second to left) and Bradley Miller (far left) discuss soils from different landscape positions on a student field trip in southwest Iowa. Photo by Whitney Baxter.

Soilscape builds on century of effort to provide practical information to Iowans

September 26, 2025
August 28, 2025 Iowa State agronomy professors Lee Burras (second to left) and Bradley Miller (far left) discuss soils from different landscape positions on a student field trip in southwest
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Iowa State agronomy professors Lee Burras (second to left) and Bradley Miller (far left) discuss soils from different landscape positions on a student field trip in southwest Iowa. Photo by Whitney Baxter.

Iowa Soybean Research Center announces leadership transition

September 26, 2025
Ames, IA – On July 1, 2025, Iowa State University Associate Professor of Agronomy Mark Licht and Professor of Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology Steve Whitham will join the Iowa
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Aerial view of an Iowa Nitrogen Initiative field trial in Fayette County, Iowa. The lighter green areas in the field are where little or no nitrogen was applied. Submitted photo

New tool helps find Goldilocks nitrogen level

September 26, 2025
Originally written By Whitney Baxter Iowa State researchers are working alongside farmers to discover the optimum rate of nitrogen to apply to fertilize fields and to develop a new tool
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