Students Spend Spring Break in Costa Rica

A group of 18 CALS students spent their spring break learning about different approaches to agriculture and immersing themselves in another culture, including its people,...

Student’s Research in Maize Germplasm Leads to Honduras

Andrew Hokanson, a senior in agronomy, recently returned from a research trip to Honduras. He received project funding through the CALS Office for Academic Innovation...

Agronomy Student Spending Spring Semester in Greece

Abe Dieleman, a sophomore in agronomy, is spending the spring semester studying at Perrotis College, part of the American Farm School, in Thessaloniki, Greece. Dieleman...

Stunning Views, Crops & Snorkeling Part of Student’s Hawaiian Experience

Megan Katzung, a senior in agronomy, is participating in the National Student Exchange Program to Hawaii this spring semester. She is studying at the University...

Crops Team has Successful Trip to Kansas

The Crops Team traveled to Hutchinson, Kansas over the weekend for their first contest of the spring semester. Eight students participated. The team placed 2nd overall and...

Study explores long-term crop, soil and water influences to help farmers adapt Corn Belt cropping systems

“Everything starts with an idea,” according to Sotirios Archontoulis, professor of agronomy at Iowa State University, who will co-lead a five-year, $16 million project to...

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