September 12, 2023 – Aidan Bobholz, a junior from Randolph, WI, majoring in agronomy and seed science had the opportunity to work for Syngenta in Slater, IA, over the summer […]
Syngenta Internship Provides Student with Valuable Experiences
Singh appointed to Sprague Professorship by Iowa State’s Department of Agronomy
August 29, 2023 AMES, Iowa – Professor and plant breeder Asheesh K. (Danny) Singh has been named to the George Sprague Professorship in Agronomy by the Department of Agronomy in […]
Suza named George Washington Carver Endowed Chair
August 22, 2023 – Walter Suza wants to do what George Washington Carver did — feed the hungry. And Suza, adjunct associate professor in Iowa State University’s Department of Agronomy […]
Setting incoming agronomy students up for success, one trip at a time
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 […]
Yu to lead Iowa State’s Baker Center for Plant Breeding
August 14, 2023 – Jianming Yu will become the fourth director of the Raymond F. Baker Center for Plant Breeding at Iowa State University, effective Aug. 16. He will replace […]
CALS Entrepreneurship Fellow innovates to deliver engaging course material and save students money
In Photo: Walter Suza, adjunct associate professor in agronomy (second from left), was recognized as one of Iowa State’s first Innovation and Entrepreneurship Faculty Fellows at an event in spring […]
MS Agronomy Program Celebrates 25 years!
A first of its kind: Master’s in Agronomy program marks 25th anniversary A discussion over cups of coffee in 1995 about how students were commuting to Ames for master’s degree […]
Iowa State University research on genetic mutations aims to advance plant breeding
July 31, 2023- Siddique Aboobucker, Agronomy, looking at the scores for male fertility in a test plot for haploid maize at the Agronomy Research Farm, Boone, Iowa. Photo by Nazmul […]
Lübberstedt takes new role leading National Association of Plant Breeders
July 27, 2023 AMES, Iowa — Iowa State University professor Thomas Lübberstedt assumed the role of president of the National Association of Plant Breeders at the organization’s annual meeting, July 16-20, in […]
Interim Department Chair: Wiedenhoeft begins new role
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 […]
Spring BBQ at Brookside Park, May 18, 6:30pm
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. […]
Iowa State Crop Judging Team named co-national champion
The 202 ISU Crops Team is a co-national champion! The team had great week placing 2nd overall as a team in Kansas City and 1st overall as a team in […]