Dr. Kendall Lamke, outgoing Dept Chair, hands over the office key to Dr. Mary Wiedenhoeft, interim Dept Chair. Wiedenhoeft officially began her new role Tuesday, May 16.
Interim Department Chair: Wiedenhoeft begins new role
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 […]
Summer spent on a potato farm
From the east coast of Harrison, New York to the hills of Ione, Oregon, a change of perspective was just what Kai Goble wanted as he searched for his 2022 […]
Region V Soil Judging Contest brought to life by two Agronomy alums
The Region V Soil Judging contest went off without a hitch, thanks in part to two ISU Agronomy alumni. Former soil judgers, Jacob Schultz (BS, 2021) and Nathan Anderson (BS, […]
Taking risks: An internship in Idaho creates opportunity
Recording, analyzing, photographing, classifying, and traveling were tasks Elizabeth Tranel, junior in Agronomy from Madrid, Iowa, became familiar with this summer while she explored the fields of Caldwell, Idaho. […]
Major USDA grant supports pioneering agricultural genome to phenome collaboration led by Iowa State University
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture announced today it is awarding more than $1.8 million to support the work of the Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative […]
New public-private partnership seeks Iowa farmers to advance nitrogen fertilizer recommendations
Iowa State University led research project uses on-farm data from hundreds of trials AMES, IOWA, September 14, 2022 – Iowa State University (Iowa State), has partnered with agricultural service […]
Breaking Plant Breeding Barriers with UAS Technology
Choosing the best crop variety to maximize yield and profitability while still staying within budget is vital to any farm, whether its 100 acres or 100,000. It is also a […]
Bailey wins the Iowa State Fair weed ID general category
Wyatt Bailey, junior in Agronomy, won the general category of the 2022 Weeds Identification contest at the Iowa State Fair on Friday, August 12th. It may very well be the […]
Researchers show weather variability impedes ability to assess trends in Iowa’s water quality
When can we expect to see reduced levels of nutrients in our water if we make positive changes on the landscape? New Iowa State University research shows how complicated it […]
Researchers studying leaf angle aim to improve yields, inspire young scientists
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 […]