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Agronomists join forces with engineers to create innovative in-field research chamber to breed heat tolerant varieties

Students and professors from the ME415 capstone class

A multidisciplinary project at Iowa State University is harnessing engineering to solve agronomic challenges, enlisting undergraduates to develop an innovative research chamber to study soybeans’ responses in the field to […]

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National University of Rosario lecturer studies crop attributes at Iowa State University

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Ezequiel Saenz, a lecturer at the National University of Rosario (Faculty of agronomy, Zavalla, Argentina), is visiting Iowa State University as a visiting scholar under the guidance of Dr. Sotirios Archontoulis, […]

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Reminiscing on a 70 year career in soil science

Dr. Prabhakar Tamboli was born in 1928 in Gwalior, India 190 miles south of New Deli. He was born to a middle class family. They lived in a temporary house […]

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USDA AgDiscovery comes to Agronomy

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 […]

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Licht receives Arden R. Campbell award

Dr. Mark Licht was presented the Arden R. Campbell award. The award recognizes a faculty member who has made notable contributions and provided distinguished service to the M.S. in Agronomy […]

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Deborah Muenchrath Award winner: Alex Helms

Congratulations to Alex Helms, online Agronomy master’s student, for winning the 2022 Deborah Muenchrath Award for the most outstanding creative component. Alex graduated from Purdue University in 2015. The flexibility […]

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Alum finds purpose in Senegal after joining the Peace Corp

After graduating Iowa State in 2018, Erik Endacott worked seasonal jobs across the West Coast before the Peace Corps changed the direction of his life. “Unfortunately, after only 6 months […]

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Grant looks at breeding mung bean for plant-based protein market

Iowa State University plant breeders and researchers are working to develop a new crop suited for the plant-based protein market. The first step is developing new varieties of mung bean, […]

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Castellano selected for Global Soil Partnership

Dr. Mike Castellano, agronomy, has been appointed by USDA and the Department of State to be the U.S. representative to the Global Soil Partnership. The GSP is a globally recognized […]

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Agronomy hosts National Association of Plant Breeders 2022 Annual Meeting

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The Department of Agronomy at Iowa State University, in partnership with the Midwest USDA-ARS, is pleased to host the National Plant Breeders Association’s 2022 Annual Meeting. The Conference will be […]

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Melinda Zubrod’s internship with Corteva in Denver

Taking on an internship during the summer is a great way to expand your knowledge and experience for the area you are interested in; it’s a plus when you get […]

Alumni feature: Erin Smeltzly

Erin Smeltzly turned her agronomy degree into a career with Syngenta, Golden Harvest after graduating in 2021. Her experience as an undergrad was so successful she enrolled in the Iowa […]

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