The Agronomy Graduate Student Club has elected 2022 officers: President – Alexis Meadows Vice President – Alejo Ruiz Secretary – Mercy K Azanu Treasurer – Liza Van der Laan Social Chair – Alam Ramirez Reyes Seminar Co-chairs […]
Solving the complex puzzle of dissolved phosphorus loss from farmland
A research project by Iowa State University soil scientists provides new insight into the complex picture of phosphorus loss from farmland and evidence proving phosphorus runoff is often underestimated. One […]
Grant money awarded to study DAPL impact
Agronomy graduate student Luis Bentancor, along with associate professor Dr. Bradley Miller, has been awarded $14,964 in grant money to study soil health indicators in areas impacted by the Dakota […]
Identifying root nodules in a SNAP
Crop producers know that yield depends on a lot that occurs underground. This is true across all plants, including soybeans. Plant roots interact with a complex microbiome in the soil, […]
Universidade de São Paulo students prosper through CALS internship opportunity
Etori Soares Veronezi The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Agronomy is hosting undergraduate student interns for a 4-month program at Iowa State University. Etori Soares Veronezi and Luiz Felipe Cruz Silva Fortes are […]
R.F. Baker Plant Breeding Symposium Committee
We would like to announce the election results for the 2021 – 2022 R.F. Baker Plant Breeding Symposium Committee! Election results are as follows: Co-chair: Boris Alladassi Co-chair: Juan Panelo Food […]
Making Waves: Kelsie Ferin Proves Renewable Energy and Clean Water Go Hand in Hand
When Kelsie Ferin sits down to code, she has a million square miles of soil, water, and sky at her fingertips: from Iowa’s Corn Belt to the Mississippi River, and […]