In March of 2021, a decade of hard work and persistence paid off as Katherine Frels moved back to Lincoln and into the field, not as a graduate student but […]
National USDA Mutistate Research Excellence Award: Robert Horton
Pipeline study shows soil compaction and crop yield impacts in construction right-of-way
Soil study shows why nitrous oxide emissions should factor into climate change mitigation
Poorly drained agricultural soils emit enough of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide that the resulting climate change effects could far exceed the benefits of using the same soils as a […]
Universidade de São Paulo students prosper through CALS internship opportunity
New grant will help ISU researchers break new ground with perennial cover crops
Developing new genetic lines for organic corn production
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 […]
Team led by Agronomist will expand high-tech toolbox to help identify promising conservation practices
The Science of Soil: Agronomy professor works to update Iowa’s soil maps
Ask any farmer and they will explain the importance of soil. While seasonal weather can be the difference from a good harvest and a worrisome one, the soil moderates the […]