Congratulations to the agronomy faculty and staff who received awards during the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Spring Awards Program March 27. Rick Cruse was honored with the Dean […]
CALS Awards Ceremony Includes Agronomy Honors
Student’s Research in Maize Germplasm Leads to Honduras
Andrew Hokanson, a senior in agronomy, recently returned from a research trip to Honduras. He received project funding through the CALS Office for Academic Innovation and the Office for Research […]
Study explores long-term crop, soil and water influences to help farmers adapt Corn Belt cropping systems
“Everything starts with an idea,” according to Sotirios Archontoulis, professor of agronomy at Iowa State University, who will co-lead a five-year, $16 million project to explore some big, interconnected questions […]
New Soil Map Available for Organic Matter and Particle Size Fractions
Meyer Bohn and Bradley Miller released the LE-DSM for north central Iowa. This map is the next generation of digital soil maps designed to meet the needs of the digital […]
Weather Swings Bring Steadier Results When Studying Crop Adaptability
Efforts to breed more adaptable crops benefit from testing locations with wide ranges of weather, according to a research team led by an Iowa State University professor. The recent study published in […]
Congratulations 2023 Outstanding Graduate Students
Van der Laan and Di Salvo Named 2023 Outstanding Graduate Students The Agronomy Graduate Student Club would like to recognize Liza Van der Laan and Juan I. Di Salvo for being […]
Singh Joins Iowa Soybean Research Center as Co-Director
AMES, Iowa — Asheesh “Danny” Singh, professor of agronomy with expertise in soybean breeding and phenomics at Iowa State University, has joined the Iowa Soybean Research Center (ISRC) as a co-director. […]
Agronomy Researchers Present Valuable Information at ICM Conference
More than 580 people attended the 34th Annual Integrated Crop Management (ICM) Conference at its new location at Prairie Meadows in Altoona on December 4 and 5, 2023. Producers, commodity […]
New Innovation and Entrepreneurship Faculty Fellows cohort announced
Projects using artificial intelligence to solve agricultural problems, cultivating Iowa’s wild yeast, and enhancing a food product development class are just a sampling of what faculty will be working on […]
Gruss Named Forage Specialist with ISU Extension and Outreach
Shelby Gruss has joined Iowa State University as an assistant professor of agronomy and Extension and Outreach state forage specialist. Gruss will help educate Iowans about the value of forage […]
ISU researchers hunt for hard-to-spot genetic links to improve crop and livestock breeding
When a hurricane-like derecho knocked down corn plants across Iowa in August 2020, it was devastating for farmers. But it also presented a natural experiment for an Iowa State University […]
Iowa State Leaders Champion Women’s Leadership in Ag and AI Technologies
Artificial intelligence is the focus of many conversations as society tries to understand its uses and implications. Arti Singh is internationally recognized for her work exploring AI’s potential for agriculture, […]