Department
Agronomy is focused on new and improved ways of agriculture. New methods of conservation. Improved soil health. New approaches to bioenergy. Improved water quality. Advanced genetic traits. The end goal is producing food, fuel and fiber in a more efficient and economical way for the benefit of people and the environment around the world.
We are applying science to advance crop production systems while protecting and improving air, soil and water quality.
Mission Statement
Seek and promote ways to manage and protect the resources that generate the world’s agricultural productivity and wealth
Assist people whose goals are to increase agricultural productivity, farm profitability and environmental quality in Iowa and around the world
Events
- March 29 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm at 3140 Agronomy Hall
Seminar: Flow Cytometer (Zoom only)
- March 29 @ 4:10 pm - 5:00 pm at 2020 Agronomy Hall
Seminar: Landscape processes in agricultural cropping systems and the role of management in building resilience to weather changes
- April 5 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am at 3022 Agronomy
Forage Extension position seminar: Shelby Gruss
- April 5 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm at 3140 Agronomy Hall
Seminar: Gene Expression and Regulation
Agricultural Meteorology
Agricultural Meteorology
The Agricultural Meteorology major integrates knowledge from a variety of scientific disciplines in order to determine how cropping systems are affected by weather and climate, and how cropping systems themselves affect weather and climate.
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Crop Production & Physiology
Become an expert in crop physiology, ecology, and management; forage quality and utilization; seed production and physiology; weed biology and control
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Plant Breeding
Plant Breeding is the genetic improvement of crop plants through the study and application of genetics, statistics, agronomy, plant pathology, entomology, and related sciences.
Learn MoreSoil Science
Soil Science
Explore the living and vast ecosystem under our feet. Soil science covers chemistry of the soil, fertility, management, microbiology and biochemistry, morphology and genesis as well as soil physics.
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