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CALS Chat with the Dean in Agronomy

Agronomy Commons

Dean Dan Robison will host a CALS Chat on February 2 from 2-3pm in the Agronomy Hall Commons area on second floor. The informal, drop-in event will be an opportunity for casual conversation.

Soil Seminar with ASA-CSSA-SSSA’s Chapman and Cudahy

3022 Agronomy

The DEIB Committee, Agronomy Grad Student Club, and Soils Faculty are hosting Susan Chapman, Director of Special Projects and Jim Cudahy, CEO, from ASA-CSSA-SSSA on February 6th. They will present […]

Plant Breeding Seminar, Laura Tibbs-Cortes & Aaron Kusmec

2020 Agronomy Hall 2020 Agronomy Hall

Laura Tibbs-Cortes, USDA-ARS and Aaron Kusmec, agronomy, will present on “Contrasting Allelic Plasticity of a Flowering Time Gene Contributes to Switchgrass Adaption and Biomass Accumulation” and Kusmec will present on […]

Soil Seminar, Rick Cruse

3022 Agronomy

Rick Cruse, Professor of Soil Science & Director, Iowa Water Center, ISU: 45 year retrospective of Soil Science at ISU and insights into its future. Also available via Microsoft Teams.

Plant Breeding Seminar, Karlene Negus

2020 Agronomy Hall 2020 Agronomy Hall

Karlene Negus, agronomy, will present on “Artificial Intelligence in Crop Improvement.” Also available via Zoom.

Soil Seminar, Michael Thompson

3022 Agronomy

Michael Thompson, agronomy, will present on “Soil Science at ISU and beyond - A discussion about our profession's past and its future.” Also available via Microsoft Teams.  

Plant Breeding Seminar – David Brenner

2020 Agronomy Hall 2020 Agronomy Hall

David Brenner,  USDA, will present on "30 years of amaranth breeding for non-shattering, reduced stature, and male sterility." This seminar is sponsored by Jamie O’Rourke and Michelle Graham from USDA-ARS. Also available via Zoom.

Soil Seminar – Robert Horton

3022 Agronomy

Robert Horton, agronomy, will present on “How does a Soil Physics Professor become the 12th most cited scientist at ISU and 9th most cited "soil" scientist globally: Insights into your […]

Iowa Learning Farms Webinar – Rick Cruse

Virtual

Iowa Learning Farms Webinars are held each Wednesday over the noon hour. On Feb. 28, Rick Cruse, agronomy, will present on “Soil Conservation and Water Management - the Keys to Improving Climate Resilience.” For more information and to connect to the webinar, visit: https://www.iowalearningfarms.org/webinars

Plant Breeding Seminar – Mercy Fakude & Samuel Blair

2020 Agronomy Hall 2020 Agronomy Hall

Mercy Fakude, agronomy, will present on “Doubled haploid breeding: Incorporating Spontaneous Haploid Genome Doubling (SHGD) in maize breeding programs” and Samuel Blair, agronomy, will present on “Soybean Breeding and Genetics.” […]

MS Defense Seminar – Paige Rystrom

Virtual

Title:  Dectes Stem Borer Field Guide Major Prof:  Matt O’Neal (BRT) & Mark Licht Major:  Agronomy Available via Microsoft Teams

MS Defense Seminar – Jacob Knopf

2016 Agronomy

Title:  Effect of closing wheels on corn emergence and yield for conventional till and no till systems Major Prof:  Richard Cruse & David Kwaw-Mensah Major:  Agronomy