It seemed like such a logical plan for Andrew Lauver. Graduate with an ag studies degree from Iowa State University in 2012. Get a good job. Help run the family farm. Marry your high-school sweetheart. Start a family.
Name:
Elizabeth Burns-Thompson
Title and Company:
Government Relations Manager, Iowa Corn Growers Association
Hometown:
Alburnett, Iowa
Steve Berger deems Iowa’s rich farmland soils the second most important Iowa asset—outranked only by family.
Dean Lemke’s interest in environmental stewardship began as a young boy on the family farm.
Sarah Carlson has a favorite t-shirt.
CALS graduates were honored by Iowa State for service to the college and agricultural and life sciences industries during Homecoming events in October.
Joseph Byrum’s work in plant breeding has been called “transformative” by his peers. For farmers his efforts translate into two sought-after words: higher yields.
Name: Kelly Norris
Title and Company: Director of Horticulture at Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden
Hometown: Bedford, Iowa
Name: Justin Roy Edwards
Title and Company: Urban Agriculture Specialist, Black Hawk County Extension and Outreach
Hometown: Boone, Iowa
When Jasmine Lopez was small, she played in the soil, barefoot. The feel of earth on the soles of her feet brought her joy.
Adriana Murillo Williams’ lab looks over rice – and other important food crops – grown in or imported to Costa Rica before they land on people’s plates.
At face value, it’s a simple game. High school students use imaginary money to start and operate a mock business in the swine industry.
It was over two years ago, but Lori Lang often thinks about the women farmers she met in the Kamuli district of Uganda.
Service has long been a part of Glen Mente’s life. And now, in retirement, he’s enjoying his second career as a “professional volunteer.”
A team of Iowa State alumni and fans brought home the prize for the Biggest Boar at the Iowa State Fair in August. The purple ribbon wasn’t their true motivation.
Jim Blome, president and CEO of Bayer CropScience, says today’s farmer wears more hats than ever before.
Tiara Sandoval walks to a village meeting on a cool Saturday morning. Her host family’s village in Nepal’s Middle Hills Region, in the district of Syangia, is located along the side and top of a hill.
Claire Masker ('05 animal science, agricultural and life sciences education, '08 MS agricultural and life sciences education)
Every year more than 1 million attendees flood the fairgrounds in Des Moines for the Iowa State Fair. Attractions range from a big boar contest to eating anything on a stick.
Matthew Eddy taps his forehead. “Remember what you’re forgetting,” he tells one of his students.
