What was once a draft tucked in a “Secret Project” folder on Maddle Henrickson's computer is now a colorful and fun board book that introduces preschool- and elementary-aged children to the fascinating world of plant health.
The Digital Ag Innovation Lab’s “north star” is to be the premier thought leader and partner in agricultural innovation. Led by Matt Darr, professor in agricultural and biosystems engineering, Digital Ag has emerged as a global leader both in its approach to cultivating unique industry partnerships and through impactful farmer outreach efforts in partnership with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.
When livestock trailers are involved in an accident, emergency responders must know what to do. At the request of several rural emergency management teams, the Iowa Pork Industry Center at Iowa State University developed trainings to give emergency responders experience with livestock handling and rollovers.
"What in the Weather?" is a podcast for Iowa growers who want to understand how to use the weather to their advantage. The podcast is cohosted by Dan Fillius, an extension horticulture field specialist; Justin Glisan, Iowa's state climatologist; and Madelynn Wuestenberg (’22 meteorology, ’23 MS agricultural meteorology), a weather and climate extension specialist.
“This is a conservation program all about farming and farmers,” says Adam Janke, ISU Extension and Outreach wildlife specialist, about the Land Stewardship Leadership Academy he helped develop.
Ed Zaworski (’14 MS plant pathology), plant extension specialist, hosts “I See Dead Plants,” a podcast on integrated pest management (IPM). He welcomes expert guests to discuss research-based topics like fungicide, disease modeling and historical plant pests. “I See Dead Plants” episodes are posted Wednesdays at 7 a.m. CST. Find other ISU Extension and Outreach Agriculture and Natural Resources podcasts online.
Farmers often are the kind of people who like to handle their own problems — hardworking, determined and self-reliant. Asking for help can be difficult.
The ability to partner with organizations outside Iowa State provides Ajay Nair and the horticulture team with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach an avenue to reach vegetable growers across Iowa.
Each summer, over a dozen agronomists and agricultural engineers from Iowa State University pile into a fleet of cars for an annual trip around Iowa.
Taking Iowa State University resources and personalizing them for a specific area of the state can be a challenge.
A new center at Iowa State University is working to advance knowledge of China’s trade policy and agricultural markets.
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Amy Powell’s charge was simple—emphasize science in Iowa State University Extension and Outreach’s youth programming.
Waterhemp is one of the worst weeds Iowa farmers face.
With nearly 20 producers surveying his land, Justin Rowe explains how he organized his newest pasture. He points out where he’s constructed a fence around a pond, individual paddocks and shade for his 100 cows.
Iowa farmers produced a record 2.7 billion bushels of corn and 571 million bushels of soybeans in 2016, generating over $14.5 billion in production value.
The number of Iowa youth who believe in the future of agriculture is at an all time high.
Four words are inscribed on Walter Hill’s wedding ring: love, family, work, struggle.
“Those words are still what gets me up in the morning,” he says. “That, and a gratitude and thankfulness to the Creator.”
As home to the World Food Prize, Des Moines, Iowa, has been at the center of the Green Revolution to end hunger and improve the global food supply for nearly 30 years.
Ten years ago, farmers in northeast Iowa banded together to improve their watershed. Now it’s being called a model for improving water quality across Iowa and the nation.
