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  • Scientific spark: Student focuses on soils, helping fellow Africans

    By: Kathleen Delate Growing up in Senegal, Africa, Malcolm St. Cyr witnessed first-hand how food…

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  • Making Sense of Soil Via Big Data

    By Zach Clemens Ask any farmer, and they will explain the importance of soil. It…

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  • Distinguished prof’s influence felt for 50 of ISU’s 150 years

    Originally published on December 13, 2007 in STORIES Vol. 1 No. 1   Looking back…

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  • Creating the future, teaching to serve

    Story by Tracy Schlater Image by Christopher Gannon Lee Burras sets his Diet Pepsi on…

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  • Studying the Genetic Diversity that Lies Beneath

    DNA is everywhere, including the root system of plants. Up until now few have studied…

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  • Micronutrients, Macro-Impact on Plant Health

    Just like people, plants need nutrients to help them grow. Antonio Mallarino, professor of agronomy,…

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  • Generations of Research, Recommendations, Results

    Six generations of Bob Lynch’s family have farmed near the edge of Gilmore City in…

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  • Q&A on Cover Crops

    Tom Kaspar (’76 biology, MS ’79 crop production and physiology, ’82 PhD), plant physiologist at…

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  • Measuring Progress

      The Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy (NRS) was officially launched by Governor Brandstad in May…

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