Horticulture Junior, Sam Seddon, was nominated for student employee of the year for his work in the Organic Agriculture Program. Sam and 50 other students from all five colleges were celebrated at the Student Employee of the Year Awards Ceremony on March 24th at the Memorial Union. The ceremony was a celebration of all student…
Congratulations to Ella McGrath! Third‑year Horticulture and Global Resource Systems student Ella McGrath received a 2026 Fulbright internship. Through her Fulbright Internship, Ella applied for, and was awarded a Mitacs Globalink Research Internship. Mitacs partners with Fulbright Canada to match U.S. student applicants with research projects hosted by Canadian academic-institution faculty members in a variety…
A group of Iowa State Horticulture Students in the Turfgrass Option recently took part in the Sports Fields Management Association Student Challenge as part of their Annual Conference and Tradeshow in which one of the teams finished third place. The contest included turfgrass, soils, and weed identification, a hands-on section solving athletic field issues, as…
September 25, 2025 | Graham Sandersfeld, Kathleen Delate AMES, IA: On September 24, 2025, Iowa State University’s Main Campus came alive with the sights, smells and tastes of fresh, locally grown food during the annual Iowa State University Local Food Festival. Hosted by Farm, Food and Enterprise Development (FFED), the Office of Sustainability, and the College of Agriculture and…
The last week of June was a busy one for the Department of Horticulture as the department hosted several 4H students who were on ISU campus for their 4H annual conference. The department engaged students through various hands-on workshops: 1. Make Your Own Sack Garden and Learn How to Grow Food Right Outside Your Back…
In June, 2025 the Horticulture Extension Team participated in an in-service activity exploring various components of the horticulture industry. The day started with a visit to Bentley Ridge Nursery near Grimes. The group was treated to a tour of the production facility as well as the sales area. From here the group traveled to Des…
In a scene that looked more like a horticultural flash mob than an academic endeavor, the horticulture faculty, staff, and students gathered around Horticulture Hall on 12 May 2025 with wheelbarrows full of rose bushes, shovels, and an unshakable belief in the power of horticultural therapy. Dr. Jeff Iles gave a dramatic pre-planting pep talk,…
