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Horticulture and Global Resource Systems Student Ella McGrath Named 2025 Lambert “Hunger Fighter” Scholar at World Food Prize

Ella McGrath, a junior studying Horticulture and Global Resource Systems, was named the 2025 Lambert “Hunger Fighter” Scholar, recognized for her unwavering commitment to fighting hunger through science, empathy, and action. Established to honor the late David Lambert, a distinguished fellow of the ISU Seed Science Center and an internationally recognized advocate for global food security,…

Landscape club students from the Department of horticulture participated in the ISU for you promise night at Blank Park Zoo

Elementary students and their families from Des Moines public schools engaged with our students, learning about Horticulture and Iowa State.  

Iowa State University Horticulture students attend 2025 National Collegiate Landscape Competition

Iowa State University Horticulture students challenged themselves over spring break at the 2025 National Collegiate Landscape Competition (NCLC) at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, CO. Nine participants in the three-day event demonstrated their skills in 30 real-world competitive events and networked with top industry companies as well as dozens of the biggest industry manufacturers…

Horticulture at Sustainapalooza 2025

On Monday, February 24, 2025, the Iowa State University Organic Agriculture and Urban Agriculture programs hosted a booth at Sustainapalooza 2025. With the theme, “Our Green Community, Our Sustainable Future” participants were able to learn about organic farming practices, pick up stickers, and support urban ag. Horticulture program staff, Josiah Pollock, Karenna Petersen and Graham…

Grad Student Akshaya Thinakaran wins at Organic Research Forum’s poster competition at the Marbleseed Conference.

Akshaya Thinakaran one of Ajay Nair’s graduate students, participated in the Organic Research Forum’s poster competition at the Marbleseed Conference last week and won third place for her research on “Organic Pest Management of Broccoli using Mesotunnels in the Midwest”.    

Congratulations to Molly Biggs – Recipient of Top Graduate Golf Course Scholarship

ISU Neely-Kinyon Farm Organic Field Day Showcases Great Promise for 2024 Organic Crops

ISU Neely-Kinyon Farm Organic Field Day Showcases Great Promise for 2024 Organic Crops The ISU Neely-Kinyon Farm Organic Field Day was held on a gorgeous summer evening (a rare occasion in the history of this field day–last year, there was a 105-degree heat index warning) with 40 participants, ranging from transitioning organic farmers to students…

Congratulations to the following 2024 award recipients:

Alicia Herzog:  CALS Staff Early Achievement Award; ISU Extension and Outreach Innovation and Excellence in Virtual Program Delivery Award Barb Clawson:  CALS Staff Service and Dedication Award Dr. Ajay Nair:  CALS Outstanding Achievement in Extension and Outreach Award Dr. Adam Thoms:  Iowa Sports Field Managers Association Golden Cleat Award