Congratulations to our graduate students……
November 8th, 2024Congratulations to our graduate students who hosted 30 female high school students as part of Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Go Further Conference.
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Landscape Club Hosts Design Sessions
November 8th, 2024Landscape Club Hosts Design Sessions On Saturday October 26 the Landscape Club hosted Design Sessions, where students created landscape solutions for clients from the Iowa State community. Students worked in teams drawing up landscape plans and creating plant lists. The event raises funds for the Landscape Club’s annual trip to the National Collegiate Landscape Competition…
Talking Trees with Bill Graves
October 8th, 2024Talking Trees with Bill Graves On the gorgeous Fall afternoon of October 7, Dean of the Graduate College, Dr. Bill Graves, led a wonderful tour of six notable trees on campus. Bill first stared his seminar with a short history of each tree: Mexican leatherwood (Dirca mexicana) in the Hort courtyard; Oklahoma seaside alder (Alnus…
Cameron Krumm and Vipul Kumar Win Department of Horticulture Cornhole Tournament
September 13th, 2024The Department of Horticulture hosted their annual fall picnic on September 12, 2024, which was attended by faculty, staff, graduate students, families, and retirees. A new tradition was started with a cornhole tournament. Proud winners of the first annual tournament were Cameron Krumm and Vipul Kumar. They will be back at our next event to…
Farm Progress Show News
September 3rd, 2024“How Do I Deal with Weeds if I Can’t Spray Chemicals” and Other Fun Facts from the 2024 Farm Progress Show The Horticulture exhibit at the 2024 Farm Progress Show (FPS) was a bevy of activity throughout the three days of the show, August 27 to 29, in Boone, Iowa. Officials from the FPS told…
ISU Neely-Kinyon Farm Organic Field Day Showcases Great Promise for 2024 Organic Crops
August 30th, 2024ISU 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…
Meet the Department of Horticulture’s Newest Staff Member….
August 15th, 2024Hello Horticulture! My name is Steven Netcott. I was recently brought on to provide IT support to Horticulture and Seed Science. I have been a Cyclone ever since I was brought into this world. The doctor at Mary Greeley tried to put the Cy hat on my head, but unfortunately, my head was too big!…
Global Greens Farm Tour to Urban Ag Groups
July 2nd, 2024Global Greens Urban Farm Showcases Bountiful Harvests and Hope for New Iowans The storm clouds parted, and the rains stopped long enough on the morning of June 28, for an energizing tour of the 8.5-acre Global Greens Farm in Des Moines for 20 representatives of various groups working in Urban Agriculture in Iowa. Iowa NRCS,…