Agronomy Welcomes First-Year Students and Families During Orientation

Agronomy is excited to welcome 46 freshmen and 16 transfers coming this fall! During the month of June, agronomy staff and faculty are busy hosting...

Agronomy Graduate Students, Faculty and Staff Involved in Research Day

The Iowa Soybean Research Center (ISRC) and the AI Institute for Resilient Agriculture (AIIRA) hosted a research day for 25 Iowa Soybean Association farmer board...

Iowa 4H Students Visit Agronomy

Agronomy recently hosted 36 high school 4H students from Adair and Cass Counties. Faculty: Amber Anderson, Jamie O’Rourke, Arti Singh, Mindy DeVries and Brian Hornbuckle,...

Agronomy Student Spends May in Japan

Agronomy student Emily Caspers spent May 12 to June 1 in Japan as part of a study abroad program for a technical communications course through...

Agronomy Hosts FFA Career Development Event

ISU Agronomy faculty and staff hosted the 2024 Iowa FFA Agronomy Career Development Event at Iowa State University on June 6, which included 101 students...

Congratulations Spring 2024 Graduates!

Four PhDs, 13 Masters and 44 Bachelors students graduated from the Department of Agronomy this spring. We wish them well and much success! In photo...

University holiday, Offices Closed, Classes Recessed
July 4
Summer Session I ends
July 5
AGRON 594 Social
July 9 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm at Alluvial Brewing
MS Defense Seminar – Nikki Stehr
July 10 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
MS Defense Seminar – Melissa Preston
July 11 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
MS Defense Seminar – Rebekah Burrows
July 12 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am at 2104 Agronomy Hall

About the Department Agronomy is focused on new and improved ways of agriculture. New methods of conservation. Improved soil health. New approaches to bioenergy. Improved water quality. Advanced genetic traits. The end goal is producing food, fuel and fiber in a more efficient and economical way for the benefit of people and the environment around the world.

We are applying science to advance crop production systems while protecting and improving air, soil and water quality.

Our Mission Seek and promote ways to manage and protect the resources that generate the world’s agricultural productivity and wealth. Assist people whose goals are to increase agricultural productivity, farm profitability and environmental quality in Iowa and around the world.