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Seed science researcher hopes to use back-to-back grants to help farmers improve their crops and increase their paychecks

An Iowa State University Seed Science Center researcher has received back-to-back grants totaling close to $225,000 from the Iowa Soybean Research Center.  Dr. Silvina Arias will use the funding to study two completely different issues with soybeans in an effort to promote sustainable and resilient cropping systems. Read more about Seed science researcher hopes to use back-to-back grants to help farmers improve their crops and increase their paychecks

After a career spanning over four decades, retirement is on the horizon for Stahr

It was November 1979 when seed scientist and erstwhile Seed Science Center director Dr. Leroy Everson hired the current manager of Iowa State University’s Seed Laboratory, Michael “Mike” Stahr, as a student seed analyst. Little did he know that this undergraduate adventure would lead to a career that would span nearly 45 years. Read more about After a career spanning over four decades, retirement is on the horizon for Stahr

Newly appointed NIFA Director to make a campus call

AMES, Iowa – Dr. Manjit K. Misra, newly appointed director of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), returns to Ames, Iowa for a visit after assuming his new role last May. He will be guest of honor at a luncheon and open house at Iowa State University’s (ISU) Seed Science Center (SSC) on Tuesday, August 15, from noon-3 pm. Read more about Newly appointed NIFA Director to make a campus call

ISA and SSC award 12 scholarships to students with a passion for seed science

AMES, IA – The Iowa State University (ISU) Seed Science Center (SSC) and Iowa Seed Association (ISA) awarded 12 scholarships to 11 students this week at the annual Agribusiness Showcase and Conference.  The awards included ten ISA scholarships of $1,000 each, the $1,000 Bill Latham Memorial Scholarship and the $1,000 Lisa Shepherd Jenkins Memorial Scholarship and the $500 Manjit Misra Outstanding S Read more about ISA and SSC award 12 scholarships to students with a passion for seed science

Iowa State Graduate Program in Seed Technology and Business Celebrates 100th Graduate

The Graduate Program in Seed Technology and Business (STB) at Iowa State University (ISU) has had an exciting and productive 2022 and are ending the year with a big celebration!

In November of 2022 the STB program celebrated its 100th graduate with Nick Wilmoth successfully defending his final creative component on developing seedling assays to determine the effectiveness of seed treatments against soil-borne pathogens. Read more about Iowa State Graduate Program in Seed Technology and Business Celebrates 100th Graduate

SEED SCIENCE CENTER AT IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY AND CNFA PARTNER TO ADDRESS GLOBAL FOOD INSECURITY

DES MOINES, Iowa – Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture (CNFA), based in Washington, D.C., and the Seed Science Center at Iowa State University, based in Ames, Iowa, have formalized their collaboration by signing a memorandum of understanding during the World Food Prize Foundation’s Read more about SEED SCIENCE CENTER AT IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY AND CNFA PARTNER TO ADDRESS GLOBAL FOOD INSECURITY

Seed Conditioning and Quality Testing Workshops are Back and In-Person

Iowa State University is once again offering a series of workshops on seed conditioning and quality testing procedures this summer.  The workshop dates are rapidly approaching, so we are sending this brief reminder in the event either you or a co-worker might be interested in the program.  These are small group sessions that feature a mix of classroom and “hands on” equipment operation in our pilot plant at t Read more about Seed Conditioning and Quality Testing Workshops are Back and In-Person

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