Seed Conditioning Specialist Alan Gaul and Seed Lab Manager Mike Stahr facilitate Seed Science Center short courses and workshops for seed industry professionals around the world each year from April through August.
This year a total of 12 workshops and two short courses covered topics from seed testing and cleaning, to gravity separation, color sorting, and seed treatment. Read more about 2017 Summer Workshops and Short Courses
Seed Science Center Scientist and Senior Engineer Yuh-Yuan Shyy hosted a delegation of 12 senior scientists from the Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences (JAAS) in Ames August 7-25, 2017. The group from Jilin, China, traveled to Iowa State to study about agriculture, seed science, and the seed industry. Read more about Center Provides Training for Scientists from China’s Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences
A Core of Excellence Launch Meeting was held July 13 at the Savanna Agricultural Research Institute (SARI) in Nyankpala, Ghana. Read more about SARI Core of Excellence Launch Meeting Held in Ghana
ISU’s Sergio Lence and Seed Science Center faculty members are partnering with Chemonics, as part of USAID’s Ghana Agriculture Policy Support Project. The team is working to improve agricultural policy making, policy analysis, and policy implementation to benefit subsistence farmers in Ghana. Read more about Establishing an Enabling Regulatory Environment for Ghana's Ag Sector
In early 2017, Seed Science Center Director Manjit Misra commissioned educational video production company Pierce-Mill Entertainment and Education, LLC, to shoot a documentary on the topic of seed. Read more about Center Commissions Documentary on Seeds
September 22, 2017
AMES, Iowa — The director of Iowa State University’s Seed Science Center was recently honored by the Indian Council of Food and Agriculture. Read more about Misra Receives ICIA Global Academic Leadership Award
The American Phytopathological Society (APS) named Plant Pathology and Microbiology Professor Gary Munkvold a Fellow at their 2017 Annual Meeting in San Antonio in August. The award recognizes individuals for distinguished contributions to plant pathology or to the APS. Read more about Munkvold Named APS Fellow
Ames, IA (July 20, 2017) — The online Graduate Program in Seed Technology and Business (STB) at Iowa State University (ISU) will celebrate 10 years of delivering online education to seed industry professionals this year. To commemorate this milestone the program will be rolling out several initiatives in the coming years, including a football tailgate party this fall to be held before an Iowa State Cyclones football game. Read more about Iowa State University Graduate Program Marks a Decade of Delivering Online Education to Seed Industry Professionals
Seed Science Center visiting scientist Stephen Smith earned one of the American Seed Trade Association's (ASTA) most prestigious awards June 23, 2017, during their summer meeting. Smith was named recipient of the Association's Lifetime Honorary Member Award. Read more about Smith Earns ASTA Lifetime Honorary Member Award
AMES—Iowa, NSHS News & Updates June 2017
The National Seed Health System (NSHS) has launched a new website at http://seedhealth.org. Read more about National Seed Health System Launches New Website
Indian Chief Minister Visits Iowa State University To Launch Seed Research Project
AMES, Iowa — Iowa State University has signed an agreement to partner with the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh to create a seed research center. Read more about Indian Chief Minister Visits Iowa State University To Launch Seed Research Project
AMES, Iowa—The Seed Science Center at Iowa State University honored one of the seed industry’s greatest champions, Owen J. Newlin, with a Distinguished Lifetime Achievement and Service Award for Seed Science, Technology and Systems. Read more about Owen J. Newlin Honored with Distinguished Lifetime Achievement and Service Award from Seed Science Center
The first recipient of the Lisa Shepherd Jenkins Memorial Scholarship was recognized February 15 during the 2017 Iowa Seed Association (ISA) Scholarship Awards Ce Read more about Moellers Named First Lisa Shepherd Jenkins Memorial Scholarship Recipient
This year, 10 Iowa State University Scholarship recipients were honored February 15 during the 2017 Iowa Seed Association Scholarship Awards Ceremony held in conjunction with the Agribusiness Showcase & Conference in Des Moines. Read more about Ten ISU Scholarship Recipients Recognized During 2017 Iowa Seed Assoc. Ceremony
Congratulations to Agronomy Associate Professor Susana Goggi and her research team. Their article titled “Soybean proteins GmTic110 and GmPsbP are crucial for chloroplast development and function” (Vol 252: 76-87) was featured on the cover of Plant Science Journal. @ISUSeedSci Read more about Goggi's Research Highlighted on Plant Science Journal Cover
Seed Science Center Director Manjit Misra was highlighted in the December 2016 issue of Seed World Magazine.
Read a full version of the article "Finding Common Ground" by visiting:
http://seedworld.com/finding-common-ground/ Read more about Misra Highlighted in December Issue of Seed World
AMES, Iowa — Iowa State University is a partner in a World Bank project to strengthen graduate education and collaborative research in crop improvement in Africa. Read more about ISU Partners with Ugandan University to Enhance Agricultural Research and Education in Africa
AMES, Iowa — An Iowa State University sophomore and junior studying global hunger issues are the first recipients of a new endowed scholarship honoring global food security advocate David Lambert. Read more about First Recipients of Scholarship Honoring Food Security Advocate David Lambert Named at Borlaug Dialogue Symposium
The first recipients of a new endowed scholarship for undergraduate students at Iowa State University (ISU) are scheduled to be announced Thursday, October 13, during a luncheon held in conjunction with the World Food Prize’s 2016 Borlaug Dialogue. Read more about New Scholarship Honors Global Food Security Advocate David Lambert
Two new programs have been established to benefit producers and the environment, the cover crop program and the Natural Resources Conservation Service’s (NRCS) pollinator program. These programs support ecosystems health and enhance crop production and management. Read more about Weighing in on Cover Crops, Palmer Amaranth—Commentary by Mike Stahr
