Blogs

Crop Protection Innovation–At War with Pests, Weeds, and Disease
Blog/News
April 5, 2017

Crop Protection Contributions toward Agricultural Productivity–A paper in the series on The Need for Agricultural […]

Plant Breeding and Genetics–CAST’s New Ag Innovation Paper and Slideshow Presentation Now Available
Press Release
March 29, 2017

Note: Click here for a video of the presentation slideshow. Links for both versions of […]

Plants, Genetics, Innovation, and Obstinate Horses
Blog/News
March 24, 2017

Gene editing advances and precision farming techniques are producing a bouquet of plant breeding innovations […]

Let Them Eat Dirt–Farm Kids and Good Germs
Blog/News
March 21, 2017

The famous five second rule has been studied and debated, but it usually comes down […]

Why Farming Is Like March Madness
Blog/News
March 10, 2017

March brings us spring, St. Patrick’s Day, and the craziest part of the basketball season—March […]

WOTUS, Clean Water, and Bursting Dams
Blog/News
March 7, 2017

Farmers, environmentalists, and politicians are often trying to keep their heads above the rising tide […]

Pocket Drones, a Trillion Data Points, and Spittin’ Tobacco
Blog/News
February 28, 2017

Weekend warriors are using drones to impress buddies at the lake, and eight-year-olds can maneuver […]

National FFA–More Than a Blue Jacket
Blog/News
February 23, 2017

National FFA Week just occurred, but in many ways, every day is FFA day. The […]

Food Labels–Confusion, Waste, and Clarification
Blog/News
February 16, 2017

Sell By, Use By, Bye Bye? Note: update video from NBC about the labeling issue, […]

Creating an Ag Masterpiece—One Colorful Story at a Time
Blog/News
February 9, 2017

Our Personal Stories—Related to Agriculture (guest blog from ISU student Hannah Pagel) We’ve all heard […]