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College News
COVER CROPS VALUABLE AS CATTLE FEED
Cover crops are known to protect soil and water quality, but they also can offer valuable livestock feed, according to Iowa State University research. Preliminary data on cattle performance suggests that weight gain is similar for stocker cattle grazed on cover-crops compared to cattle grazing on pasture. Iowa’s cattle industry accounts for an estimated $4 to $6 billion of economic activity in the state. More
CLIMATE CHANGE OUTPACES WILDLIFE ADAPTABILITY
Climate change is outpacing the ability of birds and other species to adapt to their changing environment. That’s the conclusion made by an international team of scientists that includes an Iowa State University biologist. The team’s recent paper in the academic journal Science Communications evaluated more than 10,000 published scientific studies. The analysis concludes that animals can respond to climate change, but those responses generally don’t allow species to cope with the rapid pace of rising temperatures. More
APEX EASES TRANSITION FOR MULTICULTURAL STUDENTS
Exploring Iowa State University and touring Iowa’s agricultural sector is what students in the Academic Program for EXcellence (APEX) do the summer before their first year on campus. The eight-week academic program is designed to assist incoming multicultural first-year students' transition into Iowa State. More
HABI-TALLY APP HELPS USERS HELP MONARCHS
 HabiTally is a new, free mobile app that enables farmers, ranchers, landowners and private citizens to enter data about monarch habitat conservation efforts. The data will be anonymous and aggregated at the county level. Data will provide information on gains in milkweed across the U.S. and will be used to guide future conservation and protection decisions. The app was developed as a collaboration between Bayer and The Climate Corporation, with support from Iowa State University’s Center for Survey Statistics and Methodology. More
NETTLETON LEADS STATISTICS DEPARTMENT
 Distinguished Professor of Statistics Daniel Nettleton, the Laurence H. Baker Chair in Biological Statistics, has been appointed chair of the Department of Statistics by Iowa State University’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Nettleton, a national leader in statistical genomics, began his five-year term as chair effective Aug. 16. He succeeds Max Morris, who will remain a professor in the department. More
LAMBERT EARNS NATIONAL TEACHING AWARD
 The North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA) awarded its 2019 Educator Award to Misty Lambert, associate professor in agricultural education and studies. She received the award at the 65th NACTA Conference on June 21 at the College of Southern Idaho. Lambert joined Iowa State University in 2017. She educates agriculture teachers, teaches graduate courses and serves as director of the Science with Practice program, which helps undergraduates gain research and work experience. More
RISING STAR INTERNS EXPERIENCE EXTENSION
Whether it’s sharing gardening experiences, helping with a county fair or sharing nutrition tips, the Iowa State University Rising Star Internship program helps students learn what it’s like to work in an extension office. Cheryl Heronemus, the extension director who helped develop the internships in 2014, says many college students are not familiar with the extension mission, and the program gives interns hands-on experience doing the type of work extension professionals enjoy every day. More
MORE COLLEGE NEWS
- GDM Partners with Iowa Soybean Research Center at Iowa State
Events
Aug. 31, 7 a.m. – CALS BBQ, Hansen Agriculture Student Learning Center. Open to alumni and friends. Registration requested.
Sept. 12, 10 a.m. – Dean's Tour and Clay County Fair Ag Panel with the Iowa Soybean Association featuring Dean Daniel J. Robison, President Wendy Wintersteen and Vice President John Lawrence.
Registration requested.
Save the date:
- Oct. 2, 7:30 p.m. – William K. Deal Endowed Leadership Lecture, presented by Jim Knuth, senior vice president for Farm Credit Services of America, 127 Curtiss Hall Dolezal Auditorium.
- Oct. 4, 11 a.m. – Dairy Sciece Club Alumni Luncheon, World Dairy Expo
Alumni News
NEXT STOP ON CALS DEAN’S TOUR FOR
ALUMNI & FRIENDS: CLAY CO. FAIR SEPT 12
Daniel J. Robison, holder of the Endowed Dean’s Chair in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, will be joining Iowa State University president and former dean Wendy Wintersteen (’88 PhD entomology) and John Lawrence (’84 animal science, MS ’86 economics), vice president of extension and outreach, at the Clay County Fair on September 12. They will offer an Agricultural Outlook Panel hosted by the Iowa Soybean Association at 10 a.m. followed by a lunch. Event details and registration are available online. Registrations requested by September 4. More
CALS ALUMS EARN STANDING innOVATION AT
IOWA STATE FAIR
Eleven College of Agriculture and Life Sciences students and alumni joined more than 150 Iowa State University entrepreneurs to pitch their ideas to visitors at the university’s exhibit during the Iowa State Fair, Aug. 8-18. The theme of this year’s exhibit, “The Great Iowa State Pitch Off. STANDING InnOVATION!” is part of an ongoing university initiative to nurture a campus-wide culture of innovation and entrepreneurship. Pitches took place during each day of the fair, and entrepreneurs advanced with votes from visitors to the exhibit. CALS students and alumni earned three of the 13 top awards:
- Mitchell Hora (’17 ag systems technology, agronomy) and David Hora (freshman, agronomy), Continuum Ag, won Best of Show and a $5000 grant sponsored by the Debbie and Jerry Ivy College of Business. David Hora is pictured above with Iowa State University President Wendy Wintersteen (’88 PhD entomology).
- Daniel Bolin (’06 dairy science) and Lynn Bolin (’06 management), New Day Dairy, won the Community Entrepreneur Award and a $2500 grant sponsored by the Debbie and Jerry Ivy College of Business.
- Rebecca Lyons (’18 ag studies), Lunchsox, earned an Honorable Mention Award and a $1000 grant sponsored by the Iowa State Pappajohn Center for Entrepreneurship.
Other college participants:
- Andrew Albrecht (senior, ag business)
- Wesley Bedwell (senior, ag studies)
- Clayton Carley (graduate student, agronomy)
- Nickolas McQuilkin (junior, ag studies)
- Tristen Snyder (’19 ag business)
- Daiton Tietz (’18 ag and life sciences education)
- Jacob Zobrist (’12 biology)
GOOD SHOWING BY CALS AT GOVERNOR’S CHARITY STEER SHOW
Daniel J. Robison, holder of the endowed dean’s chair in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, participated in the annual Iowa Governor's Charity Steer Show at the Iowa State Fair Saturday, August 10. Robison partnered with exhibitor Quin McCollom, a Story County 4-H member from Colo, Iowa. Robison also presented McCollom a $1,000 scholarship to the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences for his outstanding work in the beef project area. This year's Governor's Charity Steer Show raised over $284,000 for Ronald McDonald House Charities of Iowa. Justine Hosch Stevenson ('10 animal science), founder of the Seeds of Hope Foundation, won the showmanship. More
INTRODUCE THE NEXT GEN TO CALS THIS FALL
With classes starting Monday, now is the perfect time to show your future Cyclone the excitement of a new semester! Book your campus visit online and our student services staff will provide you customized campus tours, arrange to meet with advisers or faculty and connect your student with CALS student ambassadors who are the experts on the college. You’ll see what makes us all #CALSProud! Keep the connection with campus fresh by following the college on social media to get daily updates from CALS on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. More
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