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Aline Sartor Chicowski was selected for the 2022 Corteva DELTA Symposium and the 2022 DELTA research grant
Aline Sartor Chicowski, a doctoral candidate in Plant Pathology with a minor in Genetics, under the supervision of Dr. Steven Whitham, was selected for the 2022 Corteva DELTA Symposium held in Indianapolis (Aug 1-3) at the Corteva world headquarters. Aline is also a recipient of the 2022 DELTA research grant.
Volunteers, Cargill, and ISRC Come Together for Meals from the Heartland
The Iowa Soybean Research Center would like to extend a big thank you to the more than 40 volunteers who showed up to help with the Hansen Agriculture Student Learning Center to help with the Meals from the Heartland event on Friday, August 5th, and to Cargill for their very generous donation to cover the cost of the ingredients! We couldn’t have done it without you all!
Professor W. Allen Miller has been appointed as the plant virus Editor for the Journal of Virology.
Professor W. Allen Miller has been appointed as the plant virus Editor for the Journal of Virology.
Dr. Miller will be responsible for all manuscripts involving plant viruses, RNA viruses of insects, as well as papers on certain human RNA viruses such as Zika and related viruses.
Journal of Virology, a publication of the American Society for Microbiology, is generally regarded as the top virology journal dedicated entirely to original, basic research papers on all types of viruses.
PLPM/ENT Merger Celebration
'Phytopoet' to Narrate New Videos on Integrated Pest Management
AMES, Iowa – A new creative face has joined the Integrated Pest Management program with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.
Sebastian Eugene Bartholomew is a fictional but believable phytopoet who muses on mold, ponders plants and bellows bug ballads. He is at the epicenter of the Phytopoetry Project, which has made its debut on the IPM YouTube channel.
Ed Zaworski hosts the “I See Dead Plants” podcast
Join Plant Pathologist Ed Zaworski as he speaks with researchers from around the world who are pushing the boundaries of crop protection research.
Use this link to access the episodes: "I see dead plants"
ISRC Summer 2022 Field Tour
Iowa Soybean Research Center (ISRC) Summer 2022 Field Tour
The Soybean Cyst Nematode Coalition, of which Dr. Greg Tylka is one of the leaders, Honored by the Public Relations Society of America with Silver Anvil Award
The Soybean Cyst Nematode Coalition’s public relations campaign to move more soybean farmers to actively manage the soybean cyst nematode (SCN) was the recipient of the Public Relations Society of America’s (PRSA) prestigious Silver Anvil Award in the “Issues Management” category. For more than 75 years, the Silver Anvil has been considered an icon of the communications profession. The award ceremony, held in New York City’s Edison Ballroom on May 19, 2022, recognized and honored the best communications and public relations campaigns from around the country.
Dr. Ryan Smith shares with WHO13 news viewers how to protect themselves from ticks this Spring
DES MOINES -Tick season in Iowa starts in March and runs through November. With the weather warming up more people are headed outdoors where they might cross paths with ticks.