Thursday, 07 Sep 2017
SEMINAR: Sustainable intensification of crop production using perennial cover to enhance ecosystem services
Kenneth Moore, Professor of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Iowa State University.
Thursday, 14 Sep 2017
SEMINAR: Transposons as sources of genetic and epigenetic variation in crop genomes
Nathan M. Springer, McKnight Presidential Endowed Professor University of Minnesota.
Friday, 15 Sep 2017
The Nuts and Bolts of Contemporary North American Corn Germplasm
At Illinois, Mark's research focuses on the genetic diversity of field and vegetable crops, and genomics where he initiated the collaboration resulting in the release of the second assembled and annotated maize genome, that of the Iodent corn line PH207.
Tuesday, 19 Sep 2017
STEMpathy: Valued qualities of STEM professionals in the modern age
Dr. Wendy Wintersteen, endowed Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
Thursday, 21 Sep 2017
SEMINAR: State of Department
Kendall Lamkey, Chair of the Department of Agronomy at Iowa State University.
Friday, 22 Sep 2017
Soil Erosion and Conservation in Northeast China
Contour tillage, earth bank and level bench terraces were used to slow overland surface water flow and increase water infiltration time. No-till, basin-till and zonal-till are also applied to control soil erosion. Using these measure, have had a positive soil conservation effect in Northeast China. This may provide valuable information to support soil erosion control for other similar Mollisol regions.
Thursday, 28 Sep 2017
SEMINAR: Assessing the value of in-season application for sustainable Midwestern corn production
Carrie Laboski from the University of Wisconsin, Madison location.