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Tuesday, 04 Sep 2018

Can agronomists close the yield gap - by Jerry Hatfield

Sep 04, 2018

4:10 PM - 5:10 PM

TBD

Agronomy Department

Dr. Hatfield received his Ph.D. from Iowa State University in the area of Agricultural Climatology and Statistics a M.S. in Agronomy from the University of Kentucky, and B.S. from Kansas State University in Agronomy. He served on the faculty of the University of California-Davis and then joined USDA-Agricultural Research Service in Lubbock, Texas. In 1989 he was named director of what is now the Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment.

Trade relations and U.S. Agriculture by Tom Vilsack

Sep 04, 2018

6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Great Hall - Memorial Union

Free

Agronomy Department

Tom Vilsack is returning to Iowa State University this fall to discuss recent developments in U.S. trade relations and foreign policy and their effect on U.S. agricultural markets and practices.

Thursday, 06 Sep 2018

Diversity and inclusion in agriculture and the food system

Sep 06, 2018

3:40 PM - 4:40 PM

13 Curtiss Hall

Free

Agronomy Department

The sustainability of our food system depends on ensuring that everyone has a seat at the table. Recognizing this, agriculture and food businesses, organizations, and educational institutions are increasing their diversity and inclusion efforts -- from the classroom to the field to the fork.

Friday, 07 Sep 2018

Computing on biological data in plants: From genome to phenome (and beyond) by Carolyn Lawrence-Dill

Sep 07, 2018

4:10 PM - 5:10 PM

1414 Molecular Bio

Free

Agronomy Department

In my research group, we use data science approaches to solve plant biology and crop improvement problems by investigating the structure and function of plant genomes as well as the interrelationships among genomes, environments, and phenotypes.