AMES, Iowa, Feb. 3 -- Iowa State University issued the following news release: Iowa State University engineers who have developed and commercialized soybean-based technologies for asphalt pavements will explain their innovations during a briefing in Washington, D.C. The press and public are invited to "Bio-Based Asphalt: Paving the Future." The briefing will be 2-4 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 6, in Room SVC 203-02 in the Capitol Visitors Center. Please RSVP here. Congressional staffers and representat  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 6 -- The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship issued the following news on Feb. 5, 2024: The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship announced today that the deadline to apply for Choose Iowa Dairy Innovation Grant Program has been extended by two weeks, from February 9 at 12:00 p.m. to February 23 at 12:00 p.m. Initial interest in the grant program has been strong, however industry feedback expressed that a two week extension will provide more   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 6 -- Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig issued the following news on Feb. 5, 2024: Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced today that the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship will once again offer in-person and online pesticide applicator testing options for commercial and private applicators this spring. The Department encourages commercial and private pesticide applicators to test and apply for licensing and certification this spring to avo  more

AMES, Iowa, Feb. 6 (TNSres) -- Iowa State University issued the following news release: Efforts to breed more adaptable crops benefit from testing locations with wide ranges of weather, according to a research team led by an Iowa State University professor. The recent study published in the Journal of Experimental Botany is the latest work by agronomy professor Jianming Yu exploring phenotypic plasticity, the disparate ways plants respond in different environments. Better understanding the gen  more