Important Notice: PreChill Requirements for Freshly Harvested Seed
Have you ever wondered why Customer Care might inquire about the harvest date of your seed sample? It's because certain freshly harvested seeds, typically within a six-month timeframe, require a [...]
Continual Improvements at the Iowa State Seed Lab
Self help advice has been a popular topic for many years. Years ago it was available through books, magazines and talk shows, but today it likely is podcasts and “googling” [...]
Dealing with the Unexpected
In last fall’s Manager’s Corner I focused on renewal – whether the rebirth of plant life in colder climates or the testing of cover crop seed serving as a prelude [...]
Rodriguez appointed interim director of Seed Science Center at Iowa State University
AMES, Iowa – Lulu Rodriguez has been named interim director of the Seed Science Center at Iowa State University, effective April 28. “It is a great pleasure to have Dr. [...]
Iowa State University’s Manjit Misra Named Director of USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture
AMES, Iowa – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture has named Manjit K. Misra as its new director. USDA announced the appointment today. Misra will assume [...]
“Much More Than Corn and Soybeans”
Ever heard the song “We’re from Iowa … Iowa”? It ends with “That’s where the tall corn grows”. Then there is an alternative Iowa song and it starts out with [...]
Eleven CALS Students Awarded Seed Scholarships
AMES, IA – Twelve scholarships were given to Eleven Iowa State University (ISU) College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) students at the 2022 Iowa Agribusiness Showcase and Conference on [...]
November 2021 Manager’s Corner
I think all of us have perfected our coping skills after about 20 months of dealing with the many effects of COVID. Not only doing our best to avoid COVID, [...]