Iowa State University Sustainable Agriculture Graduate Program

03/19/2021

Join GPSA members for a celebration of Aldo Leopold's work at Ada Hayden Heritage Park this Sunday! Readers will stop to feature selected works from the conservation icon on a walking tour of the memorial stones around the park.

MyCountyParks serves the Iowa area with outdoor recreation, environmental education, and natural resource protection.

10/28/2020

Join us today at 5 PM (Central) for Sustainable Agriculture Colloquium featuring Naima Penniman of Soul Fire Farm! More details here: https://www.susag.iastate.edu/farming-while-black-african-diasporic-wisdom-farming-and-food-justice

07/06/2020

Applications are now open for the Gary and Ann Holck Graduate Scholarship in Sustainable Agriculture. Be sure to apply by July 20 for consideration.

Gary and Ann Holck of Spencer, Iowa established an endowed scholarship for students in the Graduate Program in Sustainable Agriculture (GPSA) at Iowa State University. Gary and Ann are committed to the sustainability of our agricultural systems, especially reducing the impacts of nutrients on water....

06/24/2020

Check out this article on mini-forests being planted in cities across Europe from GPSA alum Hannah Lewis that was recently published in the Guardian.

Miyawaki forests are denser and said to be more biodiverse than other kinds of woods

02/12/2020

Congrats to our very own Treasurer, Chris, for earning the Brown Fellowship here at ISU!

February 11, 2020 News   The Brown Graduate Fellowship has been awarded to GPSA graduate student Chris Morris. The Brown Graduate Fellowship is to be used to strategically advance ISU research in the areas of study that are governed by the Valentine Hammes Family and Leopold Hammes Brown Family Tru...

02/12/2020

Congratulations to GPSA Graduate Student Chris Morris for being awarded the Brown Fellowship! Click the link for more details.

February 11, 2020 News   The Brown Graduate Fellowship has been awarded to GPSA graduate student Chris Morris. The Brown Graduate Fellowship is to be used to strategically advance ISU research in the areas of study that are governed by the Valentine Hammes Family and Leopold Hammes Brown Family Tru...

02/05/2020

Farmer led research is: "Worth it because you are solving problems, but you are also improving your own observations and practices!"

At the most recent Sustainable Agriculture colloquium Stefan Gailans of Practical Farmers of Iowa, and Carmen Black of Sundog Farms in Solon, Iowa discussed the importance of on-farm trials and how it allows farmers to better understand the problems they are having and work to find solutions that can help out others.

Join us next week, February 12 at 3:10 in Curtiss 0013 for a presentation from Dr. Matt Liebman who will discuss the importance of long-term trials.

04/10/2019

Please join us today in Curtiss 0013 for Liz Carlisle and Bob Quinn’s presentation at SUSAG Colloquium, from 3:10-5:00pm!

03/28/2019

If you'd like to watch Adam Hudson's talk for colloquium last week, here is the link! Thanks again for coming, Adam!

Rebuilding the Appalachian Economy From the Ground Up - Adam Hudson

03/24/2019

Welcome back from break! We hope you'll join us for colloquium this Wednesday in Curtiss 0013 for Adam Hudson's talk, "Rebuilding the Appalachian Economy from the Ground Up."