Global Updates
AMES, Iowa 鈥� Many Iowa State University students studying agribusiness have seen a harvest hauled to market. Far fewer have witnessed what happens next.
鈥淓ven if you鈥檙e familiar with the business side of farming, it鈥檚 not apparent where crops go. You dump a load at the local co-op elevator, and it鈥檚 just gone. But it鈥檚 not just marketing. Grain physically needs to go somewhere,鈥� said Bobby Martens, associate professor of economics and the Iowa Institute of Cooperatives Endowed Economics Professor.
A group of Iowa State students recently got a firsthand look at the path soybeans can take after they leave the elevator as part of an experiential course studying agricultural supply chains, a class centered in its inaugural year around a weeklong trip that stretched from processing and fuel plants in Iowa and Minnesota to ports in the Pacific Northwest.
When you think about taking an ethics class, how do you picture it? Are you in the middle of the woods, sitting around a campfire, discussing the writings of environmental authors like Wallace Stegner or Sigurd Olsen? In Shawn Dorius鈥� SOC 234: Conservation Ethics & Values class, that鈥檚 exactly what your classroom looks like.
During the two-week summer session, students get an up close and personal view of the history of conservation in America and contrast conservation in the Midwest and Mountain West. Using the as a home base, students in this Study USA field course travel all over the state of Montana and the surrounding region.
Emily Kihlstrom, a junior in agronomy, took part in a CALS travel course to India from December 29 to January 15. Participants were able to learn first-hand about India鈥檚 different crops (vegetables, coconut, banana, tea, coffee, rice, rubber, cashew, spices, pineapple, etc.) and production techniques. Students had the opportunity to visit regional vegetable, spice, and flower markets and interact with students at the Kerala Agricultural University.
In just his second year co-leading the Food, Culture, and Agriculture in Greece & Italy program, Dr. David Acker, Associate Dean for Global Engagement and Professor in Agriculture Education, has successfully curated one of the most sought-after travel courses alongside Dr. Sotirios Archontoulis. Their combined expertise in the Mediterranean countries offers students a comprehensive learning experience focusing on the production, distribution, marketing, and regulations associated with the food system while exploring farms and various cultural sights.
The 草榴社区 Center would like to congratulate the six recipients of the Gilman International Scholarship for the October 2023 cycle.
I never thought that I would eventually end up being at Iowa State University teaching or advising students...but I feel that I am here for a purpose to motivate students not only to be successful academically but also to become global citizens.
By: Whitney Baxter
聽A junior studying Environmental Studies, International Agriculture, and Horticulture at Io
Marta Grant
October 25, 2023 9:48 AM
Are you hoping to study abroad and looking for ways to fund your program? Consider doing some personal fundraising by asking for sponsorships from individuals, groups, or businesses! Check out our two sample letters for ideas on how to write about your program and ask for funding.
How do food systems in Iowa and California compare to each other?
Marta Grant
August 9, 2023 8:16 AM
Studying abroad can be an exhilarating experience, full of trying new things, making new friends, and seeing the world.
Three undergraduate students 鈥� Madison Lenaerts, senior in global resource systems; Maclane Murrell, junior in nutritional science; and Sophia Parker, junior in global resource systems 鈥� spent the spring semester on the island of St. John in the U.S.
Congratulations to recent graduating seniors Nathan Behrends, Gracie Greiner,聽Sofia Fernandez,聽Amber Friedrichsen,聽Leah Mosher, and聽Turner Anderson聽as recipients of the Iowa State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences CALS Council Senior Awards.
On May 15, 2022, I was fresh off my junior year of college and ready for an adventure. While some students in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences started a summer internship, I was touching down just over 4,000 miles away from Ames.
With data collection sheets in hand, Jamie Hefley (鈥�23聽) scuba dove into blue-green Caribbean waters off the island of Roat谩n.
Courtney Uhlenhake, a senior majoring in agricultural business and international agriculture, is the 2
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