1999 News Releases

December

• Kanwar Named Director of Water Resources Research Institute (12/27/99)
• Impact of E-Commerce on Agribusiness Focus of 2000 Ag Forum (12/17/99)
• ISU Students Aren't Worried About Y2K But See Changes Ahead (12/17/99)
• ISU Helps to Harmonize Central American Seed Regulations (12/13/99)
• ISU Economists Show Continued Earnings and Employment Growth (12/6/99)

  November

• Go To School Without Going To Campus (11/29/99)
• Vision for Iowa Agriculture Gets an Update (11/17/99)
• *Agriculture, Veterinary Medicine and Natural Resources News from Iowa State University (November 1999)*
• *ISU Launches First Land Use Survey in 20 Years (11/4/99)*
• Hot Tips from Graduates on Brilliant Careers in Agriculture (11/1/99)

  October

• ISU Researchers Find Farmers Reduce Insecticide Use With Bt Corn (10/29/99)
• ISU Ag Career Day to Feature 145 Agriculture Employers (10/27/99)
• *ISU to Dedicate Swine Research Center on Oct. 30 (10/27/99)*
• ISU Alums Honored for Agricultural Accomplishments (10/25/99)
• Consortium to Study Link Between Human Health and Soybeans (10/22/99)
• ISU Researchers Study Soy Compounds That May Improve Health (10/22/99)
• For Potential Health Benefits of Soyfoods, Surf the Web (10/22/99)
• ISU Students Take First Place in Soil Judging Contest (10/18/99)
• *Iowa State Receives $10 million Gift for New Plant Sciences Center (10/16/99)*
• *ISU Lecture Series Examines Farming's Future (10/15/99)*
• Study of Families in 1980s Farm Crisis Offers Hope for Farmers Today (10/15/99)
• *Agriculture, Veterinary Medicine and Natural Resources News from Iowa State University (10/99)*
• ISU Student Group Wins National Award (10/13/99)
• *ISU Plant Sciences Institute Holds Inaugural Lecture Event (10/5/99)*
• *ISU Plant Sciences Institute Research Center Directors Named (10/5/99)*
• ISU Paper Outlines Economic Aspects of GMO Issue (10/4/99)
• ISU Receives $2.9 Million Grant for Corn Genome Research (10/1/99)

  September

• New Research Leader Begins at Plant Introduction Station (9/24/99)
• ISU and Tribal Colleges Receive Curriculum Development Grant (9/24/99)
• Common Ground Leadership Award Presented (9/23/99)
• ISU Announces Filling of the Henry A. Wallace Chair (9/20/99)
• *Scanes Named Interim Director of ISU Plant Sciences Institute (9/20/99)*
• Study Offers Strategies for Family Businesses (9/16/99)
• *Reiman Gardens Director for PR and Development Named (9/15/99)*
• *Agriculture, Veterinary Medicine and Natural Resources News from Iowa State University (9/14/99)*
• *ISU's Greenlee School Honors Leading Ag Journalist (9/14/99)*
• *Iowa State Receives $80-million Gift (9/9/99)*
• *Insect Flick, Zoo and Munchies at ISU Sept. 10 (9/8/99)*
• Corn Germplasm Field Days Planned (9/1/99)

  August

• Iowa State's Ag Business Club Tops in the Nation -- Again (8/27/99)
• ISU Study of Earthen Waste-Storage Structures Released (8/23/99)
• ISU's Topel Named Fellow of National Animal Science Society (8/17/99)
• Don Nielsen to Present 1999 Pierre Lecture in Soil Science (8/16/99)
• *Agriculture, Veterinary Medicine and Natural Resources News from Iowa State University (8/99)*
• ISU to Lead Project to Sequence 20,000 Pig Genes (8/6/99)
• *NSF Awards ISU $2.4 million Grant for Science Education* (8/4/99)

  July

• ISU Students Take Second in Regional Forestry Contest (7/29/99)
• ISU Seed Science Center Members Honored by National Seed Group (7/27/99)
• State Fair Corn and Soybean Quality Contest Announced (7/27/99)
• Iowa Agriculture's History Showcased at ISU State Fair Exhibit (7/22/99)
• ISU to be Site for NASA Center to Improve Food in Space and on Earth (7/21/99)
• Scanning Builds Better Beef (7/22/99)
• Plant Substances That Plague Beef Cows May Help Human Ills (7/21/99)
• Specialty Markets Require Strategic Planning by Beef Producers (7/21/99)
• Feeding CLA Boosts Pig Performance and Improves Pork (7/21/99)
• *Agriculture, Veterinary Medicine and Natural Resources News from Iowa State University (7/99)*
• ISU Researchers Study Endangered Snail in Unique Iowa Landscape (7/19/99)
• Consortium to Study Link Between Human Health and Soybeans (7/19/99)
• ISU Researchers Study Soy Compounds That May Improve Health (7/19/99)
• Surf the Web to Find Potential Health Benefits of Soyfoods (7/19/99)
• *Iowa State Wins Two National Awards for New Technologies (7/16/99)*
• ISU Water Quality Project Receives National Honor (7/9/99) 
• *Research Directors from 1890 Colleges to Visit Campus (7/2/99)*

  June

• *Hayes Named to Pioneer Hi-Bred International Chair in Agribusiness in ISU's College of Business (6/30/99)*
• *Agricuture, Veterinary Medicine and Natural Resources News from Iowa State University (6/99)*
• Allee Farm to Hold Demonstration Garden Day on July 21 (6/29/99)
• Nominations Sought for 1999 State Government Leadership Honor (6/18/99)
• *ISU's Topel Receives USDA Award (6/10/99)*
• ISU Names New Department Leaders in Entomology, Sociology (6/8/99)
• *Butterflies, Scarecrow Highlight ISU Children's Garden (6/3/99)*

  May

• George Washington Carver's Legacy to be Featured at Field Days (5/24/99)
• Video and Book Explore a Changing Agriculture (5/14/99)
• *Agriculture, Veterinary Medicine and Natural Resources News from Iowa State University (5/13/99)*
• *ISU Postpones Study Abroad Programs in China (5/11/99)*

  April

• *ISU, ARS to Jointly Operate Swine Research Center (4/29/99)*
• How Soybean Cyst Nematode Works the Aim of ISU Researchers (4/29/99)
• ISU Has New Experts In Precision Agriculture, Food Engineering (4/23/99)
• Local Phone Companies Answer Rural Needs Best, ISU Researcher Says (4/23/99)
• Awards Presented by ISU Agriculture Honor Society (4/23/99)
• ISU Student Named President of National Ag Minority Student Group (4/19/99)
• ISU Bioethics Symposium on Biotechnology and Global Justice (4/9/99)
• *Agriculture, Veterinary and Natural Resources News from Iowa State University (4/9/99)*
• *ISU Professor's Book Explores American Bamboos (4/2/99)*

  March

• *Agriculture, Veterinary and Natural Resources News from Iowa State University (3/24/99)*
• Midwest Runaways Subject of Three-Year Study (3/24/99)
• Ag Week--Make Value-Added Agriculture (and Education) a Priority (3/15/99)
• Ag Week--ISU's Animal Breeding & Genetics Group Making New Tradition (3/15/99)
• Ag Week--Going Organic Explored by Iowa Farmers and ISU Students (3/15/99)
• ASAS release--Holstein Stillbirths Rise, But Genetic Link Not Yet Established (3/15/99)
• ASAS release--ISU Study Shows Early-Weaned Pigs Successful in Hoops (3/15/99)
• ASAS release--Pork Chops from CLA-Fed Pigs May Be Destined for Export (3/15/99)
• ASAS release--Adding Vitamin C to Pig Diets Improves Pork Quality (3/15/99)
• Midwest's Role in Global Agriculture the Topic of Meeting March 18-19 (3/12/99)
• ISU Professor Elected to Swedish Academy of Agriculture (3/11/99)
• Slow Turnaround Expected for U.S. Ag Exports During Coming Decade (3/11/99)
• 1,000 Animal Scientists to Meet in Des Moines March 15-17 (3/5/99)
• Terry Branstad to Receive Vision Award at National Ag Forum (3/1/99)

  February

• Story Ideas at the National Forum For Agriculture (2/24/99)
• Ray T. Townsend Meat Research Labs Dedicated at Iowa State (2/24/99)
• 100 ISU Students Can Attend Climate Change Forum for Free (2/18/99)
• Interim Administrators for Pork Industry Center Named (2/18/99)
• Communities to Explore Quality Job Options at Feb. 26-27 Conference (2/18/99)
• National Forum Examines Climate Change's Impact on Ag, Energy (2/18/99)
• ISU Turf Students Excel at National Meeting (2/18/99)
• 1998 Iowa Master Corn and Soybean Growers Receive Awards (2/11/99)
• *Agriculture, Veterinary and Natural Resources News from Iowa State University (2/10/99)*
• ISU College of Agriculture Presents Awards to Faculty, Staff (2/2/99)

  January

• Agriculture in the 21st Century -- Surviving and Thriving (1/29/99)
• Analysis of Cargill's Proposed Acquisition on Web (1/14/99)
• Chinese and ISU Researchers to Study Livestock Waste Management (1/13/99)
• ISU Economist Urges Farmers to Build Team, Study Options (1/11/99)
• ISU Researchers to Share Expertise at Iowa Pork Congress (1/11/99)
• *Student Exchange with Tuskegee Shaping Up for March (1/8/99)*
• Survey Shows 1998 Soybean Oil and Protein Content at 10-Year High (1/5/99)

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