Newsletters

Newsletter January 2026

In this issue: ISRC Celebrates Founding Director, Welcomes Co-Directors, David Cook Named President of ISU, Wintersteen Reflects on Legacy of Serving Iowa Agriculture, ICM Conference, USB Funds 2026 ISU Research Projects, IAC Rep: Brett Miller, Syngenta, ISRC Researcher Spotlight: Katherine Dentzman, ISA Highlights Dr. Tylka’s SCN Research, more...

Newsletter October 2025

In this issue: ISRC Funds Four Soybean Research Projects, ISRC Hosts Second Research Day, SoyFest 2025 Showcases the Importance of Soy, ISRC Welcomes Inari as Newest Industry Partner, Iowa Soybean Association Approves Additional Research Funding/Presents Awards, ISRC Faculty Research Affiliates Involved in Seven Projects Funded by NCSRP, ISRC Hosts Fifth Annual Meals from the Heartland Event, ISRC Hosts Field/Industry Tour, GDM Travel Grant Awarded for CANVAS Conference, more...

Newsletter July 2025

In this issue: ISRC Announces Leadership Transition, ISRC to Host SoyFest 2025 and Additional Activities in August for Soybean Month in Iowa, ISA Approves Soybean Research Funding at Iowa State, ISRC Welcomes Tidal Grow AgriScience, ISRC-funded Project on Iron Deficiency and Fusarium graminearum in Soybean Reaches Completion, Newly Discovered Vulnerability in SCN, ISRC Research Affiliate Attracts Interest with Usage of Sensors in Agriculture, Weed Science Field Day Held at ISU Curtiss Farm, ISRC Participates in Life Sciences Day, more...

Newsletter April 2025

In this issue: ISRC Participates in ISU Day at the Iowa State Capitol, ISRC Hosts Omelet Breakfast in Honor of Soy Foods Month, ISRC-funded Project on the Effects of Increased CO2 and Heat Stress on Soybean Performance Reaches Completion, Open Source E-books on Plant Breeding and Genetics Available through ISU Digital Press, Researcher Spotlight: Silvina Arias, Get to Know IAC Rep: Shane Brockhoff, Meristem, ISA & NCSRP Funding Proposal Submission Deadlines, GDM Announces Travel Grant Winner for NAPB Meeting, Suza’s Research Featured in Iowa Soybean Review, more...

Newsletter January 2025

ISRC Visits Ag Leader and Blomgren Seed, Singh Named Associate Dean for Research, ISU Professor Creates Plant Sensors for the Early Detection of Soybean Diseases Through ISRC-funded Project, ISU's New Weed Scientist Wesley Everman, ISRC Affiliates Offer Expertise at ICM Conference, Alliant Energy Digital Agriculture Innovation Lab Opens, ISRC Sponsors Variety of Speakers for ISU in 2024, Get to Know IAC Rep: Mike Rupert, Innvictis/Simplot, The SCN Coalition and BASF Hold SCN Workshop at ISU, ISU Researchers Funded by USB, more...

Newsletter October 2024

ISRC Funds Three New Soybean Research Projects, ISRC Hosts ISU Research Day, ISRC Hosts Fourth Annual Meals from the Heartland Event, ISU Features ISRC-Funded Continuous Soy Project, Welcome New Partners Indigo Ag and BioConnect Iowa, ISA Approves Funding for Soybean Research at Iowa State, NCSRP Funds Six University-based Projects for 2025, ISRC Sponsors Soy-related Campus Seminars, ISU PhD Students Awarded GDM Travel Grants for Tri Society Meeting, more...

Newsletter July 2024

The ISRC Celebrates 10 Years!, AIIRA and ISRC Host Research Day at ISU, Valent Joins the ISRC, ISRC Hosts Omelet Breakfast in Honor of National Egg Month, Researcher Spotlight: Gary Munkvold, GDM Sponsors Travel Grants for ISU Graduate Students, more...

Newsletter April 2024

ISRC Holds Meeting of Research Affiliates, Soy Foods Month, ISRC Affiliates Provide Research Updates & Lab Tours, ISRC Marking 10th Anniversary, ISA & NCSRP Funding Deadlines, Soybean Gall Midge, Researcher Spotlight: Gwyn Beattie, IAC Rep: Chris Souder, Bayer Crop Science, Ed Anderson Receives 2024 Tom Oswald Legacy Award, more...

Newsletter January 2024

Singh Joins ISRC as Co-Director, ISRC Shares Think Tank Information, Researchers Provide Final Reports on two ISRC-funded Projects, CropsTV Season 4 Underway, Crop Advantage Meetings, ISA’s Innovation to Profit Series to be Held in February, ISRC Affiliates Present Crop Information at ICM Conference, Mike Peterson Receives ISU Alumni Award, Get to Know IAC Farmer Rep: Brent Swart, NCSRP Funds Iowa State Researchers, ISU Researchers Funded by USB 

Newsletter October 2023

ISRC Funds Three New Soybean Research Projects, ISRC Holds Think Tank, ISA Approves Additional Funding for Soybean Research, ISRC’s SoyFest Highlights Uses of Soy, Meals for Meals from the Heartland, ISRC/ISU Host ISA Experience, ISRC Farm Tour Stops at Wessling Farm and Clayton Farms, Coordinated Soybean Centers Group Meeting, USSRC Soybean Research Forum and Think Tank, more...

Newsletter July 2023

SoyFest 2023 on August 23, Ag Ingenuity and Meristem Join the ISRC, The ISRC is on Twitter and LinkedIn, ISRC Staff Help with Spring Research Plot Planting, ISRC Retreat, IAC Rep Mike Peterson of Peterson Genetics, Researcher Marshall McDaniel, ISA Provides Continued Research Funding to ISU, more...

Newsletter April 2023

Iowa State Delivers $5 Billion Impact to State’s Economy, ISRC Celebrates National Soyfoods Month, Nutrien & Sound Agriculture Join the ISRC, ISRC Research Project Update, ISRC/ISU Welcomes ISA’s New Senior Director of Research Dr. Christie Wiebbecke, Happy Retirement to ISA’s Ed Anderson, Researcher Spotlight: Liang Dong, Save the Date for SoyFest: August 23, 2023!, and more!

Newsletter January 2023

ISRC Undergoes Center Review, ISA’s The State of Soy Features the ISRC and SCN, Crop Advantage Meetings, ISA Innovation to Profit Conference, National Soybean Nematode Conference, Get to Know IAC Farmer Rep: Suzanne Shirbroun, Researcher Spotlight: Arti Singh, CropsTV Season 3, ISU Researchers Host Training for Indigo Ag, and more!

Newsletter October 2022

ISRC Funds New Soybean Research Projects, ISRC Hosts ISU Research Tour for ISA Farmers, ISRC Summer 2022 Field Tour, ISRC Hosts Meals from the Heartland, ISRC Hosts Soybean Farmers from Brazil, Soybean Gall Midge Continues to Spread, Soybean Centers Meet for Second time, ISU Research Featured at Farm Progress Show, Joe McClure Named Co-Director of ISA’s RCFI, IAC Rep: Ben Pieper of Merschman Seeds, Researcher Spotlight: Matt O’Neal, and more!

Newsletter July 2022

Soybean Centers Coordination Group Meets in Illinois, ISRC Welcomes New Partners Albaugh and Mosaic, ISA Provides Continued Research Funding to ISU, IPRMP Holds Workshop, APS Honors ISU Researchers, SCN Coalition Honored with PRSA Silver Anvil Award, and more!

Newsletter April 2022

April is National Soyfoods Month!, ISA & NCSRP Requests For Proposals Due May 23rd, ISRC Welcomes Beck’s and Peterson Genetics, Soybean Gall Midge Webinars, SCN-resistant Variety Trial Estimated to Have Provided Over $200 Million in Value to Farmers, ISRC Funding Highlight, and more!

Newsletter January 2022

ISRC Hosts Soy Protein Convening, ISRC Welcomes Two New Industry Partners, CropsTV Returns for Season 2, Crop Advantage Series Hitting the Road, ISA to Hold Innovation to Profit Conference, and more!

Newsletter October 2021

ISRC Funds Four Research Projects, ISA Increases Its Financial Support of ISRC Research, SoyFest a Huge Hit, SoyFest Kicks Off with Meals from the Heartland, Innvictis/Simplot Partners with the ISRC, and more!

Newsletter July 2021

ISRC to Host Inaugural SoyFest August 25, ISRC to Host Meals from the Heartland, UPL Partners with the ISRC, ISRC Affiliates Receive ISA Research Funding, ISRC Hosts Virtual Tours with Corteva Agriscience, and more!