Horticulture and Home Pest News
Horticulture and Home Pest News is filled with articles on current horticulture, plant care, pest management, and common household pests written by extension specialists in the Departments of Entomology, Horticulture and Plant Pathology.
ISU Extension Store: Fruit Publications
Viticulture
- Cold Climate Grape Cultivars
- Viticulture Research
- Grapevine pruning resources
- Herbicide drift damage to grapes
- Midwest grape and wine associations
Midwest Grape and Wine Industry Institute
The Midwest Grape and Wine Industry Institute at Iowa State University was approved by the Iowa Board of Regents in September 2006.The Institute is the first of its kind in Iowa.
- Winemaking resources
- Winery business plans
- Institute newsletters
- Iowa Quality Wine Consortium
- Submit samples to the lab
Sustainable Vegetable Production
The Sustainable Vegetable Production lab focuses on developing strategies that enhance crop production, soil health, and cropping system profitability in vegetable cropping systems in Iowa. One of the key research area is the use of cover crops in building soil organic matter and improving soil quality.
ISU Extension Store: Vegetable Publications
Turfgrass
ISU Extension Store: Turfgrass Publications
Plant and Insect Diagnostic Clinic
The ISU Plant and Insect Diagnostic Clinic staff can diagnose plant health problems caused by diseases, insects or the environment. In addition, they also can identify insects, plants, weeds and fungi. Once they have diagnosed your disease or identified your insect pest, they can advise you on the best course of action to take.
ISU Extension Store: Plant Disease Publications
More Commercial Horticulture Resources
Iowa Environmental Mesonet
Department of Horticulture Extension