Recent News

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is reviving its Community Tree Steward program, a seven-meeting course designed to train community members on proper selection, care and maintenance of trees.  Learn more about the Community Tree S

For only the second time within memory we have received a report of cottony grass scale, Eriopeltis festucae, damaging turfgrass in Iowa.  Our one previous experience was 8 years ago in 2009 and coincided with 4 years of reports in M

The following are highlights and updates about samples and questions recently received in the Plant and Insect Diagnostic Clinic. Visit the PIDC's Facebook page for updates and more pictures.

The ISU Research and Demonstration Farms and the Department of Horticulture will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Horticulture Research Station on Saturday, September 16 from 12:30 to 5:00 p.m.  Events will include farm tours, apple demo

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Apricots, peaches and plums.

The following are highlights and updates about samples and questions recently received in the Plant and Insect Diagnostic Clinic. Visit the PIDC's Facebook page to ask questions and for updates and more pictures.

Suckers, sloughing bark and galls are common issues seen on trees in mid-summer.  Read more about these problems and what to do about them in the Iowa State University Extension & Outreach Yard & Garden news release from July 27, 2017

The following are highlights and updates about samples and questions recently received in the Plant and Insect Diagnostic Clinic. Visit the PIDC's Facebook page to ask questions and for updates and more pictures.

2017 is the 40^th anniversary of Demonstration Gardens at ISU Research and Demonstration Farms.  Gardens have been planted at 5 to 10 locations per year every year since 1977.

The following are highlights and updates about samples and questions recently received in the Plant and Insect Diagnostic Clinic. Visit the PIDC's Facebook page to ask questions and for updates and more pictures.

The following are highlights and updates about samples and questions recently received in the Plant and Insect Diagnostic Clinic. Visit the PIDC's Facebook page to ask questions and for updates and more pictures.

Fresh strawberries are easy to grow and a favorite of many across Iowa, but growers can still encounter issues caused by weather conditions or connected to a timely harvest.  Learn more about harvesting strawberries in the Iowa State Universi

Trees are an essential part of any landscape, but their roots can create issues. How can surface and shallow roots affect their surroundings?

Going through the process of planting fruit-bearing plants for gardens and landscapes is exciting, but it does require some patience.

The Iowa Master Gardener program will host three Growing Season webcasts this summer. Master Gardeners will gain educational hours while learning about urban tree selection, gardening with youth and landscaping for wildlife.

The Iowa Commercial Horticulture Survey that collected data from the 2015 growing season is the first comprehensive statewide look at Iowa horticulture in more than a decade.  Survey data show Iowa’s horticulture industry generated

Iowa is home to 103 wineries and nearly 300 vineyards, up substantially from just 13 wineries and 15 growers in 1999.

The following are highlights and updates about samples and questions recently received in the Plant and Insect Diagnostic Clinic. Visit the PIDC's Facebook page to ask questions and for updates and more pictures.

Spring is an excellent time to plant a new tree (or trees) that can last for generations on a landscape.