1. Inventory Inventory Subcommittee
Mark Rasmussen, Leopold Center, Animal Science
Steven Bradbury, Natural Resource Ecology and Management
Robert Dodds, Extension and Outreach
Gail Nonnecke, Horticulture, Global Resource Systems
Kan Wang, Agronomy

2. Inventory Inventory Subcommittee Role:
Compile an inventory of existing CALS efforts in research, teaching and extension with links to sustainability.
The inventory can provide a baseline to understand where the college stands currently and help identify areas of mutual support and where additional resources might be invested.

3. Terms Used in Inventory Searches
Biodiversity
Climate change
Conservation
Ecological
Ecosystem
Environment
Food security
Food systems
Green
Integrated Pest
Management
Natural resources
Resilience
Stewardship
Sustainable
Sustainability
Water Quality

4. Research Search Areas for Research:
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences CRIS data base (156 projects);
Last five years (520 projects)
Elsevier Scopus
PubMed
US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
ISU patents and patent applications
ISURF and OIPTT technology available for license

5. Research Search Topics List from USDA Research, Education & Economics
(USDA REE) Manual of Classification:
Natural Resources and Environment
Plants and their Systems
Animals and their Systems
Agricultural, Natural Resources, and Biological Engineering
Food and Non-Food Product
Economics, Markets and Policy
Human Nutrition, Food Safety and Human Health
Families, Youth and Communities

6. Research Selected Search Highlights ISU Research Activities Scan:
Biobased fibers
Food Hub Development
Prairie STRIPS
Potholes and Phosphorus
Rural Communities
Bioreactor Performance
Green Chemistry Pest Control
Data Driven Agriculture
Vegetable Production
Hog Nutrition and Disease Susceptibility
Biorefineries
Grazing Cover Crops
Silviculture and Biomass
Nitrogen Use Efficiency
Iowa Hop Production

7. Research Selected Search Highlights ISU Research Foundation
Currently 64 ag-related technologies for license:
Entomology, soil sensors, biomaterials, plant disease control, plant and animal genes, Lupin genomics

8. Research Selected Search Highlights – Source of funds National:
USDA, NIFA, FFAR; EPA; USDA, Forest Service;
Dept. Interior; FDA; NSF; DOE; Hatch; McIntire-Stennis; SBIR; NRCS
Foundation:
Gates; Wallace; McKnight; Walton
State:
IDALS; DNR; Leopold Center; NRC; PIIR; CALS Centers & depts.;
Industry:
Deere, Kemin, Iowa Corn, Iowa Soybean, Pork Board, DuPont

9. Inventory of current education efforts:
Education - Teaching
Inventory of current education efforts:
Future professionals will need to address critical economic, environmental and social/community issues facing agriculture.
What are the opportunities for College of Agriculture and Life Science students at Iowa State to learn about and gain skills in sustainability?

10. Majors, Minors, Options: Undergraduate, Graduate
Education - Teaching
Majors, Minors, Options:
Undergraduate, Graduate
Departmental and Interdisciplinary
Courses:
Clubs and Organizations:
Curricular, Extra-curricular
Internships and Supervised Work/Research Experiences

11. Terms Used in Inventory Searches
Biodiversity
Climate change
Conservation
Ecological
Ecosystem
Environment
Food security
Food systems
Green
Integrated Pest
Management
Natural resources
Resilience
Stewardship
Sustainable
Sustainability
Water Quality

12. Education - Teaching
Courses taught by CALS departments, with search terms in course title or description: ~ 240+
Examples:
ABE, AGRON, AN ECL,
AN SCI, BIO, ECON, EEOB,
ENV S, ENT, FSHN, GLOBE,
HORT, MICRO, NREM, PLP,
SOC, SUSAG

13. ISU student clubs, with search terms
Education - Teaching
ISU student clubs, with search terms
Number of Clubs ‘Environment’: 135 Other terms: 28 CALS department: 70
Example: ‘Conservation’
Conservation Club
Ducks Unlimited
Fisheries and Wildlife Biology Club
Future Falconers
ISU Peasants Forever
ISU Delta Waterfowl Chapter
Soil and Water Conservation Club
The Woodworking Club

14. Clubs and organizations
Education - Teaching
Majors, minors, options
Undergraduate, Graduate
Departmental and Interdisciplinary
Courses
Clubs and organizations
Curricular, Extra-curricular
Internships and supervised work/research experiences

15. Agriculture Sustainability Extension and Outreach Data Base

16. Iowa State University Extension Subject Areas
Extension and Outreach
Iowa State University Extension Subject Areas
Public Education Programs
Publications/Newsletters
Research/ Research Farms
On Farm Trials
Technology Applications
Youth (4-H and K-12 students)
Professional Development
Relationships/ Partnerships
Internships with partners
Future opportunities (Pivot)

17. Extension and Outreach

18. Extension and Outreach