ISU rural development specialists are studying Latino immigration and offering help to stressed communities. Revamped swine teaching farm. The first major renovation in 30 years has brought the ISU Swine Teaching Farm to the cutting edge of pork production. The new facilities, designed for a 70-sow herd in environmentally controlled buildings, are closer to what students will encounter in the industry. The farm lets students gain first-hand experience.
Students help run the farm.
Ag finance school grads make good. One is a minister of agriculture in Kyrgyzstan. Another is vice president of a bank in Latvia. Several are bank presidents in Russia. Graduates from ISU's schools of agricultural banking, credit and finance move up quickly to leadership positions in their countries.