The Iowa State University (ISU) Agricultural Engineering, Agronomy Research and Demonstration Farm near Boone has hired two new managers. On Aug. 8, ISU announced Mike Fiscus has been appointed superintendent of the farm. Fiscus earned a bachelor’s degree in agricultural studies in 1993 and has served as the farm’s co-manager since 2003. He previously shared management of the farm with Richard VanDePol, who retired Aug. 3. As superintendent, Fiscus will be responsible for overall management, budget, personnel and research at the Iowa State facility. The second hire, Nathan Meyers, has been selected to serve as the farm’s agricultural engineering manager. Meyers earned his degree in agricultural systems technology in 2009 and has worked at the farm since 2011. Meyers will manage the shops and machinery at the farm in his role. The primary research conducted at the Boone location is centered on corn, soybeans, sorghum and agricultural machinery. Their work supports more than 100 research projects being conducted at ISU.
