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  • Organic conference  Leopold Center Director Jerry DeWitt is keynote speaker on December 5. More
  • Ideas needed  The Grass-Based Livestock Working Group is seeking ideas for projects. More
  • On-farm research  This program pairs farmers with Iowa State researchers, and is a cooperative project of Practical Farmers of Iowa and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. News release More details [PDF] A new working group already is collaborating with farmers on energy grants. More

Gulf hypoxia  View a PDF of recent presentation about this problem in the Gulf.

Webinar  A Leopold Center grant is funding these on-line seminars for beginning/transitioning farmers. More from Practical Farmers of Iowa.

New director Listen to seminars presented by four candidates for Leopold Center director.

A new USDA  Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan talks about about farming's future for young people.

Crop rotations Watch a video about a Leopold Center research project showing the profitability of longer rotations.

Learning About Local New directory of 64 Iowa groups involved in local foods. Another resource answers questions about selling local products.

Iowa Learning Farm   Read about the Residue Matters campaign in the latest ILF newsletter

Food Facts  Get a snapshot of key research findings from Leopold Center projects. More

Research results  Find summaries of all projects that completed work over the past year. More

Water  The newest annual report reflects the Leopold Center's work on Iowa waterfronts.View it on-line.

November Notes  Read about current happenings at the Leopold Center. View PDF

Center newsletter  Overview of Leopold Center's work in alternative energy, meet the 2009 Spencer Award recipients, using DDGs in forage systems, sustainable weed control for vineyards, national spotlight for the Center - all in our latest newsletter. More


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