Completed Competitive Grant

Community Guide to Agriculture (Johnson County)

Project ID: 1999-NFG

Abstract

More than 1,000 people have been reached though the various Johnson County "Guide to Agriculture" programs. Among the outreach efforts were workshops, displays, farm and farm business tours, and programs on Iowa City's public cable channel.

Lead investigator: Dale Shires, Johnson County Soil and Water Conservation District, et al

Year of grant completion: 2000

This competitive grant project was part of the Leopold Center's Initiative.

Topics: Human systems, demographics and beginning farmer programs

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