Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture

Completed Grants

This is where you will find all of our grant reports. The Leopold Center has operated a competitive grants program since 1988, funding more than 420 Iowa-based projects in every county in Iowa.

The most recently completed projects are listed first. Click on the title to see the abstract, key findings and links to printable summaries of findings from each project. For more details about a project than what is included in the project summary documents, contact the lead investigator (email address is in the longer project summary).

  • To see grant reports from projects just in the Ecology Initiative, go here
  • To see grant reports from projects just in the Marketing and Food Systems Initiative, go here
  • To see grant reports from projects just in the Policy Initiative, go here
  • To see grant reports from the Cross-Cutting Initiative, go here
  • Grant reports from earlier projects not part of any initiative are on the list that starts below.

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2004
Project Titlesort icon Project ID Completion Year
Agronomic and environmental soil testing for phosphorus and threshold levels in soils 2001-11 2004
Alternative swine cost of production project 2002-PNMWG5 2004
Black walnut cultivar performance 2002-01 2004
Co-location of industries with small livestock slaughter facilities 2003-M4 2004
Complementary grazing systems for beef cattle production 2000-06 2004
Development of dormancy breaking mechanisms in eastern gamagrass 2001-19 2004
Development of switchgrass as a viable agricultural commodity for farmers in southern Iowa 2002-26 2004
Environmental impacts of use of poultry manure on water quality 1999-68B 2004
Evaluating sustainable, integrated management of muskmelon diseases, weeds, and insect pests in partnership with Iowa growers 2001-21 2004
Evaluating the effectiveness of restored wetlands for reducing nutrient losses from agricultural watersheds 2001-60 2004
Improving productivity of warm-season pastures by interseeding legumes 2001-35 2004
Johnson County Food Education Program 2003-M5 2004
Let the vineyards be fruitful: A study of the potential market for Iowa grape juice 2003-M3 2004
Local food connections: From farms to restaurants 2002-29 2004
Optimizing solid manure application by improving distribution 2001-24 2004
Some alternatives for multiple use land management in southern Iowa 2003-P1 2004
Squaw Creek watershed social assessment: Values, beliefs, and perceptions of water quality and landscape change 2003-E1 2004
Sustainability and community food systems in four Iowa counties 2000-69 2004
The effects of thrips on strawberry production in Iowa 2002-47 2004
The value of filter strips for grassland bird communities 2002-04 2004
Understanding the potential of phosphorus transport to water resources via leaching 2002-40 2004
Winter grazing of corn residues: Effects on soil properties and subsequent crop yields from a corn-soybean crop rotation 2000-35 2004