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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2012
Project Title Project IDsort icon Completion Year
Educational presentation on reducing fossil fuel needs on Iowa’s small to mid-sized farms XPSP2011-02 2012
Meeting on-farm energy needs through conservation, efficiency and renewable energy XP2009-01 2012
Renewable energy feed-in tariffs: Potential opportunities for Iowa P2010-02 2012
Credit, crop insurance and sustainable agriculture P2009-07 2012
In good company M2011-15 2012
Iowa immigrant and refugee incubator farm program M2011-13 2012
Connecting family, community and health from a food system perspective M2010-30 2012
Regional Flavors M2010-23 2012
South Central Iowa Area Partnership, local foods network M2010-20 2012
Impacts of GAPs and post-harvest handling practices certificate training on producers' on-farm food safety behaviors and perceptions of customer assurance M2010-14 2012
Mapping potential foodsheds in Iowa: A system optimization modeling approach M2010-04 2012
Building a food system framework to advance the health of Iowans - A blueprint for action M2010-02 2012
Developing production, processing and marketing of aronia berries on small family farms in southeast Iowa M2009-05 2012
2011
Project Title Project IDsort icon Completion Year
Toward a new Homestead Act: Designing a farmstead transfer and leasing program for high-value farming and farmstead preservation XP2010-02 2011
State policy alternatives for biofuels industry support of sustainable production of biofuels feedstocks P2008-03 2011
Experiential educational engagement with working groups and communities of practice M2010-25 2011
Engaging community planners and local elected officials with local food systems producers to integrate local food systems into community plans and policies M2010-21 2011
Transitioning the Pork Niche Market Working Group to self-sufficiency M2010-16 2011
Assessing the business development strengths and needs of women and Latino farmers in Iowa M2010-07 2011
Improving veterinary care for organic livestock producers M2010-05 2011
Building the Iowa wine culture through improved quality M2010-03 2011
From farm to market in northwest Iowa M2010-01 2011
A feasibility study for the creation of a meat processing training program in Iowa M2009-28 2011
A food distribution network for the Northern Iowa Food and Farm Partnership M2009-19 2011
Experiential educational engagement with working groups and communities of practice M2009-18 2011
High-tunnel resource manual and producer resource kit providing the tools for profitability M2009-16 2011
The actual cost of food systems on roadway infrastructure M2009-15 2011
Building student awareness and involvement in the Farm to ISU program M2009-14 2011
Evaluation of greenhouse gas emissions from three dairy production systems in Iowa--conventional, grazing and combination conventional/grazing M2009-12 2011
Routing foods into southeast Iowa M2009-10 2011
Research and assistance in support of the Foodsheds in the Upper Midwest Initiative to measure the economic impacts of increased local food production and consumption M2009-07 2011
Pottawattamie County Farm to Fork (Phase III) M2009-02 2011
Update of the Iowa Produce Market Potential Calculator website M2009-01 2011
Local food producer website workshops M2008-19 2011
2010
Project Title Project IDsort icon Completion Year
On-line learning: Using webinars to teach about succession and enterprise development issues XP2009-02 2010
Shaping a functional and sustainable biofuels industry through bridging industrial needs with farmer production capabilities P2009-06 2010
Beginning and mid-size Farm Bill analysis: Policy option development and education initiative P2006-09 2010
Establishing an Iowa Microenterprise Foundation M2008-28 2010
Latino farmers and local multicultural food and marketing systems M2008-27 2010
Strategies to effectively promote and market on-farm retail enterprises M2008-16 2010
Adding a new generation to Iowa's sustainable farms M2008-15 2010
2009
Project Title Project IDsort icon Completion Year
Northeast Iowa local food survey summary report RWG2007-01 2009
Evaluating the Conservation Security Program utilizing the perceptions and economics of producer participation: Implications for land stewardship in Iowa agriculture P2006-06 2009
Improving the impact and benefits of USDA research and grant programs to enhance mid-size farm profitability and rural community success P2003-14 2009
Strengthening the local and regional food system in the Iowa Valley: Iowa Valley Regional Food Initiative M2008-17 2009
2008
Project Title Project IDsort icon Completion Year
Local food, local policy: A case study on engaging policy makers in the development of their foodshed PSP2007-03 2008
Fostering an effective green payment program P2003-21 2008
Cooperation: A survival strategy for small and medium-sized farms P2003-16 2008
Taking the next step P2003-15 2008
Growing Farm to ISU: The first five months MSP2007-01 2008