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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1997
Project Title Project ID Completion Yearsort icon
Planning for a residential agricultural and environmental education program at the Iowa 4-H Education and Natural Resources Center 1996-30 1997
Sustainable agriculture practices in home gardening/ Disseminating research-based information applicable to both rural and urban clientele in Central Iowa 1997-CEDT 1997
Swine system options for Iowa: A catalyst for change 1997-CONF 1997
Animal and plant responses for steers grazing switchgrass and big bluestem pastures 1993-06 1997
Evaluation of diatomaceous earth as an adjunct to sheep parasite control in organic farming 1995-34 1997
Biological control of the tarnished plant bug in Iowa 1993-15 1997
Building in Integrated Pest Management network in cooperation with Iowa fruit and vegetable growers 1992-47 1997
The cereal leaf beetle in Iowa oats: Research and education program for biological control and sustainable management practices 1993-16 1997
Effects on transgenic thuringiensis on European corn borer natural enemies and non-target Lepidopteran pests 1995-14 1997
Supporting Leopold Center IPM research through on-farm trials and demonstrations 1995-39 1997
Effect of tillage, crop rotation and innovative nitrogen and pesticide management practices on productivity, sustainability and water quality 1993-14 1997
Effective high-speed, high-residue rowcrop cultivation 1993-01 1997
Evaluation of interactions within a shelterbelt agroecosystem 1993-04 1997
1998
Project Title Project ID Completion Yearsort icon
Everything you wanted to know about wildlife and fisheries: A field day for agriculturists 1996-20 1998
Collection of forage crop germplasm throughout Iowa 1997-38 1998
Demonstration of an annual forage crop integrated with crop and livestock enterprises 1995-49 1998
Education-demonstration for intensive grazing and forage management on highly erodible land 1996-41 1998
Intensive rotational grazing management education-demonstration for Northeast Iowa dairy and beef producers 1996-38 1998
Iowa Pasture Management Guide 1996-72 1998
Demonstration of a Swedish sustainable swine production system in Iowa 1995-72 1998
Mahaska County livestock manure/crop nutrient management demonstration project 1995-05 1998
Animal manure-municipal yard waste composting project in Wright County, Iowa 1996-06 1998
Demonstration of an agroforestry system to minimize pollution hazards from land application of treated municipal sludge 1995-47 1998
Enhancement of agricultural weed control by manipulation of the light environment 1996-80 1998
Fertilizer placement for ridge-till and no-till systems 1995-55 1998
Impacts of swine manure application and alternative N-management practices on productivity, sustainability and water quality 1997-60 1998
1999
Project Title Project ID Completion Yearsort icon
Compensation of farm employees 1998-64 1999
Determining the benefits of environmental improvements in pork production and their sustainability: a community-based study of Iowa's pork industry 1997-52 1999
Field to Family Community Food Project 1998-75 1999
Non-farmer's Guide to Agriculture (Polk County) 1998-57 1999
Incorporating native plant communities on farms for forage and wildlife 1996-74 1999
Wildlife use of terraces in Iowa rowcrop fields 1998-35 1999
Biocontrol of Sclerotinia stem rot in soybeans with Sporidesmium sclerotivorum 1996-31 1999
Evaluation of the impact of tillage/cropping systems on soil microflora and week seedbank predation 1996-34 1999
Characterization of the Rose Rosette Disease causal agent: potential for biological control and multiflora rose 1989-16 1999
Identification and characterization of the Rose Rosette disease causal agent 1998-33 1999
Integrated pest management for wireworms 1996-02 1999
Pheromone mating disruption: novel, non-toxic control of the European corn borer 1997-19 1999
Spring-seeded smother plans for weed control in corn and soybeans 1996-03 1999
Botanicals as part of an integral value-added pork production system 1998-52 1999
Evaluation of the nitrogen and energy utilization of legume forages by growing cattle and sheet 1998-09 1999
Constructed wetlands to reduce agricultural chemical transport to water resources 1995-48 1999
Development of guidelines for application of swine manure to optimize nitrogen management for corn 1996-10 1999
2000
Project Title Project ID Completion Yearsort icon
Assessing the impact of instructors and students as transfer agents 1999-07 2000
Community Guide to Agriculture (Johnson County) 1999-NFG 2000
Rural regeneration through direct marketing of Audubon County meats 1998-12 2000
Youth and conservation methods 1999-58 2000
Eastern gamagrass seed dormancy 1997-30 2000
Economic analysis of variable rate management for corn and soybean systems 1997-48 2000
Establishment and persistence of legumes on sites varying in aspect, landscape position and soil type 1997-29 2000