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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2000
Project Title Project IDsort icon Completion Year
Iowa Lakes Controlled Grazing, Inc. (ILCG) project 1995-13 2000
Determination of early summer pasture conditions to optimize forage and calf productivity and profitability 1997-20 2000
Education based incentive program to enhance long-term adoption of sustainable nutrient/pest management - A demonstration with farmers in northeast Iowa 1997-21 2000
Establishment and persistence of legumes on sites varying in aspect, landscape position and soil type 1997-29 2000
Eastern gamagrass seed dormancy 1997-30 2000
Coupling swine technologies: swine system options 1997-31 2000
Biocontrol of purple loosestrife by two host-specific European leaf feeding beetles in Iowa wetlands 1997-41 2000
Economic analysis of variable rate management for corn and soybean systems 1997-48 2000
Evaluation of interactions within a shelterbelt agroecosystem 1997-53 2000
Rural regeneration through direct marketing of Audubon County meats 1998-12 2000
1997
Project Title Project IDsort icon Completion Year
Effects on transgenic thuringiensis on European corn borer natural enemies and non-target Lepidopteran pests 1995-14 1997
Evaluation of diatomaceous earth as an adjunct to sheep parasite control in organic farming 1995-34 1997
Supporting Leopold Center IPM research through on-farm trials and demonstrations 1995-39 1997
Agriculture and science teaching link 1996-23 1997
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
Agricultural chemical dealers: Shifting from selling products to services 1997-ECEDT 1997
Expanding the audience of the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture 1997-SWEDT 1997
1998
Project Title Project IDsort icon Completion Year
Demonstration of an agroforestry system to minimize pollution hazards from land application of treated municipal sludge 1995-47 1998
Demonstration of an annual forage crop integrated with crop and livestock enterprises 1995-49 1998
Fertilizer placement for ridge-till and no-till systems 1995-55 1998
Demonstration of a Swedish sustainable swine production system in Iowa 1995-72 1998
Animal manure-municipal yard waste composting project in Wright County, Iowa 1996-06 1998
Everything you wanted to know about wildlife and fisheries: A field day for agriculturists 1996-20 1998
Intensive rotational grazing management education-demonstration for Northeast Iowa dairy and beef producers 1996-38 1998
Education-demonstration for intensive grazing and forage management on highly erodible land 1996-41 1998
Iowa Pasture Management Guide 1996-72 1998
Enhancement of agricultural weed control by manipulation of the light environment 1996-80 1998
Collection of forage crop germplasm throughout Iowa 1997-38 1998
Impacts of swine manure application and alternative N-management practices on productivity, sustainability and water quality 1997-60 1998
1999
Project Title Project IDsort icon Completion Year
Constructed wetlands to reduce agricultural chemical transport to water resources 1995-48 1999
Integrated pest management for wireworms 1996-02 1999
Spring-seeded smother plans for weed control in corn and soybeans 1996-03 1999
Development of guidelines for application of swine manure to optimize nitrogen management for corn 1996-10 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
Incorporating native plant communities on farms for forage and wildlife 1996-74 1999
Pheromone mating disruption: novel, non-toxic control of the European corn borer 1997-19 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
Evaluation of the nitrogen and energy utilization of legume forages by growing cattle and sheet 1998-09 1999
1995
Project Title Project IDsort icon Completion Year
Long-term holistic study of two Iowa watersheds 1995-AGRO 1995
High-intensity, year-round rotational grazing 1995-ANM 1995
Potential economic, environmental benefits of narrow strip intercropping 1995-CS 1995
Studies of social, economic, and policy factors affecting farming practices and technology in Iowa 1995-HS 1995
Integrated pest management for alfalfa 1995-IPM 1995
Managing livestock manure for profitability and water quality protection 1995-MM 1995
2001
Project Title Project IDsort icon Completion Year
Transferring biological control technology to Iowa strawberry growers 1996-77 2001
Soil quality, yield stability and economic attributes of alternative crop rotations 1998-05 2001
Community and economic regeneration through strengthening the local food economy 1998-13 2001