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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2003
Project Titlesort icon Project ID Completion Year
Demonstration and technology transfer to producers implementing sustainable rotational grazing systems 2001-02 2003
Effects of transgenic Bacillus thuringiensis corn pollen on the monarch butterfly 2001-58 2003
1998
Project Titlesort icon Project ID Completion Year
Demonstration of a Swedish sustainable swine production system in Iowa 1995-72 1998
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
Education-demonstration for intensive grazing and forage management on highly erodible land 1996-41 1998
2002
Project Titlesort icon Project ID Completion Year
Demonstration of swine carcass composting as part of an environmentally friendly production system 2000-33 2002
Development of switchgrass as a viable agricultural commodity for farmers in southern Iowa 1998-14 2002
Ecological impact of herbicides associated with transgenic soybeans on spider mites 2000-41 2002
1992
Project Titlesort icon Project ID Completion Year
Demonstration of the unique slow-release characteristic of anhydrous ammonia fertilizer 1988-03 1992
DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge demonstration and education project 1988-04 1992
Effect of split N-fertilizer applications on drainage water quality and NO3-N leaching 1988-07 1992
1994
Project Titlesort icon Project ID Completion Year
Des Moines and Henry County field trials of corn rootworm beetle traps 1991-06 1994
Economic analysis of chemical versus biological suppression of the European corn borer in Iowa corn production 1991-38 1994
2000
Project Titlesort icon Project ID Completion Year
Determination of early summer pasture conditions to optimize forage and calf productivity and profitability 1997-20 2000
Eastern gamagrass seed dormancy 1997-30 2000
Economic analysis of variable rate management for corn and soybean systems 1997-48 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
1999
Project Titlesort icon Project ID Completion Year
Determining the benefits of environmental improvements in pork production and their sustainability: a community-based study of Iowa's pork industry 1997-52 1999
Development of guidelines for application of swine manure to optimize nitrogen management for corn 1996-10 1999
2008
Project Titlesort icon Project ID Completion Year
Determining the methods for measuring the economic and fiscal impacts associated with organic crop conversion in Iowa M2006-12 2008
Developing ecologically sound and profitable alternative fertilizer and manure phosphorus management strategies E2004-29 2008
Developing potatoes with horizontal resistance to the Colorado potato beetle E2004-26 2008
Development of a niche agriculture small business money map and process to disseminate information M2007-06 2008
2005
Project Titlesort icon Project ID Completion Year
Developing a local food system in association with business and industry 2002-67 2005
Documenting the costs and benefits of whole animal local meat purchases by three northeast Iowa institutions 2004-M6 2005
2006
Project Titlesort icon Project ID Completion Year
Developing an integrated research and outreach program for niche pork 2005-M28 2006
Economic analysis of current and potential Muscatine melon market 2004-MSP09 2006
Economically optimal enterprise mix for Iowa farms 2004-E01 2006
2012
Project Titlesort icon Project ID Completion Year
Developing production, processing and marketing of aronia berries on small family farms in southeast Iowa M2009-05 2012
Educational presentation on reducing fossil fuel needs on Iowa’s small to mid-sized farms XPSP2011-02 2012
2001
Project Titlesort icon Project ID Completion Year
Development and implementation of cost-effective fertilization and tillage management alternatives for improving soil quality in corn-soybean rotations 1998-36 2001
Development of alternative carriers for use of Beauveria Bassiana in Ostrinia nubilalis suppression on corn 1999-75 2001
Ecology and restoration of farmland woods in central Iowa 1998-21 2001
2010
Project Titlesort icon Project ID Completion Year
Development and implementation of low-input delivery systems for ethanol co-products in forage-based beef systems E2006-12 2010
2007
Project Titlesort icon Project ID Completion Year
Development of a rural wine culture in Iowa 2005-M14 2007
Devising a framework for implementing cattle-grazing, fire on grassland in southern Iowa 2006-E18 2007
Economic viability of local food marketing for Iowa restaurants, growers/producers 2005-M17 2007
Economically sustainable riparian buffer to promote bank stability and reduce gully erosion and phosphorus runoff in the Loess Hills 2002-E30 2007
2004
Project Titlesort icon Project ID Completion Year
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
2011
Project Titlesort icon Project ID Completion Year
Distillers Dried Grains (DDG) feeding and impacts on meat quality for grazing steers ESP2006-03 2011
1996
Project Titlesort icon Project ID Completion Year
Effect of row spacing and seeding rates on soybean yields and weed management programs 1993-02 1996
1997
Project Titlesort icon Project ID Completion Year
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
Effects on transgenic thuringiensis on European corn borer natural enemies and non-target Lepidopteran pests 1995-14 1997
1993
Project Titlesort icon Project ID Completion Year
Effectiveness of vegetative filter strips 1990-09 1993
Efficient herbicide application to reduce environmental losses 1989-22 1993
2009
Project Titlesort icon Project ID Completion Year
Effects of ambient temperature and transportation distances on the resulting pork quality M2007-13 2009
Effects of biomass harvest on soil erosion E2003-07 2009