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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2011
Project Titlesort icon Project ID Completion Year
Energy use and nutrient cycling in pig production systems E2008-03 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
Evaluation of greenhouse gas emissions from three dairy production systems in Iowa--conventional, grazing and combination conventional/grazing M2009-12 2011
Experiential educational engagement with working groups and communities of practice M2010-25 2011
Experiential educational engagement with working groups and communities of practice M2009-18 2011
Feasibility of unheated large gutter-connect greenhouses for winter organic vegetable production in Iowa E2009-24 2011
From farm to market in northwest Iowa M2010-01 2011
1998
Project Titlesort icon Project ID Completion Year
Enhancement of agricultural weed control by manipulation of the light environment 1996-80 1998
Everything you wanted to know about wildlife and fisheries: A field day for agriculturists 1996-20 1998
Fertilizer placement for ridge-till and no-till systems 1995-55 1998
1994
Project Titlesort icon Project ID Completion Year
Environmental effects of two contrasting farming systems in the Clarion-Nicollet-Webster soil association area 1990-14 1994
Evaluation of tillage and crop rotation effects on groundwater quality 1990-41 1994
Fall-planted spring oats: A low-risk cover crop to reduce erosion following soybean 1990-10 1994
2002
Project Titlesort icon Project ID Completion Year
Environmental impacts of the use of poultry manure for agricultural production system 1999-68A 2002
Evaluation of organic soil amendments for certified organic vegetable and herb production 1999-50 2002
Examining the potential for organic apple production - The Homestead Orchard Project 1999-22 2002
Feasibility of organic soybean production following CRP land 1999-49 2002
2004
Project Titlesort icon Project ID Completion Year
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
2010
Project Titlesort icon Project ID Completion Year
Establishing an Iowa Microenterprise Foundation M2008-28 2010
2000
Project Titlesort icon Project ID Completion Year
Establishment and persistence of legumes on sites varying in aspect, landscape position and soil type 1997-29 2000
Evaluation of interactions within a shelterbelt agroecosystem 1997-53 2000
2009
Project Titlesort icon Project ID Completion Year
Establishment of a field school for weed ecology and management E2004-06 2009
Evaluating the Conservation Security Program utilizing the perceptions and economics of producer participation: Implications for land stewardship in Iowa agriculture P2006-06 2009
Expanding grass-based organic dairy enterprises among southeastern Iowa farmers D2007-02 2009
Functional quality management systems for livestock producers M2006-03 2009
Grinnell Area Petroleum Replacement Initiative, Phase 2 M2008-12 2009
2003
Project Titlesort icon Project ID Completion Year
Establishment of a local food system in eastern Iowa 2000-26 2003
Grass-based dairies and dairy network/promotions 2001-32 2003
1993
Project Titlesort icon Project ID Completion Year
Establishment of an experimental wetland research complex 1989-40 1993
2012
Project Titlesort icon Project ID Completion Year
Evaluating denitrifying bioreactors for edge-of-field nitrogen management in Iowa's tile-drained landsacpes E2009-11 2012
2005
Project Titlesort icon Project ID Completion Year
Evaluating on-farm food handling practices and microbiological quality of locally grown produce and eggs 2004-MSP1 2005
Evaluating the adaptability of forage species and varieties 1999-41 2005
1992
Project Titlesort icon Project ID Completion Year
Evaluation for an integrated pest management program for northern corn rootworm extended diapause 1988-18 1992
1995
Project Titlesort icon Project ID Completion Year
Evaluation of a biological control agent for musk thistle 1991-24 1995
GIS-based environmental and economic analysis of integrated crop-livestock production systems in southern Iowa 1992-56 1995
1997
Project Titlesort icon Project ID Completion Year
Evaluation of diatomaceous earth as an adjunct to sheep parasite control in organic farming 1995-34 1997
Evaluation of interactions within a shelterbelt agroecosystem 1993-04 1997
Expanding the audience of the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture 1997-SWEDT 1997
2001
Project Titlesort icon Project ID Completion Year
Evaluation of forage plants collected from permanent pastures throughout Iowa 1998-69 2001
Evaluation of three cropping systems grown under the influence of a shelterbelt 1998-26 2001
Genetic diversity and performance of oat variety blends 2000-50 2001
1999
Project Titlesort icon Project ID Completion Year
Evaluation of the impact of tillage/cropping systems on soil microflora and week seedbank predation 1996-34 1999
Evaluation of the nitrogen and energy utilization of legume forages by growing cattle and sheet 1998-09 1999
Field to Family Community Food Project 1998-75 1999
2007
Project Titlesort icon Project ID Completion Year
Farm Bill listening sessions 2006-P01 2007
2006
Project Titlesort icon Project ID Completion Year
Forming agricultural bargaining units for a sustainable and equitable agriculture 2003-P10 2006
Grinnell Area Local Food System Initiative 2003-M01 2006
2008
Project Titlesort icon Project ID Completion Year
Fostering an effective green payment program P2003-21 2008