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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2004
Project Title Project ID Completion Yearsort icon
Let the vineyards be fruitful: A study of the potential market for Iowa grape juice 2003-M3 2004
Local food connections: From farms to restaurants 2002-29 2004
Optimizing solid manure application by improving distribution 2001-24 2004
Some alternatives for multiple use land management in southern Iowa 2003-P1 2004
Squaw Creek watershed social assessment: Values, beliefs, and perceptions of water quality and landscape change 2003-E1 2004
Sustainability and community food systems in four Iowa counties 2000-69 2004
The effects of thrips on strawberry production in Iowa 2002-47 2004
The value of filter strips for grassland bird communities 2002-04 2004
Understanding the potential of phosphorus transport to water resources via leaching 2002-40 2004
Winter grazing of corn residues: Effects on soil properties and subsequent crop yields from a corn-soybean crop rotation 2000-35 2004
2003
Project Title Project ID Completion Yearsort icon
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
Establishment of a local food system in eastern Iowa 2000-26 2003
Grass-based dairies and dairy network/promotions 2001-32 2003
Institutional and commercial food service buyers' perceptions of benefits and obstacles to purchase locally grown and processed foods 2001-38 2003
Iowa location of regional pawpaw trials 2000-20 2003
Livestock and the environment in Sioux County 2000-36 2003
Local ecotype prairie seed - an alternative agricultural product for increasing the viability of smaller farming operations 1999-45 2003
Managing weeds by integrating smother plants, cover crops and alternative soil management 1999-03 2003
Optimizing swine hoop manure management of soil quality and crop system performance 2000-42 2003
Reducing anhydrous ammonia application by optimizing distribution 2000-34 2003
Soil amendment effects of crop-weed interactions 2000-11 2003
Soil carbon quality and interactions in Iowa wetlands 2001-47 2003
2002
Project Title Project ID Completion Yearsort icon
Alternative and horticulture crop education and marketing pilot project 1999-56 2002
Examining the potential for organic apple production - The Homestead Orchard Project 1999-22 2002
Making the connection - Linking farms to HRIs 2000-67 2002
Organic farming demonstration project - eastern Iowa 1999-21 2002
Crop response to zinc as a micronutrient in Iowa 2000-04 2002
Development of switchgrass as a viable agricultural commodity for farmers in southern Iowa 1998-14 2002
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
Feasibility of organic soybean production following CRP land 1999-49 2002
Improving tree establishment with forage crops 1999-85 2002
Biologically intensive manipulation of foxtail seed banks for enhanced mortality 1999-37 2002
Ecological impact of herbicides associated with transgenic soybeans on spider mites 2000-41 2002
Integrating biologically rational strategies for control of anthracnose fruit rot of strawberries 1999-64 2002
Nontarget effects of Bt corn on pathogenic and toxigenic fungi 2000-29 2002
Chariton Valley Beef Initiative 1999-71 2002
Demonstration of swine carcass composting as part of an environmentally friendly production system 2000-33 2002
Growing dairy heifers in southwest Iowa 1999-11 2002
Closing the loop, expanding the circle: Educational outreach for institutional food waste on small farms 2002-YE 2002
Iowa Master Conservationist Program 2002-MC 2002
Our rural supermarket: Locally grown foods project 2002-LF 2002
2001
Project Title Project ID Completion Yearsort icon
Building Hope in the Heartland: a training program 2001-HH 2001
Community and economic regeneration through strengthening the local food economy 1998-13 2001
Together in Tough Times 2001-TT 2001
Development and implementation of cost-effective fertilization and tillage management alternatives for improving soil quality in corn-soybean rotations 1998-36 2001
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