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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2001
Project Title Project IDsort icon Completion Year
Building Hope in the Heartland: a training program 2001-HH 2001
Genetic diversity and performance of oat variety blends 2000-50 2001
A simple method to increase alfalfa yields in the establishment year 2000-47 2001
Botanicals as part of an integrated value-added pork production system 2000-37 2001
Development of alternative carriers for use of Beauveria Bassiana in Ostrinia nubilalis suppression on corn 1999-75 2001
Socio-technical and environmental dimensions of swine manure management decisions 1999-69 2001
Nitrogen conservation in swine manure composting land 1999-62 2001
The effects of transgenic soybeans and associated herbicide treatment upon soil-surface mesofauna 1999-29 2001
2004
Project Title Project IDsort icon Completion Year
Evaluating the effectiveness of restored wetlands for reducing nutrient losses from agricultural watersheds 2001-60 2004
Improving productivity of warm-season pastures by interseeding legumes 2001-35 2004
Optimizing solid manure application by improving distribution 2001-24 2004
Evaluating sustainable, integrated management of muskmelon diseases, weeds, and insect pests in partnership with Iowa growers 2001-21 2004
Development of dormancy breaking mechanisms in eastern gamagrass 2001-19 2004
Agronomic and environmental soil testing for phosphorus and threshold levels in soils 2001-11 2004
Sustainability and community food systems in four Iowa counties 2000-69 2004
Winter grazing of corn residues: Effects on soil properties and subsequent crop yields from a corn-soybean crop rotation 2000-35 2004
Complementary grazing systems for beef cattle production 2000-06 2004
Environmental impacts of use of poultry manure on water quality 1999-68B 2004
2003
Project Title Project IDsort icon Completion Year
Effects of transgenic Bacillus thuringiensis corn pollen on the monarch butterfly 2001-58 2003
Soil carbon quality and interactions in Iowa wetlands 2001-47 2003
Institutional and commercial food service buyers' perceptions of benefits and obstacles to purchase locally grown and processed foods 2001-38 2003
Grass-based dairies and dairy network/promotions 2001-32 2003
Demonstration and technology transfer to producers implementing sustainable rotational grazing systems 2001-02 2003
Optimizing swine hoop manure management of soil quality and crop system performance 2000-42 2003
Livestock and the environment in Sioux County 2000-36 2003
Reducing anhydrous ammonia application by optimizing distribution 2000-34 2003
Establishment of a local food system in eastern Iowa 2000-26 2003
Iowa location of regional pawpaw trials 2000-20 2003
Soil amendment effects of crop-weed interactions 2000-11 2003
Local ecotype prairie seed - an alternative agricultural product for increasing the viability of smaller farming operations 1999-45 2003
2005
Project Title Project IDsort icon Completion Year
Investigation of the influence of tillage for management of woolly cupgrass 2001-56 2005
Biotic interference of biological control of purple loosestrife 2001-33 2005
An internship program to help institutional food buyers develop links to local farms in northeast Iowa 2001-13 2005
Evaluating the adaptability of forage species and varieties 1999-41 2005
2002
Project Title Project IDsort icon Completion Year
Making the connection - Linking farms to HRIs 2000-67 2002
Ecological impact of herbicides associated with transgenic soybeans on spider mites 2000-41 2002
Demonstration of swine carcass composting as part of an environmentally friendly production system 2000-33 2002
Nontarget effects of Bt corn on pathogenic and toxigenic fungi 2000-29 2002
Crop response to zinc as a micronutrient in Iowa 2000-04 2002
Improving tree establishment with forage crops 1999-85 2002
Chariton Valley Beef Initiative 1999-71 2002
Environmental impacts of the use of poultry manure for agricultural production system 1999-68A 2002
Integrating biologically rational strategies for control of anthracnose fruit rot of strawberries 1999-64 2002
Alternative and horticulture crop education and marketing pilot project 1999-56 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
Biologically intensive manipulation of foxtail seed banks for enhanced mortality 1999-37 2002
Examining the potential for organic apple production - The Homestead Orchard Project 1999-22 2002
2000
Project Title Project IDsort icon Completion Year
Community Guide to Agriculture (Johnson County) 1999-NFG 2000
Youth and conservation methods 1999-58 2000