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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2012
Project Titlesort icon Project ID Completion Year
Increasing carbon sequestration of working prairie by reducing invasive species in a fire and grazing system E2010-16 2012
In good company M2011-15 2012
Impacts of GAPs and post-harvest handling practices certificate training on producers' on-farm food safety behaviors and perceptions of customer assurance M2010-14 2012
1999
Project Titlesort icon Project ID Completion Year
Incorporating native plant communities on farms for forage and wildlife 1996-74 1999
Identification and characterization of the Rose Rosette disease causal agent 1998-33 1999
Field to Family Community Food Project 1998-75 1999
Evaluation of the nitrogen and energy utilization of legume forages by growing cattle and sheet 1998-09 1999
Evaluation of the impact of tillage/cropping systems on soil microflora and week seedbank predation 1996-34 1999
2005
Project Titlesort icon Project ID Completion Year
Incorporating grassland agriculture into row crop production systems 2002-39 2005
Improving farm nutrient management by optimizing organic matter inputs and root health 2002-41 2005
Identification of plant residue with commercial potential as natural dyestuffs 2003-M6 2005
Growing your small market farm business planning program 2004-MSP6 2005
1993
Project Titlesort icon Project ID Completion Year
Incorporating environmental costs into economic injury levels 1989-17 1993
Implementing nitrogen management to protect Iowa's groundwater 1990-28 1993
2011
Project Titlesort icon Project ID Completion Year
Improving veterinary care for organic livestock producers M2010-05 2011
High-tunnel resource manual and producer resource kit providing the tools for profitability M2009-16 2011
From farm to market in northwest Iowa M2010-01 2011
Feasibility of unheated large gutter-connect greenhouses for winter organic vegetable production in Iowa E2009-24 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
2002
Project Titlesort icon Project ID Completion Year
Improving tree establishment with forage crops 1999-85 2002
Growing dairy heifers in southwest Iowa 1999-11 2002
Feasibility of organic soybean production following CRP land 1999-49 2002
Examining the potential for organic apple production - The Homestead Orchard Project 1999-22 2002
Evaluation of organic soil amendments for certified organic vegetable and herb production 1999-50 2002
2009
Project Titlesort icon Project ID Completion Year
Improving the impact and benefits of USDA research and grant programs to enhance mid-size farm profitability and rural community success P2003-14 2009
Grinnell Area Petroleum Replacement Initiative, Phase 2 M2008-12 2009
Functional quality management systems for livestock producers M2006-03 2009
Expanding grass-based organic dairy enterprises among southeastern Iowa farmers D2007-02 2009
2004
Project Titlesort icon Project ID Completion Year
Improving productivity of warm-season pastures by interseeding legumes 2001-35 2004
1994
Project Titlesort icon Project ID Completion Year
Improved disease resistance in dairy cattle: Correlation of health disorders with measures of immune status; and Genetic improvement of disease resistance by identifying sires whose daughters have fewer disease problems 1990-05 and 1992-04 1994
Fall-planted spring oats: A low-risk cover crop to reduce erosion following soybean 1990-10 1994
Evaluation of tillage and crop rotation effects on groundwater quality 1990-41 1994
1998
Project Titlesort icon Project ID Completion Year
Impacts of swine manure application and alternative N-management practices on productivity, sustainability and water quality 1997-60 1998
Fertilizer placement for ridge-till and no-till systems 1995-55 1998
Everything you wanted to know about wildlife and fisheries: A field day for agriculturists 1996-20 1998
2006
Project Titlesort icon Project ID Completion Year
Impacts of managed grazing on stream ecology and water quality 2002-U19 2006
Grinnell Area Local Food System Initiative 2003-M01 2006
Forming agricultural bargaining units for a sustainable and equitable agriculture 2003-P10 2006
1995
Project Titlesort icon Project ID Completion Year
High-intensity, year-round rotational grazing 1995-ANM 1995
GIS-based environmental and economic analysis of integrated crop-livestock production systems in southern Iowa 1992-56 1995
2008
Project Titlesort icon Project ID Completion Year
Growing Your Small Market Farm Business Planning Program M2005-19 2008
Growing Farm to ISU: The first five months MSP2007-01 2008
Fostering an effective green payment program P2003-21 2008
2003
Project Titlesort icon Project ID Completion Year
Grass-based dairies and dairy network/promotions 2001-32 2003
2001
Project Titlesort icon Project ID Completion Year
Genetic diversity and performance of oat variety blends 2000-50 2001
Evaluation of three cropping systems grown under the influence of a shelterbelt 1998-26 2001
2007
Project Titlesort icon Project ID Completion Year
Farm Bill listening sessions 2006-P01 2007
1997
Project Titlesort icon Project ID Completion Year
Expanding the audience of the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture 1997-SWEDT 1997
2000
Project Titlesort icon Project ID Completion Year
Evaluation of interactions within a shelterbelt agroecosystem 1997-53 2000