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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2005
Project Title Project IDsort icon Completion Year
Identification of plant residue with commercial potential as natural dyestuffs 2003-M6 2005
Supply chain options for biobased businesses 2004-M13 2005
Planning grant for expansion of Food Alliance ecolabel program in Iowa 2004-M14 2005
Local food capacity in north central Iowa: Nutritional need, economic strategy 2004-M21 2005
Company environmental and societal positions as sources of competitive advantage 2004-M5 2005
Documenting the costs and benefits of whole animal local meat purchases by three northeast Iowa institutions 2004-M6 2005
Assessing the market potential of specialty forest products in local food systems 2004-M8 2005
Market analysis of alternative crop production in Iowa 2004-M9 2005
Evaluating on-farm food handling practices and microbiological quality of locally grown produce and eggs 2004-MSP1 2005
Growing your small market farm business planning program 2004-MSP6 2005
2006
Project Title Project IDsort icon Completion Year
Survey of Iowa organic farmers on the impact of the National Organic Program 2003-P08 2006
Forming agricultural bargaining units for a sustainable and equitable agriculture 2003-P10 2006
Leveraging linkages to the Conservation Security Program 2003-P61 2006
Beef cattle feeding in deep-bedded hoop barns 2004-DSP01 2006
Economically optimal enterprise mix for Iowa farms 2004-E01 2006
The role of herbaceous woodland perennial diversity for improving nutrient uptake capacity of riparian areas 2004-E04 2006
Winter grazing of stockpiled grass-legume forages to reduce costs of developing beef heifers 2004-E35 2006
Web-based interactive decision model for determining economic feasibility of growing grapes and establishing a small winery for wine and grape juice 2004-M16 2006
Supporting direct meat marketing in Iowa 2004-M17 2006
Consumer perceptions of place-based foods, food chain profit distribution, and family farms 2004-MSP05 2006
Sustainable and Entrepreneurial Agriculture Program at Marshalltown Community College 2004-MSP07 2006
Economic analysis of current and potential Muscatine melon market 2004-MSP09 2006
Company environmental and societal positions as sources of competitive advantage 2005-M07 2006
Southwest Iowa Entrepreneurial Center: An achievable product-to-market business model for niche ag producers 2005-M13 2006
Developing an integrated research and outreach program for niche pork 2005-M28 2006
A study of place-based food tourism in northeast Iowa communities 2005-MSP01 2006
2004
Project Title Project IDsort icon Completion Year
Some alternatives for multiple use land management in southern Iowa 2003-P1 2004
2007
Project Title Project IDsort icon Completion Year
Retrospective assessment of landscape, land use change in the Clear Creek Watershed 2004-E08 2007
Assessment of triticale varieties for swine feeding performance, late planting 2004-E27 2007
Naming and graphing entrepreneurial and community based agriculture linkages 2004-M04 2007
The role of collaborative community supported agriculture: Lessons from Iowa 2005-M01 2007
Taste of Place: Place-based foods in Iowa 2005-M02 2007
Sustainable agriculture, marketing, entrepreneurship, and business planning skills 2005-M03 2007
Small/midsize Iowa farmer marketing, entrepreneurship, business planning training 2005-M06 2007
Development of a rural wine culture in Iowa 2005-M14 2007
Economic viability of local food marketing for Iowa restaurants, growers/producers 2005-M17 2007
Using contracts to expand produce market opportunities 2005-M18 2007
Market Maker for Iowa 2005-M29 2007
Assessing the market potential for goat meat among recent immigrants to Siouxland 2005-M33 2007
Devising a framework for implementing cattle-grazing, fire on grassland in southern Iowa 2006-E18 2007
A survey of broilers from organic, free-range and conventional systems for cooked meat yields, composition, relative value 2006-M01 2007
Case studies and benchmark transaction costs for select food products 2006-M02 2007
Taste of Place Project, Phase II: Outreach 2006-M13 2007
Farm Bill listening sessions 2006-P01 2007
Women, land and legacy: Agricultural policy for changing landownership 2006-P10 2007
2009
Project Title Project IDsort icon Completion Year
Variations in water and nutrient cycling and soil properties during agricultural landscape restoration 2004-E14 2009
Expanding grass-based organic dairy enterprises among southeastern Iowa farmers D2007-02 2009
Effects of biomass harvest on soil erosion E2003-07 2009
Establishment of a field school for weed ecology and management E2004-06 2009
2010
Project Title Project IDsort icon Completion Year
Sustainable economic development through organic and grazing dairy farm establishment and transition D2007-01 2010