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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1999
Project Title Project IDsort icon Completion Year
Biocontrol of Sclerotinia stem rot in soybeans with Sporidesmium sclerotivorum 1996-31 1999
Development of guidelines for application of swine manure to optimize nitrogen management for corn 1996-10 1999
Spring-seeded smother plans for weed control in corn and soybeans 1996-03 1999
Integrated pest management for wireworms 1996-02 1999
Constructed wetlands to reduce agricultural chemical transport to water resources 1995-48 1999
1997
Project Title Project IDsort icon Completion Year
Planning for a residential agricultural and environmental education program at the Iowa 4-H Education and Natural Resources Center 1996-30 1997
Agriculture and science teaching link 1996-23 1997
Supporting Leopold Center IPM research through on-farm trials and demonstrations 1995-39 1997
Evaluation of diatomaceous earth as an adjunct to sheep parasite control in organic farming 1995-34 1997
Effects on transgenic thuringiensis on European corn borer natural enemies and non-target Lepidopteran pests 1995-14 1997
The cereal leaf beetle in Iowa oats: Research and education program for biological control and sustainable management practices 1993-16 1997
Biological control of the tarnished plant bug in Iowa 1993-15 1997
Effect of tillage, crop rotation and innovative nitrogen and pesticide management practices on productivity, sustainability and water quality 1993-14 1997
Animal and plant responses for steers grazing switchgrass and big bluestem pastures 1993-06 1997
Evaluation of interactions within a shelterbelt agroecosystem 1993-04 1997
Effective high-speed, high-residue rowcrop cultivation 1993-01 1997
Building in Integrated Pest Management network in cooperation with Iowa fruit and vegetable growers 1992-47 1997
1998
Project Title Project IDsort icon Completion Year
Everything you wanted to know about wildlife and fisheries: A field day for agriculturists 1996-20 1998
Animal manure-municipal yard waste composting project in Wright County, Iowa 1996-06 1998
Demonstration of a Swedish sustainable swine production system in Iowa 1995-72 1998
Fertilizer placement for ridge-till and no-till systems 1995-55 1998
Demonstration of an annual forage crop integrated with crop and livestock enterprises 1995-49 1998
Demonstration of an agroforestry system to minimize pollution hazards from land application of treated municipal sludge 1995-47 1998
Mahaska County livestock manure/crop nutrient management demonstration project 1995-05 1998
1995
Project Title Project IDsort icon Completion Year
Managing livestock manure for profitability and water quality protection 1995-MM 1995
Integrated pest management for alfalfa 1995-IPM 1995
Studies of social, economic, and policy factors affecting farming practices and technology in Iowa 1995-HS 1995
Potential economic, environmental benefits of narrow strip intercropping 1995-CS 1995
High-intensity, year-round rotational grazing 1995-ANM 1995
Long-term holistic study of two Iowa watersheds 1995-AGRO 1995
GIS-based environmental and economic analysis of integrated crop-livestock production systems in southern Iowa 1992-56 1995
Influence of native roadside plants on biological control of Iowa crop pests 1992-53 1995
Alternatives for implementation of integrated crop management (ICM) programs in local agricultural input firms 1992-51 1995
Interactions of VAM fungi, pesticides and crops 1992-48 1995
Supporting Leopold Center research through on-farm trials and demonstrations 1992-43 1995
Composting for environmentally sound management of poultry and swine mortalities in Iowa 1992-38 1995
Agriculture's impact on the living soil 1992-37 1995
Calculation of specific economic thresholds for the commercially available yellow sticky traps used for adult corn rootworm monitoring 1992-35 1995
2000
Project Title Project IDsort icon Completion Year
Iowa Lakes Controlled Grazing, Inc. (ILCG) project 1995-13 2000
1996
Project Title Project IDsort icon Completion Year
Agriculture and science link through the Living Soil 1995-09 1996
Production of a videotape series to promote forage-based livestock production in the Upper Midwest 1995-04 1996
Sustaining Iowa soybean production through education about soybean cyst nematode 1993-12 1996
Animal manure utilization in crop nutrient planning 1993-10 1996
Low-input sustainable sow housing for Iowa 1993-03 1996
Effect of row spacing and seeding rates on soybean yields and weed management programs 1993-02 1996
Biorational insecticides for the control of corn rootworm 1992-55 1996
Integrating sustainable concepts with the ISU Beef Feedlot Performance Projects Program 1992-46 1996
Alternative production systems for high-value horticultural crops 1992-33 1996
1994
Project Title Project IDsort icon Completion Year
Sustainable agriculture: Vision for the future 1992-31 1994
Prediction and field validation of sediment impacts on riffle insect communities 1992-29 1994