Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture

Current Competitive Grant

Implementing an ISU Extension Master Grazier Certification course

Project ID: E2012-16

This 3-year grant for $67,000 was awarded in 2012.

Location: Story county

Development of a Master Grazier Certification Program for Iowa State University potentially can increase the animal and environmental performance and economic competitiveness of Iowa’s grazing livestock systems. This project builds on the successful Leopold Center-funded “Greenhorn Grazing” program. It will focus on farmer adoption and adaption of practices, building mentoring skills and developing social networks.

Byron Leu

Byron Leu Byron Leu is a beef feed specialist in ISU’s cooperative extension field program. His areas of expertise include beef, swine and sheep production. The areas in which he specializes include ration development, performance and financial projections, swine facilities and genetic improvement, among others. Leu is coordinator of the CHIPS program. [Contact lead investigator]

Co-Investigator(s):

Mary Drewnoski, ISU Animal Science


This competitive grant project is part of the Leopold Center's Ecology Initiative.

Topics: Animal management and forage, Human systems, demographics and beginning farmer programs