Current Competitive Grant

Sustainable Agricultural Land Tenure (SALT) Initiative II

Project ID: P2012-04

This 1-year grant for $47,024 was awarded in 2012.

Location: Statewide

This project builds on the SALT Initiative (2009-2011), focusing on critical land tenure policy issues. The objectives are to tailor outreach efforts to landowners with the highest potential impact on sustainability and resilience, enable landowners to be confident in the lease negotiation process and be able to monitor compliance with sustainable lease provisions, and understand how public conservation agencies utilize land tenure trends and documents.

Edward Cox

Edward Cox joined the Drake University Agricultural Law Center in 2010. He graduated from Drake University Law School with a certificate in Food and Agricultural Law in 2009 and completed summer internships with the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation and the Dallas County Attorney’s Office, as well as serving as a law clerk on the NRCS Easement Programs Team. He received a B.S. from Missouri State University. [Contact lead investigator]

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

The Leopold Center was established by the 1987 Iowa Groundwater Protection Act as a research and education center at Iowa State University to develop sustainable agricultural practices that are both profitable and conserve natural resources. Iowa State does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, sex, marital status, disability, or status as a U.S. Vietnam Era Veteran. Any persons having inquiries concerning this may contact the Director of Affirmative Action, 3210 Beardshear Hall, (515) 294-7612.

This page was found at http://www.leopold.iastate.edu/grants/p2012-04 on 01/20/2013