Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture

Leopold Letter Fall 2007

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Local foods, livestock options

The Leopold Center examines work to expand options for livestock producers, from hoops and niche pork to support for grass-based systems. Director Jerry DeWitt shares what he has heard from hopeful young people who are planning to enter agriculture in a new way, and Distinguished Fellow Fred Kirschenmann talks about why we need to "think like a community."

Other features: Reports from our 20th anniversary conference, a new survey on consumer attitudes about local foods, reflections from one of the authors of the Iowa Groundwater Protection Act, questions on the sustainability of the new bioeconomy, and a lecture to honor former director Dennis Keeney.
 

In This Issue...

Survey looks at links between local foods and climate change, health, food safety
Expanding the options for livestock producers
Director: What are the opportunities for people who want to enter agriculture?
Kirschenmann: Thinking like a community
Guest Column: Reflections on crafting the Leopold Center
20th Anniversary Celebration eyes Center's future challenges
Read our reports from selected 20th anniversary sessions
How can the new bioeconomy be sustainable?
Two new appointments for advisory board