Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture

Leopold Letter Winter 2010

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Organic promise: This issue recaps the 10th anniversary of the Iowa Organic Conference, the Leopold Center’s small but important role, and challenges ahead. You’ll also hear from Interim Director Lois Wright Morton and the important role that people have in creating innovations in the landscape, plus a look at resilience from two different but complementary perspectives. Distinguished Fellow Fred Kirschenmann talks about the food and agriculture landscape of our future.

Other features: Meet Vic and Cindy Madsen, the newest recipients of the Spencer Award for Sustainable Agriculture; a unique public-private partnership that’s working for goat and cattle producers; and a report from environmental author Bill McKibben.

In This Issue...

Organic conference marks more than decade of research, bright future ahead
Project looks at organic livestock issues
Interim Director: The 'people factor' and making room for innovation
Kirschenmann: The food and agriculture landscape of our future
Audubon couple to receive 2010 Spencer Award
Guest Column: Resilience and a systems approach through another lens
Guest Column: Looking at resilience from the farm level
Project adds biodiversity to public lands, options for goat, cattle producers
2010 Pesek colloquium connects climate change, agriculture
Research Results
News & Notes
Meeting Highlights