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Leopold Letter Winter 2001

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  • Study shows no economic advantage for Iowa farmers to plant GMO crops
  • Hoops research and development get additional funds to continue work
  • The mystery of restored wetlands
  • An open letter to policymakers
  • What kind of projects has the Leopold Center done?
  • Director column: Observations after a year on the job
  • From the Field: Dennis Abbas
  • Leopold Center initiative spurs pork marketing discussion
  • Values-based marketing: Selling steak with a sizzle and a cause
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Leopold Letter Fall 2001

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  • Leopold Center charts new path
  • Study looks at water quality issues that swirl around Iowa's growing poultry industry
  • Director column: What should we do about Rural America?
  • Work in Iowa communities key to meaningful change
  • Survival strategies: Comments from the Rural Iowa Summit
  • How far does YOUR food travel?
     
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Leopold Letter Summer 2001

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  • Leopold Center braces for budget cuts
  • Leopold Center announces projects, program changes
  • No clear choices surface in U.S. farm bill debate
  • Writing new chapters in the local food story
  • Director column: Balancing ecology and technology
  • New sustainable agriculture award honors Iowa farm couple
  • A Native American teacher talks about biotechnology 
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Leopold Letter Spring 2001

 

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  • Prices on the rise: How will higher energy costs impact farmers?
  • Survey looks at how farmers make decisions about manure management
  • Welcome two new faces at the Center
  • Director column: Taking a long look at short supplies
  • Popular prof blazes trails in sustainable agriculture
  • Biotechnology: It's time to talk - Part II
  • From the field: Jed Becker
  • An Iowa apple a day