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This is our quarterly 12-page newsletter. Below is a description of what you'll find in each issue. Click on issue date for links to newsletter articles, download a PDF by clicking on the newsletter image, or sign up to receive the Leopold Letter by email or in your mailbox.

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Leopold Letter Winter 2006

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  • DeWitt to lead Leopold Center three more years
  • Cover crops in the Corn Belt: Survey finds underused potential as conservation tool
  • Director column: How would you frame the priority issues for the Leopold Center?
  • Kirschenmann column: It's all about market power, stupid
  • Leopold Center coordinates statewide project
  • Web-based tool expands use for biomass crops
  • Northeast Iowa group hopes to build stronger food economy
  • Practical Farmers of Iowa toasts Leopold Center
  • Food miles become media metaphor
     
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Leopold Letter Fall 2006

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  • Major grant continues Value Chain Partnerships project
  • Stockpiling shows potentia for developing heifers
  • Director column: What role in renewable energy debate?
  • Kirschenmann column: Managing with less energy
  • Project studies next generation of biorenewables
  • Few dollars go to research for midsize farms
  • Local ownership boosts ethanol plant benefits on local economies
  • A conversation with the Rosmanns, 2006 Spencer Award winners
  • Workshop explores grazing as a land management tool for prairies
  • New web-based tool targets Gulf Dead Zone
     
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Leopold Letter Summer 2006

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  • 2006 Spencer Award goes to Rosmann family
  • Field peas, pigs make good combination
  • Director column: How do partnerships relate to our mission?
  • Kirschenmann column: Agriculture needs a new ethic
  • Does five-a-day pay for Iowans?
  • Finding the right fit, support for ag entrepreneurs
  • Four-year rotations offer promise at bottom line
  • Projects involve students for education, outreach
  • New report summarizes work on 21 projects
     
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Leopold Letter Spring 2006

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  • Leopold Center funds 30 new projects for 2006
  • Research confirms link between extended crop rotations, soil quality
  • Director column: What are your top priorities?
  • Kirschenmann column: Aldo Leopold and 21st Century agriculture
  • Burlington forum explores Leopold's Iowa roots
  • Southwest Iowa Entrepreneurial Center
  • New generation' producer finds new markets
  • Advice from distributors: Tell us your story
  • Workshop targets niche beef market opportunities
  • ISU researchers advice Chinese hoop project
  • Team completes external review of Leopold Center programs