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8-16-06
LEOPOLD CENTER REPORTS ON 21 COMPLETED PROJECTS
AMES, Iowa – The 2006 Center Progress Report now available from the
Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University features
summaries of 21 projects that were funded by the Center and finished their work
in 2005 and 2006.
The Center provided support for research, education and demonstration projects
calculated to help Iowa farmers at all levels with production and marketing
issues. Among the project topics were:
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Biological control of the soybean aphid,
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How the Conservation Security Program is working,
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Managed grazing and water quality,
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Supporting direct meat marketing in Iowa,
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Beef cattle feeding in deep-bedded hoop barns,
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Tools to help grape growers and winery operators, and
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Helping producers market processed foods.
Summaries of the projects are contained in an illustrated,
75-page paperback. The summaries are condensed from longer, more detailed final
reports submitted by the principal investigators. Interim Center director Jerry
DeWitt comments, “This year we have findings from all three of our research
initiatives to share with Iowans. We are looking at practical ways that Iowans
can raise and market their crops and livestock in more economical,
environmentally sustainable ways.”
The Center’s research and demonstration efforts were carried out on Iowa farms,
at ISU’s outlying research farms, and in urban and suburban areas of the state.
The report was prepared by Center editor Mary Adams.
Funding for these completed competitive grants administered by the Center was
provided by state of Iowa appropriations channeled through ISU and by the
Agriculture Management Account, which is supported by fees charged on nitrogen
fertilizers and pest control chemicals sold in Iowa.
Please contact the Center at (515) 294-3711 to receive a copy of the 2006
Center Progress Report or access individual project summaries on the
Center’s web site at:
www.leopold.iastate.edu/research/grants/completed_grants.htm#2006
For more information,
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