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4-9-07
LEOPOLD CENTER SEEKS NOMINATIONS FOR 2007 SPENCER AWARD
AMES, Iowa -- The Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture is seeking
nominations for the 2007 Spencer Award, one of Iowa's largest awards in
sustainable agriculture. Nominations are due April 27, 2007.
The Spencer Award for Sustainable Agriculture recognizes a farmer, researcher or
educator who has made a significant contribution toward the stability of
mainstream family farms in Iowa. Contributions can be practical improvements in
a family-owned farming operation, research projects, or educational activities
and other work that have led to the ecological and economic sustainability of
Iowa's family farms.
The first award was presented in 2002. Past recipients have included four farm
couples:
Ron and Maria Rosmann of Harlan, Dick and Sharon Thompson of Boone, Dave and
Diane Petty of Eldora, Dave and Amy Peterson of Blue Grass; and one educator,
longtime ISU extension entomologist Jerry DeWitt, now director of the Leopold
Center.
The award includes a $1,000 stipend, and was created by the family of longtime
Woodbury County farmers Norman and Margaretha Spencer. For guidelines and a
nomination form, contact Laura Miller at the Leopold Center, (515) 294-3711.
Nomination materials also are posted on the Center's web site,
www.leopold.iastate.edu.
The Leopold Center, established by the 1987 Iowa Groundwater Protection Act,
supports the development of profitable farming systems that conserve natural
resources. The Center is named after Iowa-born conservationist Aldo Leopold and
is located at Iowa State University.
For more information,
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