Leopold Notes December 2011

Notes from the Leopold Center Archive

DIRECTOR CANDIDATES VISIT AMES
Three finalists in the search for a permanent director at the Leopold Center are visiting the Iowa State campus in Ames. In addition to interviews, each candidate is presenting a public seminar about his vision for the future of the center and how his experiences contribute to the vision.

• The first candidate, Abdullah Jaradat, visited campus Nov. 28-29, but you can watch his archived seminar here [ISU Extension's Adobe Connect website]

Other seminars will be as follows:

• Thanos Papanicolaou, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2 p.m., Room 1951, Food Sciences Building
• Mark Rasmussen, Monday, Dec. 5, 2 p.m., Room 8, Curtiss Hall

ISU President Gregory Geoffroy is expected to appoint a director before he retires January 16.

More details about the search process and each candidate

NEW RESEARCH RESULTS
Read summaries of six recently completed projects funded by the Leopold Center:

• Agronomic, ecological and economic comparisons of conventional and low-external-input cropping systems
• Custom grazing contracts: Successful models to grow profit, avoid pitfalls
• Building the Iowa wine culture through improved quality
• Improving veterinary care for organic livestock producers
• Routing foods into southeast Iowa
• Transitioning the Pork Niche Market Working Group to self-sufficiency

MOB GRAZING
A new On the Ground video from the Leopold Center explains the unique concept called mob grazing, which is believed to improve pasture quality. The concept is explored by Iowa State animal scientist Jim Russell and his graduate student Margaret Dunn.

Read the news release and get a link to the video

CONVENTIONAL VS. ORGANIC
Do you ever wonder how these two systems stack up side-by-side? The nation’s longest-running replicated comparison is in Iowa, supported by the Leopold Center.

Check results and link to new publication

TREATING FOR NITRATE
A Leopold Center research project has resulted in a new publication for producers, Woodchip Bioreactors for Nitrate in Agricultural Drainage.

Check project results, and the new resource

FREE BOOK
Iowa Learning Farms has published a new book, Water Quality Matters To Us All, that offers insight into our views and practices with regard to water quality. Request a free copy by email, ilf@iastate.edu

ON FIRE FOR GREEN FIRE
Retired ISU professor Erv Klaas is one of the Aldo Leopold Foundation’s Land Ethic Leaders. Klaas also was honored in the organization’s latest newsletter for his work to bring the new film about Aldo Leopold’s life, called Green Fire, to Iowa audiences. He’s screened the film 12 times, even projecting it on the side of a barn! Klaas also organizes the annual Ames Reads Leopold event with the Leopold Center.

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