Comments from supporters

These are some of the many comments the Leopold Center has received since the Center's primary source of funding was cut May 28. A new summary of Leopold Center projects and accomplishments has been posted on the center's web site, www.leopold.iastate.edu, or can be requested by calling the Leopold Center at (515) 294-3711.

"You have been in my thoughts constantly the last couple of weeks as my heart aches for you personally and for the lack of vision on the part of others in our state and in our world."

"I don't know what [we] would have done for funding of our work without the Leopold Center. As you know, with the research priorities of most funding agencies, it is hard to find a place to fund the type of applied research ... I know this represents just a narrow slice of the activities that the Leopold Center has fostered and supported but it has been important for us."

"Sustainable agriculture is crucial to the lives of future generations. If the planet doesn't survive, we don't either. Iowa gave us the green revolution with its support of Norman Borlaug's efforts. Iowa is where sustainable agriculture should be nurtured now."