New report summarizes work on 21 projects
 

2006 Center Progress Report [or request a mailed copy from the Center by calling (515) 294-3711.]

The work of 21 projects completed in 2005 and 2006 is summarized in the latest Center Progress Report, now available from the Leopold Center.

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:

  • Biological control of the soybean aphid

  • How the Conservation Security Program is working

  • Managed grazing and water quality

  • Supporting direct meat marketing in Iowa

  • Beef cattle feeding in deep-bedded hoop barns

  • Tools to help grape growers and winery operators

  • Helping producers market processed foods

Summaries of the projects are contained in an illustrated, 75-page paperback, the 2006 Center Progress Report. The summaries are condensed from longer, more detailed final reports submitted by the principal investigators.

“This year we have findings from all three of our research initiatives to share with Iowans,” said interim director Jerry DeWitt. “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 is edited by Leopold Center editor Mary Adams.
 


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