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July 10-11 conference celebrates Center's first 20 years

• Heaven in Iowa! and other tours

• More about the midday outdoor festival

Yields increase, soil resilience soars; Long-term research proves organic promise

Moving from conventional to organic: What is the local payoff?

Q&A WITH THE DIRECTOR: What is on-farm research and what makes it important?

TOWARD A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE: How long will we continue to fiddle while Rome burns?

20TH ANNIVERSARY GUEST COMMENTARY: Neil Hamilton - Twenty years of promoting idea, ideals of sustainable agriculture

Leopold Center played key role supporting basic soil tests

An April evening in Ames with Wendell Berry attracts many fans

Learning from Wendell Berry

• Andy Larson: Paraphrasing a conversation with Wendell Berry

• Arion Thibourmery: Of science and civic engagement, the Berry message

HIGHLIGHT EVENTS: August 25 field day recognizes Center contributions; Dates for other upcoming events

NEWS & NOTES

• Center seeking ideas for new research 

• Communications specialist joins Center staff

• Center publishes volume of 2006 research results