Pubs & Papers
Research can take many forms and lead to many different outcomes. The ultimate goal is sustainability – for the landscape, Iowa’s people and natural resources. Below is a list of intermediate outcomes of Leopold Center-supported projects, partnerships and activities. Included are extension publications, in-house research projects, informative presentations and other reports – all with some link to the Leopold Center.
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These materials were written, reviewed or presented by Leopold Center staff. All other materials are related or based on projects supported by the Leopold Center.
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This is a brief look at national sales and consumption of fresh pork.
Understanding National Food Supply Chains: Fresh Cut PorkSue DeBlieck and Randy Boeckenstedt, Center for Transportation Resesarch and Education
This handbook describes details of niche pork production, including housing, nutrition, reproduction, pork quality, and managing costs. It was developed by the Pork Niche Market Working Group.
Niche Pork Production Handbook
Peter J. Lammers, David R. Stender, and Mark S. Honeyman, Iowa State University
This study, prepared for the Pork Niche Market Working Group and published in the Winter 2007 issue of Review of Agricultural Economics, compares the business organization and coordination of specialty-market hog production of two Iowa firms.
Marketing Specialty Hogs: A Comparative Analysis of Two Firms from Iowa
Brent Hueth, Maro Ibarburu, and James Kliebenstein
This paper summarizes the results of a custom grazing survey of operations in Iowa and northern Missouri.
Custom Grazing Survey 2007: Demographics and Management Practices
Iowa Beef Center
The second part of the Custom Grazing Survey takes an in-depth look at stocking rates, fees and services in cow-calf operations
Custom Grazing Survey 2007: Stocking Rates, Fees and Services
Iowa Beef Center
The third part of the Custom Grazing Survey discusses strategies for creating a successful custom-grazing operation.
Custom Grazing Survey 2007: Strategies and Implications
Iowa Beef Center
This PowerPoint presentation on food and human health was given for the 2007 Dennis Keeney Distinguished Lecture at Iowa State University.
The Agriculture-Public Health Connection
Robert S. Lawrence, Center for a Livable Future
A report of the Pork Niche Market Working Group.
Costs, Returns, Production and Financial Efficiency of Niche Pork Production in 2006
James Kliebenstein, David Stender, John Mabry and Gary Huber
This was a nationwide survey of 500 consumers and their attitudes toward food safety, local foods, health benefits and willingness to pay for foods raised with environmental attributes.
Consumer perceptions of the safety, health and environmental impact of various scales and geographic origin of food supply chainsRich Pirog, Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, and Andy Larson, MBA graduate student
This is a preliminary report of findings from a survey of 140 institutional buyers in a five-county region in northeast Iowa for the Northeast Iowa Food and Farm Coalition. The survey found that 57 percent of respondents currently use locally grown food. This was a Leopold Center special project, RWG2007-01, related to the Regional Food Systems Working Group.
Northeast Iowa Local Food Survey Summary ReportCraig Chase, ISU Extension
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