Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture

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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Leopold Center Document 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 report to the Governor and the Iowa General Assembly is from the Iowa Office of Energy Independence website.

January 2011
Climate Change Impacts on Iowa 2010
Iowa Climate Change Impacts Committee

This survey of Iowa State University Extension livestock specialists shows that beef cattle hoop barns are becoming more common in Iowa, offering environmental benefits.

December 2010
Leopold Center Document Iowa Hoop Structures Used for Confined Beef Cattle Feeding: A Survey
Mark Honeyman and Jay Harmon, Iowa State University

Women, Land and Legacy is an inter-agency collaboration designed to provide Iowa farm women a risk management tool that empowers them to act. This report is a compilation of surveys and interviews with more than 300 people. See grant project 2006-P10.

November 2010
Leopold Center Document Women, Land, and Legacy: Change Agents and Agency Change in Iowa: Evaluation Results
Corry Bregendahl, Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, and Matthew Hoffman, University of California-Davis

This fact sheet is a special project of the Leopold Center Policy Initiative and ISU Beginning Farmer Center. It is designed to give producers an idea about alternative enterprises that might work in their operation with regard to level of knowledge, capital and other factors.

October 2010
Leopold Center Document Alternative Enterprise Budget: Raspberries
Iowa State University Extension BFC 22

This fact sheet is a special project of the Leopold Center Policy Initiative and ISU Beginning Farmer Center. It is designed to give producers an idea about alternative enterprises that might work in their operation with regard to level of knowledge, capital and other factors.

October 2010
Leopold Center Document Alternative Enterprise Budget: Dairy Goats
Iowa State University Extension BFC 21

This fact sheet is a special project of the Leopold Center Policy Initiative and ISU Beginning Farmer Center. It is designed to give producers an idea about alternative enterprises that might work in their operation with regard to level of knowledge, capital and other factors.

October 2010
Leopold Center Document Alternative Enterprise Budget: Christmas trees
Iowa State University Extension BFC 23

This Q&A is related to the study, "Life cycle assessment of high- and low-profitability commodity and deep-bedded niche swine production systems in the Upper Midwestern United States."

September 2010
Leopold Center Document Life Cycle Assessment of Commodity and Niche Swine Production Systems
Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture

This guide shows how to use the Iowa Fruit and Vegetable Market Planner, an online tool for exploring all types of local and regional fruit and vegetable markets in Iowa. Find the tool, sources of data and other info on the competitive grant page.

September 2010
Leopold Center Document Iowa Fruit and Vegetable Market Planner Users Guide
Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture

Options in grass may be the most profitable for CRP land when the long term cost of erosion is considered. Get the details on six income options: CRP, two rotational grazing options, two crop options. This publication is part of a series, “Conservation Reserve Program: Issues and Options series,” designed to help CRP contract holders assess the land-use options available to them when the contracts expire. The series began as a project of the Leopold Center based on research supported by the Center.

September 2010
Maximizing Profitability on Highly Erodible Land in Iowa
Iowa State University Extension CRP-22

Don't destroy current CRP vegetation until you evaluate all your options. This publication is part of a series, “Conservation Reserve Program: Issues and Options series,” designed to help CRP contract holders assess the land-use options available to them when the contracts expire. The series began as a project of the Leopold Center based on research supported by the Center.

September 2010
Converting to Pasture or Hay - Evaluating Current Vegetation
Iowa State University Extension CRP-10