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John Sellers 1458 160th Street Daytime phone: (641) 870-0182 Areas of Responsibility: Principal investigator for a project to coordinate activities and research that will inform a Leopold statewide grass-based program intended to increase the number of projects and partners involved in grassland agriculture in Iowa. He owns 520 acres in northern Wayne County in south
central Iowa. Although he grows some corn, oats and hay for
a small cow-calf operation, most of his farm is used for
switchgrass, a native crop he began growing more than 20
years ago to improve wildlife habitat and reduce soil
erosion. In addition to farming, he has been active in renewable energy and conservation issues. He is past field coordinator for the Chariton Valley Biomass Project and past president of a switchgrass growers group, Prairielands Bioproducts, Inc., and also active in a number of organizations that promote bio-fuels. He has nearly 30 years of experience as commissioner with
the Wayne Soil and Water Conservation District. He has
served on the State Soil Conservation Committee as well as
the Governor's Energy Task Force. He is the past chair of
the Iowa Farm Bureau's Hay and Forage Advisory Committee,
co-chairs the Iowa Grassland Alliance, and is past president
of the Iowa Forage and Grasslands Council and has served on
the board of directors for the American Forage and
Grasslands Council. He was a member of the Leopold Center
Advisory Board for two years. |
