Research Results

Economic and Environmental Impacts

These projects have been supported by the Leopold Center. There is a one-page brief summary as well as a full summary available. Full final reports by the investigators are available from the Leopold Center by request.

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Project Name [PDF] Project ID
NEW Establishment of a field school for weed ecology and management One-page brief Full summary E2004-06
NEW Effects of biomass harvest on soil erosion One-page brief Full summary E2003-07
NEW Community economic impact assessment for multi-county local food system in northeast Iowa

One-page brief Full summary

M2005-08
Determining the methods for measuring the economic and fiscal impacts associated with organic crop conversion in Iowa   M2006-12
Investigation of the economic feasibility of pasture-based dairy operations in northwest Iowa   M2006-09
Documenting the costs and benefits of whole animal local meat purchases by three northeast Iowa institutions   2004-M06
Economic analysis of current and potential Muscatine melon market   MSP09-2004
Economic analysis of variable rate management for corn and soybean systems   1997-48