Research Results

Policy

These projects have been supported by the Leopold Center. Click on a project name to read a printable summary of the key findings and other details. Full final reports are available from the Leopold Center by request.

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Project Name [PDF] Project ID
NEW Improving the impact and benefits of USDA research and grant programs to enhance midsize farm profitability and rural community success One-page brief Full summary P2003-14
NEW Evaluating the conservation security program utilizing the perceptions and economics of producer participation: Implications for land stewardship in Iowa agriculture One-page brief Full summary P2006-06
Local food, local policy: a case study on engaging policy makers in the development of their foodshed   PSP2007-03
Farm Bill listening sessions   P01-2006
Women, land and legacy: Agricultural policy for changing landownership   P10-2006
Forming agricultural bargaining units for a sustainable and equitable agriculture   P10-2003
Squaw Creek watershed social assessment   2003-E1
Survey of Iowa organic farmers on the impact of the National Organic Program   P08-2003
Some alternatives for multiple use land management in southern Iowa   2003-P1
Leveraging linkages to the Conservation Security Program   P61-2003
Cooperation: a survival strategy for small and medium-sized farms   P2003-16
Fostering an effective green payment program   P2003-21
Taking the next step – building a platform for performance-based stewardship payments   P2003-15
Incorporating grassland agriculture into row crop production systems   2002-39
Compensation of farm employees   1998-64
Studies of social, economic, and policy factors affecting farming practices and technology in Iowa   1995-HS