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ISU | Iowa | Land Grants | USDA | Other There are many groups working to promote sustainable agriculture. Here are links to groups doing related work at Iowa State University, programs at other land grant institutions, USDA sustainable ag programs, and a selected list of public and private organizations that are primarily involved in sustainable agriculture. For more resources and organizations, check Links to other sites. |
Related programs at Iowa State University
Research team created in 1990 by the Leopold Center to study riparian buffer systems; operates the national Bear Creek Watershed demonstration |
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| A 2004 research and extension initiative within the ISU College of Agriculture that focuses on improvement of Iowa's soil and water resources | |
Education, programs and services for beginning farmers and for farm transitions |
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Web page list of ISU resources for learning, discovery and practice of sustainable agriculture |
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Interdisciplinary M.S. and Ph. D. degrees in sustainable agriculture |
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Student-led learning center and working farm |
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Established in 1997 to promote the philosophical and practical ideas of Henry A. Wallace |
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| Hoop Group | Leopold Center research initiative created in 1998 to study hooped structures for swine production; work continues for swine and other uses |
Research and extension activities, operated jointly by the departments of horticulture and agronomy |
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University/business/producer collaborative for development of highly differentiated pork value chains |
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University/business/producer collaborative to increase investment of economically sustainable, community-based, and environmentally and socially responsible regional food enterprises |
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Provides information, training and programs supporting sustainable agriculture |
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Food systems collaborative funded by the Henry A. Wallace Center at Winrock International and administered by the Leopold Center |
| Ag Stewardship Center | Facility on the campus of Dordt College designed to provide hands-on experience for students to become servant-leaders in agriculture |
| Center for Prairie Studies | Located at Grinnell College, this interdisciplinary program seeks to increase awareness, appreciation, and understanding of the North American Prairie |
| Iowa Network for Community Agriculture | Promotes relationships among people who are developing sustainable, local food sources that are safe and healthy for people, all creatures and the land |
| Practical Farmers of Iowa | Promotes farming systems that are profitable, ecologically sound, and good for families and communities; located in Ames, Iowa |
| Marshalltown Community College Entrepreneurial Ag Program | A two-year degree program that offers practical knowledge and hands-on experience in local food production, environmental stewardship and small business planning |
| UNI Local Food Project | Strengthens the local food economy by linking institutional food buyers to nearby farms and processors in northeast Iowa |
| Women, Food and Agriculture Network | Linking and amplifying women's voices on issues of food systems, sustainable communities, and environmental integrity |
| Whiterock Conservancy |
This contiguous, 4,300-acre track of conservation and recreation land near Coon Rapids, Iowa is designed as an economically diverse and sustainable rural landscape. |
Programs at other land grant institutions
University of Illinois, College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences |
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln (formerly Center for Sustainable Agricultural Systems) |
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University of Wisconsin-Madison |
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Washington State University |
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Kansas Center for Sustainable Agriculture and Alternative Crops |
Kansas State University |
University of Minnesota and the Sustainers' Coalition |
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University of Missouri-Columbia |
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University of Missouri/Lincoln University |
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University of California-Davis |
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Purdue University |
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University of California-Davis |
USDA sustainable agriculture programs
| Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) | USDA initiative first funded in 1988 that sponsors competitive grants for sustainable agriculture research and education in a regional process |
| Sustainable Agriculture Network | Communications and outreach arm of the SARE program |
| North Central Region SARE | Based in Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Northeast Region SARE | Based in Burlington, Vermont |
| Southern Region SARE | Based in Griffin, Georgia |
| Western Region SARE | Based in Logan, Utah |
| Alternative Farming Systems Information Center | Located at the National Agricultural Library |
| National Organic Program | Operated by the USDA |
| Small Farms@USDA | Web-based guide to resources, benefits and services offered by the USDA for small farmers |
| Natural Resources Conservation Service | USDA program that implements conservation programs and activities to improve natural resources and the environment |
| Natural Resources Conservation Service - Iowa office | State conservationist is in Des Moines |
Other sustainable agriculture organizations
| National Center for Appropriate Technology | Operates publicly-funded projects that promote self-reliance through wise use of appropriate technology, and a partner in the AATRA National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service |
| ATTRA National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service | Provides information and other technical assistance to farmers, ranchers, Extension agents, educators and others involved in sustainable agriculture in the United States |
| Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) | Established in 1994 by North Carolina State University, North Carolina A&T State University and the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. |
| Center for Rural Affairs | Coordinated research and information efforts to enhance the quality of life of rural residents of the Northern Plains, located in Lyons, Nebraska |
| Healthy Farmer, Healthy Profits | Links to labor-saving and efficient tools for small farmers. |
| Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy | Promotes resilient family farms, rural communities and ecosystems around the world through research and education, science and technology and advocacy; located in Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture | Encourages the development of sustainable food and farming systems; located in Poteau, Oklahoma |
| Land Stewardship Project | Fosters an ethic of stewardship for farmland, to promote sustainable agriculture and to develop sustainable communities; located in Minnesota |
| Michael Fields Agricultural Institute | Cultivates the ecological, social, economic, and spiritual vitality of food and farming systems through education, research, policy and market development; located in East Troy, Wisconsin |
| Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service (MOSES) | Sponsor of the Upper Midwest Organic Farming Conference and Organic University; located in Spring Valley, Wisconsin |
| National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition | A coalition of individuals and farm, food, rural, religious and conservation groups organized in 1988 |
| Nebraska Sustainable Agriculture Society | Promoting agriculture and food systems that build healthy land, people, communities and quality of life; located in Steinauer, Nebraska |
| Northern Plains Sustainable Agriculture Society | Grassroots educational organization committed to the development of a sustainable society through the promotion of ecologically and socially sound food production and distribution systems in the Northern Plains; located in Fullerton, North Dakota |
| Organic Farming Research Foundation | Sponsors research that will lead to the improvement and widespread adoption of organic farming practices; located in Santa Cruz, California |
| Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture | Promoting profitable farms which produce healthy food for all people while respecting the natural environment |
| The Land Institute | Develops an agricultural system with the ecological stability of the prairie and a grain yield comparable to that from annual crops; located in Salina, Kansas |
| The Land Connection | Founded in 2001 in Evanston, Illinois, this nonprofit preserves farmland from development, offers farmer training and connects consumers with locally grown produce through its Farm Direct program |
| Winrock International/Wallace Center | Research, training, policy analysis and institutional development to improve agricultural productivity, sustainability and income in developing countries |