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| Clear Creek Watershed: 150 years of landscape change |
This fact sheet summarizes the findings of a Leopold Center Ecology Initiative grant (E28-2004) that looked at landscape changes in the Clear Creek watershed in east central Iowa since 1940 using aerial photos and historical records. More information is available on the ISU Natural Resource Ecology and Management Department web site. |
| New Perspectives on Food Security |
These are the proceedings from a November 2004 national, invitational conference hosted by the Glynwood Center of Cold Spring, New York, the Leopold Center and the Airlie Foundation. The purpose of the meeting was to look at the role of midsized farms in national food security issues. The 154-page report also can be ordered from the Glynwood Center May 2005 |
| Energy and Sustainable Agriculture |
Paper prepared by energy analyst L. Hunter Lovins for the 2005 John Pesek Colloquium on Sustainable Agriculture. The Leopold Center is a co-sponsor of this annual event coordinated by the Henry A. Wallace Endowed Chair for Sustainable Agriculture at ISU March 2005 |
| Muscatine Melon: A case study of a place-based food in Iowa |
Report from a special project of the Leopold Center Marketing and Food Systems Initiative, prepared by Susan Futrell and Craig Chase, October 2004 |
| Seeds and Breeds for 21st Century Agriculture Note: PDF is 4.3 MB |
These are the proceedings from a September 2003 national summit in Washington, D.C., sponsored by the Leopold Center, Rural Advancement Foundation International (RAFI). 2004 |
| Impacts of Genetically Engineered Crops on Pesticide Use |
Report prepared for the Ag BioTech InfoNet showing an overall increased use of pesticides on genetically engineered crops since 1996. The Leopold Center helped fund the study. November 2003 |
| Renewing the Countryside News release Review by Iowa First Lady Christie Vilsack
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A book of photos, stories and essays about Iowans who are revitalizing rural areas of the state. The Leopold Center helped fund the project in Iowa. October 2003 |
| Farmers' motivations for adoption of switchgrass
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Book chapter written by Leopold Center associate director Mike Duffy, published in Trends in New Crops and New Uses, 2002 |
| Exploring Community Food Systems in Audubon, Benton, Johnson and Marshall Counties | As part of a Leopold Center project, ISU sociologist Clare Hinrichs explored the local food systems in four Iowa counties. Each 20-page is a guide (or atlas) to local food producers and their markets in those counties. September 2002
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| Hoop Barn Swine Production
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Summary of work by the Hoop Group research team initiated by the Leopold Center in 1998. October 2002 |
| How far do your fruit and vegetables travel?
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Chart of 30 produce items that arrive by truck at the Chicago Terminal Market from across the continental United States and Mexico. April 2002 |
| A Practical Guide to Prairie Reconstruction News release
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A step-by-step guide to prairie restoration, with reference list of Midwest seed sources. The book was partially funded by a competitive grant from the Center. Order from the University of Iowa Press. 2001 |
| Integrated Pest Management of Alfalfa Insects in the Upper Midwest Order form
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Full-color photographs in a 48-page manual describing management of 11 common alfalfa pests, produced by the Center's Integrated Pest Management (IPM) team. Order from Iowa State University Extension, ask for IPM 58. 1999 |
| Pasture Management Guide for Livestock Producers Order form
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A good overview for beginning graziers of cattle and horses; 104 pages with color photographs, worksheets and other helpful information. Produced with a Center grant and available from Iowa State University Extension; ask for PM 1713. June 1998 |
| Lessons Learned from Bear Creek
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Poster outlining the top 10 lessons learned from the Bear Creek Demonstration Watershed, a project begun in 1990 by the Leopold Center's Agroecology Issue Team. Produced by the Iowa Natural Resources Conservation Service. [3.5 MB in size] |
| Aldo Leopold on Agriculture
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Aldo Leopold’s views on agriculture, written by Robert Sayre, former Leopold Center advisory board member and University of Iowa professor emeritus. |
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