Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture

Farmscape A new docudrama looks at the changing rural environment, and will be performed this year in several Iowa communities. More about this project Check our events page for details.
Local food Two more regions in Iowa launch local food efforts, supported by the Value Chain Partnerships project coordinated by the Leopold Center (more) while another group works from a Des Moines shopping center. More

Culture of Conservation Watch five short videos produced by the Iowa Learning Farm about caring for our water, soil and landscape. Watch them or read about them in the latest ILF newsletter [PDF]

Nationwide tool The new U.S. Food Market Estimator can approximate markets for more than 200 different food products in every county and state in the United States. More

Flood workshop Is the landscape resilient enough to sustain another year of wild weather? Read about what was learned at a Leopold Center workshop in December. Check out other resources on the conference web site.

Flood lessons Preliminary results show that even young perennial plants can minimize soil erosion in crop fields when planted in the right places. More Watch a video about the project.

Hypoxia in the Gulf At a workshop in Ames, the Leopold Center continues the discussion on this important issue for Iowa agriculture. More

Food Facts What have we learned about local food economies? Get a snapshot of key research findings from Leopold Center projects. Available as a colorful print report [PDF] or interactive web page. Read news release.

Research results Summaries of 25 projects that completed work over the past year are now on-line in the 2008 Center Progress Report. More

Horizons The newest annual report reviews progress by the Leopold Center over the past 20 years. If you haven't received a copy, view it on-line. News item about the report

January Notes Read about current happenings at the Leopold Center. View PDF

Center newsletter A report from our flood workshop in December, meet the winner of the Spencer Award for Sustainable Agriculture, the Center's Food and Health core issue, the Iowa Food Cooperative is launched at a shopping center, and more in our latest newsletter. More