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Each year the Leopold Center
recognizes a farmer, educator or researcher who has
made a significant contribution to sustainable
agriculture and the future of Iowa's family farms.
Check this page
for more information about one of the state's
largest awards in sustainable agriculture.
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There are many groups working to
promote sustainable agriculture.
Check this page
for links to 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
involved in sustainable agriculture.
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Want to do more web research?
On this page
are links to sites about various topics,
government
references and
commercial enterprises. The Leopold Center does not endorse
these sites, but offers them as a service to our
users.
For
technical information and publications on topics
such as manure management and integrated pest
management, check the
Iowa State
University Extension web site.
Also check the Leopold Center
Marketing,
Ecology
and
Policy
initiative pages for other helpful web links.
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This educational tool was developed
during the 1997 Year of Water, which marked the 10th
anniversary of the Iowa Groundwater Protection Act
that established the Leopold Center. The Water Cycle
is an animated program that explains each stage of
the water cycle process.
Check this page
to download the free software.
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The Leopold Center funded
development of this vocational agriculture
curriculum for use in Iowa high schools and
community colleges. Lessons look at biological
control of insects and weeds, also riparian buffers,
local food systems, and alternative horticultural
practices to control weeds and improve soil quality.Check this page
for lesson plans and other instructional resources.
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This is an
on-line tool
designed to help users determine markets that
could be created in Iowa if consumers ate more
locally grown fresh fruits and vegetables rather
than produce from conventional sources outside the
state. The calculator has production and consumption
data on 37 fruit and vegetables currently grown in
the state.
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On this page you'll find a guide to
many of the tools and other resources that have been
developed as part of Leopold Center research
projects, which also are being used by educators in
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