AMES, Iowa -- Summaries of six recently completed projects are now available on the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture's website, exploring topics that range from producing organic livestock to enhancing the quality of Iowa wines.

AMES, Iowa -- Summaries of the results from five recently completed research projects are now available from the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University.

AMES, Iowa -- No matter how you describe it, Iowa's climate is changing and the impact on Iowa agriculture will be very significant. Iowa State University professor Gene Takle will address this controversial issue, and how shifting weather patterns also are changing how Iowa farmers do business, at the annual Shivvers Memorial Lecture on Sunday, February 6.

AMES, Iowa -- More than 200 Iowa high school and community college ag instructors have copies of four new videos that explain the science behind conservation practices that improve water quality.

AMES, Iowa -- The Leopold Center has awarded grants for 19 new projects that address the need to move toward agricultural sustainability and resilience on the Iowa landscape. The projects will fund a wide range of activities, from research on prairie strips to hold nutrients and biochar to improve soil quality, to year-round use of high tunnels for food production and development of resources for immigrant and minority populations who want to farm in Iowa.

AMES, Iowa -- The Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture has awarded grants for 15 innovative research and demonstration projects that will begin work in 2013.

AMES, Iowa - An Audubon County farm couple who have a diversified organic grain, hay and livestock operation have earned the 2010 Spencer Award for Sustainable Agriculture. Vic and Cindy Madsen will receive the honor on Friday, Jan. 7 during the annual conference of Practical Farmers of Iowa in Marshalltown.

DES MOINES, Iowa -- A two-year study of sustainable agriculture and land tenure in Iowa has analyzed legal questions relating to Iowa farmland ownership and the transfer of land to a new generation of owners, many of whom will rent or lease farmland to others.

AMES, Iowa -- The Center for Rural Affairs and the Iowa Farmers Union, with financial support from the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, have released results of a survey of Iowa producers, agricultural lenders and crop insurance agents. The purpose was to understand each sector's attitudes and knowledge toward "sustainable agriculture," and to determine the extent, if any, of discrimination against sustainable agriculture in lending and crop insurance practices.

GREENFIELD, Iowa -- Organic crop systems can provide similar yields and much higher economic returns than a conventional corn-soybean rotation, according to 13 years of data from a side-by-side comparison at Iowa State University's Neely-Kinyon Research and Demonstration Farm.

AMES, Iowa -- An aquaponics experiment in Iowa is demonstrating that fresh greens and tasty fish can be produced almost anywhere in an economically and ecologically viable form of agriculture.

AMES, Iowa -- Summaries of eight recently completed projects are now available on the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture website, covering topics that range from local food networks to invasive species to cattle grazing.

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- Farmers with small to mid-sized operations may apply for grants to incorporate energy efficiency, energy conservation, and renewable energy measures to reduce their reliance on fossil fuels. The grants of up to $2,000 are offered through the Farm Energy Working Group facilitated by the Center for Energy & Environmental Education at the University of Northern Iowa and funded by the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture.

AMES, Iowa -- A new fact sheet from the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture highlights 11 conservation practices that landowners can adopt to protect and improve Iowa’s water quality.

AMES, Iowa -- Summaries of eight recently completed projects are now available on the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture website, covering topics that range from local food networks to invasive species to cattle grazing.

AMES, Iowa -- The Local Food and Farm Program has selected four projects to receive funding in 2013 that move toward the goal of strengthening Iowa’s local food economy.

AMES, Iowa -- With spring finally arriving, newly sprouted plants are adding splashes of color to Iowa’s woodlands. Research from the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture reveals that these understory plants have an important role to play in protecting water quality.

CEDAR FALLS, Ia. -- Farmers with small to mid-sized operations may apply for demonstration grants related to energy efficiency, energy conservation and renewable energy that reduce their reliance on fossil fuels. This opportunity is through the Farm Energy Working Group of the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, facilitated by the UNI Center for Energy & Environmental Education and the National Center for Appropriate Technology.

AMES, Iowa -- The Local Food and Farm Program is looking for a few good ideas that will help put more Iowa-grown products on dinner plates and more money in the pockets of Iowa farmers.

AMES, Iowa -- A potential problem for Iowa fruit and vegetable growers can be turned into a liquid asset, thanks to a one-year research project conducted by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach and funded by the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture.

AMES, Iowa -- More than trees are lost when woodlots and fencelines disappear from rural landscapes. When trees and woody plantings are removed, a landscape has a lot less to offer in the form of habitat and cover for birds, bats, pollinators and wildlife, water filtration potential and maybe most importantly, opportunities for the people who own the land.

BOONE COUNTY, Iowa -- Adding diversity to corn-soybean rotations can provide higher yields and reduce the need for fertilizer, herbicide and fossil fuel inputs, according to a long-running research project supported by the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture.

AMES, Iowa -- Iowans have been invited to join together at the Iowa Local Food Summit on Tuesday, April 3 to make their voice heard about creating a more vibrant food system for the state.

AMES, Iowa -- Twice a week in woodlands across central Iowa, Jan Thompson’s research team catalogs plant species, collects water samples and identifies aquatic insects.

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- A new online resource helps farmers on small to mid-sized operations identify potential energy reduction for their farms, learn how other farmers have achieved energy savings, and find resources for farm audits, utility rebates and funding opportunities.