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ADVISORY: Tuesday, February 6th Press Event: Iowans Call for New Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture
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ADVISORY: Tuesday, February 6th Press Event: Iowans Call for New Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture Farmers, students, and community advocates will gather February 6th at 10AM at the Wallace Auditorium for a press event and advocacy day in support of the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture CONTACT: Debbie Bunka, dbunka@iowafarmersunion.org, (515) 451-8492 (Des Moines, IA) Supporters of the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture are gathering at 10AM Tuesday, February… Read More
“The cheapest and best thing to do for water quality is to re-appropriate the $300,000 state appropriation to the Aldo Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University.” Art Cullen
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Iowan’s truth-teller, Art Cullen, said in a recent op-ed: “The cheapest and best thing to do for water quality is to re-appropriate the $300,000 state appropriation to the Aldo Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University. It will leverage millions more in grants for research that will show us the right way forward.… Read More
Iowa Informer: Director Expresses Frustrations, Optimism for Leopold Center’s Future
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This article originally appeared in the Iowa Informer on December 5, 2017: Director Expresses Frustrations, Optimism for Leopold Center’s Future By Gavin Aronsen – December 5, 2017 Leopold Center director Mark Rasmussen speaks Monday at Iowa State University’s Hansen Learning Center. Photo: Gavin Aronsen/Iowa Informer Mark Rasmussen, the director of Iowa State University’s Leopold Center for Sustainable… Read More
Iowa State Daily: The final stretch for the Leopold Center
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This article originally appeared in the Iowa State Daily on Nov. 17, 2017: The final stretch for the Leopold Center Annelise Wells, annelise.wells@iowastatedaily.com, @anniekate28 Director of the Leopold Center, Mark Rasmussen, works in his office in 209 Curtiss April 18. The Leopold Center has been issuing grants for agricultural research purposes for thirty years. Dineh Bohan/Iowa… Read More
Swoboda: Will Leopold Center Survive?
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The following appeared in Wallace’s Farmer on Nov. 9, 2017: Will Leopold Center survive? Rod Swoboda 1 | Nov 09, 2017 The town of Calmar, in northeast Iowa will be the site of the last listening session to help guide the future of Iowa State University’s Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture. The meeting, which is… Read More
Carter et al: Transforming the land grant mission: Iowa State’s next 20 years
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The following originally appeared in The Des Moines Register on October 17, 2017: Transforming the land grant mission: Iowa State’s next 20 years Mark Rasmussen, director of the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, talks about the work they do and how they plan to push ahead after they were stripped of their state funding at… Read More
Collins: Rethink This Iowa: Do Not Gut the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture
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This article originally appeared June 23, 2017 in In These Times: Rethink This Iowa: Do Not Gut the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture By John Collins Since 1987, the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture (LCSA) in Ames, Iowa, has been looking into ways to reduce the environmental impact of food production. Applying a scientific approach… Read More
LCSA Task Force Nominations Accepted
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https://www.leopold.iastate.edu/ Leopold Center Visioning Task Force Nominations are now being accepted for service on the Leopold Center Visioning Task Force (self-nominations welcome). The Task Force will seek public input and help shape the future of the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture. Contact Director Mark Rasmussen with nomination information. Read More
Current & Former ISU Students: Leopold Center needs a bold vision for the future
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This op-ed co-written by current and former ISU students in the ISU Graduate Program in Sustainable Agriculture originally appeared as an Iowa View contribution to the Des Moines Register on May 23, 2017. Leopold Center needs a bold vision for the future Last month, the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University celebrated… Read More