This letter originally was published in the Des Moines Register on May 23rd, 2017 It was a big mistake to create the ‘Iowa Nutrient Research Center’ Kamyar Enshayan, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Letter to the Editor I was serving on the advisory board of the Leopold Center when Iowa State University created yet another center.… Read More
Paul Johnson: Undo ‘horrible mistake’
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This op-ed originally appeared in the Des Moines Register on May 5, 2017. Leopold Center co-founder to Branstad: Undo ‘horrible mistake’ Iowa is about agriculture. There is no place on Earth that does it better than Iowa. And there is no person associated with agriculture more revered than Iowa native Norman Borlaug. He is considered… Read More
Jerry DeWitt: “Surely there is both room and a need for a balanced agriculture in Iowa? “
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Governor Branstad: I write to you to urge a line-item veto of legislation slated to eliminate The Leopold. Center for Sustainable Agriculture. I have had a long 38-year history of serving Iowans in many aspects of agriculture while employed at ISU, and as Director of The Leopold Center from 2005-2010. My wife, Kathy Beery, worked very… Read More
“A bad session for farmers overall” Iowa Farmers Union Lehman on cuts to Leopold Center and others
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We hope all will read this article appearing in Iowa Farmer Today. Here are our thoughts on it… We found Iowa Farm Bureau president Craig Hill’s comments interesting: “In a word, disappointment,” says Iowa Farm Bureau President Craig Hill when describing his response to the session. Remember, the 1987 Groundwater Protection Act was bipartisan legislation… Read More
Held: The Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture Faces a Shut-Down
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The following article appeared originally in Civil Eats on May 5, 2017. The Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture Faces a Shut-Down The national leader in sustainable agriculture research has worked to revitalize Iowa’s farm economy for 30 years. Now, its future is in the crosshairs. By Lisa Held | Agroecology, Food Policy, Good Food Vanguard… Read More
New Petition! Gov. B., Veto Cuts to Leopold Center!
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Great new petition to SIGN and SHARE from Citizens for a Healthy Iowa: Add Your Name Now to Help Save the Leopold Center Read More
Action Alert! Send Comments to Gov. Branstad
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Iowa State University’s Alliance for Iowa State issued this action alert on Monday, April 24th. We encourage you to share it far and wide! Even if you’ve already called and already written the Governor, do it again. We will not forget that he has the power to veto the Leopold Center cuts no matter how… Read More
Governor, Veto the Leopold Center Cuts!
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We need you to CONTINUE to contact Governor Branstad’s office and remind him why it is important he veto the cuts to the Leopold Center. Let’s get those phones ringing off the hook Monday morning! Letting the bill sit on his desk is not going to make us forget how important this Center is to… Read More
Keeney: Happy Earth Day!
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This op-ed from former Leopold Center director, Dennis Keeney, appeared in the Ames Tribune on Friday, April 21. Happy Earth Day! by Dennis Keeney Iowa Republican legislators know how to honor Earth Day (Officially April 22 but for me, everyday is Earth Day.) They just wipe out environmental programs. It has been a tough week… Read More
Urgent: Call Governor’s Office!
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Sad news this morning. Despite much work on behalf of Leopold Center supporters at the capitol and in the media, the bill zeroing out money to the Leopold Center is now on the Governor’s desk. We need another flood of calls this morning demanding he protect the Center’s work and legacy and veto this dangerous… Read More