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- From: "Douglas Willhite" <drwillhite@earthlink.net>
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- Subject: [Livingontheland] Rethinking soil
- Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2007 04:38:26 -0800
Grazing by contract, beyond food
miles
========================== THE LEOPOLD LETTER Quarterly newsletter of the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture Winter 2007 Vol. 19 No.4 ========================== The current Leopold Letter is now online at http://www.leopold.iastate.edu/pubs/nwl/2007/2007-4-leoletter.pdf. In this issue read about a Leopold Center project designed to expand opportunities for livestock producers, especially in southern Iowa, and research that will take Iowans "beyond food miles." Director Jerry DeWitt says sustainability must include animals, and Distinguished Fellow Fred Kirschenmann says healthy soil must include crop residues. You'll also meet Laura Krouse, latest recipient of the Spencer Award for Sustainable Agriculture; and hear from another female farmer and conservationist. Other articles: A new study estimates the cost of conservation practices on Iowa farms; reports from two well-attended lectures hosted by the Leopold Center; free trips for Iowa farmers to attend a national conference; and a big honor for a Leopold Center staff member. To read the PDF, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not already have this software, it is available free at http://www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/readstep2.html In addition, you can go directly to the Leopold Letter Winter 2007 index http://www.leopold.iastate.edu/pubs/nwl/2007/2007-4-leoletter/index.htm or read each article by following the links below. ----------------------- LINKS TO EACH ARTICLE ----------------------- Project fosters custom grazing in Iowa http://www.leopold.iastate.edu/pubs/nwl/2007/2007-4-leoletter/grazing.htm Traveling 'beyond food miles' crucial to local food efforts http://www.leopold.iastate.edu/pubs/nwl/2007/2007-4-leoletter/miles.htm Top 10 local food issues (and what the Center is doing about them) http://www.leopold.iastate.edu/pubs/nwl/2007/2007-4-leoletter/local.htm Q&A WITH THE DIRECTOR: What have been your experiences with animals and livestock in a sustainable agriculture system? http://www.leopold.iastate.edu/pubs/nwl/2007/2007-4-leoletter/director.htm TOWARD A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE: Rethinking soil http://www.leopold.iastate.edu/pubs/nwl/2007/2007-4-leoletter/future.htm Spencer Award goes to small-market farmer http://www.leopold.iastate.edu/pubs/nwl/2007/2007-4-leoletter/spencer.htm Laura Krouse: Planting seeds of sustainability, community http://www.leopold.iastate.edu/pubs/nwl/2007/2007-4-leoletter/krouse.htm 20TH ANNIVERSARY COMMENTARY BY JENNIFER STEFFEN: A farmer's view from the inside http://www.leopold.iastate.edu/pubs/nwl/2007/2007-4-leoletter/anniversary.htm Paying it forward: Free conference trips for farmers http://www.leopold.iastate.edu/pubs/nwl/2007/2007-4-leoletter/trips.htm Engaging speakers generate lively discussions http://www.leopold.iastate.edu/pubs/nwl/2007/2007-4-leoletter/speakers.htm Study shows diversity needed for tackling Iowa water quality issues http://www.leopold.iastate.edu/pubs/nwl/2007/2007-4-leoletter/study.htm Leopold Center accountant named Woman of the Year http://www.leopold.iastate.edu/pubs/nwl/2007/2007-4-leoletter/karen.htm HIGHLIGHT EVENTS: Spencer presentation, two Leopold Center workshops, John Ikerd http://www.leopold.iastate.edu/pubs/nwl/2007/2007-4-leoletter/meeting.htm NEWS & NOTES: On-line organic ag course, Center web site sets record, food miles and nutrition, on-line discussion groups, hoop barns and baby pigs http://www.leopold.iastate.edu/pubs/nwl/2007/2007-4-leoletter/news.htm To find other items of interest, use the search engine on the Center's web site. The search engine allows targeted searches of the entire site, research results, newsletters and news releases. Laura Miller, Editor, Leopold Letter ________________________________________ Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture ( www.leopold.iastate.edu ) 209 Curtiss Hall Iowa State University Ames, IA 50011-1050 515.294.5272 |
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[Livingontheland] Rethinking soil,
Douglas Willhite, 12/31/2007
- Re: [Livingontheland] Rethinking soil, TradingPostPaul, 12/31/2007
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