Henry A. Wallace Chair for Sustainable Agriculture

Sustainable Agriculture Links

Iowa Sites

Comparison of Biofuel Systems (COBS)

COBS is a research project led by agronomists at Iowa State University that investigates biomass feedstock production systems.

STRIPS (Science-based Trials of Rowcrops Integrated with Prairies)

The STRIPS project investigates how incorporating perennials within row-crop production can effect soil and water quality.

Study Sustainability at Iowa State University

A listing of courses offered at ISU on sustainability can be found here.

Graduate Program in Sustainable Agriculture

Iowa State University offers the Graduate Program in Sustainable Agriculture, which provides students the opportunity to cross traditional disciplinary boundaries in pursuit of the MS and PhD degrees in sustainable agriculture.

Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture

The Leopold Center is a research and education center with statewide programs to develop sustainable agricultural practices that are both profitable and conserve natural resources. The Center is located on the Iowa State University campus at 209 Curtiss Hall.

Sustainable Agriculture Extension Program

The Sustainable Agriculture Extension Program, an educational program of Iowa State University, provides information, training, and programs on sustainability to farmers, agricultural professionals, and the public.

Practical Farmers of Iowa

Practical Farmers of Iowa (PFI) is a non-profit, educational organization that began in 1985 with over 700 members in Iowa and neighboring states. Their mission is to research, develop and promote profitable, ecologically sound and community-enhancing approaches to agriculture.

Organic Agriculture

The Organic Agriculture Program at Iowa State University provides research and extension presentations about organic management systems to Iowa farmers and citizens.

Live Green

Live Green is a university-wide effort to promote sustainable practices and environmental activities on the ISU campus.

Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University

This site lists programs at Iowa State University involved in research, education, and practical applications of sustainability in agriculture.

Center for Sustainable Rural Livelihoods (CSRL)

CSRL, a part of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Iowa State University, is a unique effort dedicated to providing leadership and support to help alleviate hunger and poverty in developing countries.

Iowa Water Center

The Iowa Water Center is a part of a nationwide network of university-based water centers authorized by the 1964 federal Water Resources Act, whose purpose is to encourage interdisciplinary water research and the education and outreach needed to insure research results are applied to real world problems.

North Central Regional Center for Rural Development (NCRCRD)

The NCRCRD, located at Iowa State University, works to strengthen rural communities, create vibrant and sustainable economies, and enhance regional well-being.

Bioeconomy Institute (BEI)

Iowa State University's new Bioeconomy Institute will initially focus on six program areas: corn to biofuels; biorenewable chemicals; thermochemical technologies such as gasification and fast pyrolysis; harvest, storage and transportation of biomass; feedstock production; and biorenewables education.

Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD)

The Center for Agricultural and Rural Development, located within the Department of Economics in ISU's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, conducts public policy and economic research focusing on agricultural, environmental, and food issues.

Sustainable Agriculture Sites and Institutes

Agricultural Sustainability Institute, University of California, Davis

Agroecosystems Management Program, Ohio State University

Center for Agroecology and Food Systems, University of California, Santa Cruz

Center for Environmental Farming Systems, North Carolina State University

Center for Sustainable Agricultural Systems, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Center for Sustainable Agriculture, University of Vermont

Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources, Washington State University

C.S. Mott Group for Sustainable Agriculture, Michigan State University

Minnesota Institute of Sustainable Agriculture, University of Minnesota

University Office of Sustainability, University of New Hampshire

W.K. Kellogg Foundation

 

"To see rich land eaten away by erosion, to stand by as continual cultivation on sloping fields wears away the best soil, is enough to make a good farmer sick at heart."
--H. A. Wallace