Henry A. Wallace Chair for Sustainable Agriculture

Sustainable Agriculture Links

Iowa Sites

Agricultural Sustainability Council

The Agricultural Sustainability Council was formed to increase communication and facilitate partnerships among Iowa State University departments, centers, and institutes working on sustainability issues. For information on Council activities and members, see here.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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