Iowa § 266.39 Leopold center for sustainable agriculture

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§ 266.39 — Leopold center for sustainable agriculture

Iowa § 266.39

Title VIIEDUCATION, HISTORY, AND CULTURE

Ch. 266IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

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Iowa Code § 266.39 (2026).

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1.For the purposes of this section, “sustainable agriculture” means the appropriate use of crop and livestock systems and agricultural inputs supporting those activities which maintain economic and social viability while preserving the high productivity and quality of Iowa’s land.

2.The Leopold center for sustainable agriculture is established in the Iowa agricultural and home economics experiment station at Iowa state university of science and technology. The center shall conduct and sponsor research to identify and reduce negative environmental and socio-economic impacts of agricultural practices. The center also shall research and assist in developing emerging alternative practices that are consistent with a sustainable agriculture. The center shall develop in association with the Iow

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1. For the purposes of this section, “sustainable agriculture” means the appropriate use of
crop and livestock systems and agricultural inputs supporting those activities which maintain
economic and social viability while preserving the high productivity and quality of Iowa’s
land.
2. The Leopold center for sustainable agriculture is established in the Iowa agricultural
and home economics experiment station at Iowa state university of science and technology.
The center shall conduct and sponsor research to identify and reduce negative environmental
and socio-economic impacts of agricultural practices. The center also shall research and
assist in developing emerging alternative practices that are consistent with a sustainable
agriculture. The center shall develop in association with the Iowa cooperative extension
service in agriculture and home economics an educational framework to inform the
agricultural community and the general public of its findings.
3. a. The Iowa agricultural and home economics experiment station shall employ a
director for the center, who shall be appointed by the president of Iowa state university of
science and technology. The director of the center shall employ the necessary research and
support staff. The director and staff shall be employees of Iowa state university of science
and technology. No more than five hundred thousand dollars of the funds received from the
agriculture management account annually shall be expended by the center for the salaries
and benefits of the employees of the center, including the salary and benefits of the director.
The remainder of the funds received from the agriculture management account shall be
used to sponsor research grants and projects on a competitive basis from Iowa colleges and
universities and private nonprofit agencies and foundations. The center may also solicit
additional grants and funding from public and private nonprofit agencies and foundations.
b. The director shall prepare an annual report.