Episode notes
In the Corn Belt, water quality is not improving at a rate that is leading to meaningful landscape level change, and these poster boys for conservation farming say it’s time for the ag industry, commodity groups, and government to step up and take responsibility. (1 of 2 parts; part 2 here)
More Information:
• Ear to the Ground 396: Accountable Ag
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Keywords
soil healthno-till farmingcover cropswater qualityerosionnitratesnitrate pollutionregenerative farminganhydrous ammoniaDes Moines waterLobe Rangersstrip tillMatt BormannZack SmithJames HeppIowa Farm Bureauwater pollutiondrinking waternitrogen fertilizercrop insuranceCentral Iowa Water WorksDes Moines Lobeconservation tillage