Conservation buffers are strips of land, often planted with native perennials, strategically placed among and around row crops. They have the potential to improve farm productivity, protect vital ...
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — RBI stands for runs batted in, but it also stands for a program that is scoring points in the Big Sioux River Watershed. The state has a riparian buffer initiative (RBI) ...
Farmers in Iowa have added “prairie strips” alongside rows of corn and soybeans to help halt serious environmental challenges inherent to farming. Prairie strips now cover some 22,000 acres in the U.S ...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced Monday the state agriculture department has initiated a pilot project that will pay farmers to implement ...
PIERRE | One year after the governor used his veto to block a similar concept, the Legislature gave final approval this week to the governor’s broader plan for property tax incentives on agricultural ...
Tuesday in Olympia, around 50 people attended the final hour public hearing for the Forest Practices Board’s proposed rule amendments to Type Np Water Buffer (no fish) for Western Washington. The ...