Buffer strips were implemented to improve water quality, but their effectiveness is difficult to quantify While 99% of Minnesota farmers are compliant, some farmers want data showing them that the ...

Gov. Dennis Daugaard wants the South Dakota Supreme Court to decide if it’s OK to give tax breaks to farmers who put buffer strips between their cropland and the rivers, streams and lakes on ...

Several measures to compensate farmers for buffer land were proposed at the Legislature this year, including a $50-an-acre tax credit endorsed by Gov. Tim Walz. None of the proposals passed.

Many farmers use strips of native vegetation planted along streambanks, called riparian buffers, to reduce erosion and prevent agro-chemicals from entering watersheds.But less is known about saturated ...

When a community grows in the Midwest, especially in East Central Illinois, chances are that the expansion will involve farmland.Trouble is, urban residents moving into the countryside and farms don't ...

Gov. Mark Dayton's recent announcement that he would push for a law that would require streams, rivers and farm drainage systems to have some type of vegetative buffer resurrected a debate that ...

Late changes to a plan seeking stricter rules on buffer zones separating farmland and public waterways speeds the timeline for compliance and carries possible fines of up to $500 for violators ...

According to the state Department of Revenue, 48 parcels of land totaling 1,260 acres in eight counties were enrolled in the tax incentive program for buffer strips in the 2021 fiscal year ...

While corn and soybeans dominate the Midwestern landscape today, some farmers are integrating strips of native prairie back into their fields. This conservation practice has expanded to more than ...