Conservation and Water Quality Feature

The March 30 edition of the Iowa Farm Bureau Spokesman includes a supplement featuring farmers' innovative work to protect our soil and water.

The Conservation and Water Quality Supplement includes the following articles:

• Innovation keeps family at the forefront of conservation
• Buena Vista County farmer's commitment to protecting soil and water spans decades
• Public-private partnerships bolster five watershed projects
• Minton aims to leave land 'better than we found it'
• Top 8 tips for managing cover crops this spring
• Cover crops gaining momentum with farmers
• Meier innovates with cutting-edge conservation efforts
• Farmers adapting to heavier springtime rainfall patterns
• Watershed plan aims to reduce nitrate, phosphorus 
• Measuring Iowa's march to reaching water quality goals
• ISU using data from many sources to track conservation progress

Visit ConservationCountsIowa.com for additional conservation and water quality success stories, videos, statistics and resources!