As county Farm Bur­eaus develop policy positions prior to the Summer Policy Conference in September, the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation has developed additional background information for three issues: the future of the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), the effect of federal deductibility of Iowa income taxes and livestock emission re­­porting.

The following is some background on each issue. For more detailed background, please go to http://bit.ly/2qwDXWG.

CRP rental rates

Farmers in some areas of the country have cited a high CRP rental rate as a reason that some farmers, specifically beginning farmers, are having trouble renting land ...