A Wisconsin farmer is speaking out in favor of keeping conservation program funding in the next farm bill.
Jack Herricks milks about 600 cows and grows corn and an alfalfa-oats mixture in the very-hilly driftless region near Cashton, Wisconsin. He tells Brownfield the conservation programs are needed to help keep soil and nutrients in place, and to provide a steady food supply. “We need to keep the landscape in place. We need to keep our resources where they are, you know, our topsoil in place, and keep our nutrients right where we can continue to use them to grow a crop.”
Some in Congress want to reduce funding for conservation programs in the next farm bill.
