This is Soil and Water Conservation Week in Iowa.
Iowa ag secretary Mike Naig says they’re highlighting the ongoing work by farmers, landowners and urban residents to protect the state’s soil and water resources. And Naig says the state’s Nutrient Reduction Strategy is an important part of that effort.
“It’s based on the idea that we don’t need a regulatory approach to improve water quality, that states can take the lead…that if we can show that we have the wherewithal to make progress in a real way, then we don’t need the heavy hand of government to come in and regulate how we use our land and how we farm,” Naig says.
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