A few agricultural partners and area farmers attended an informational meeting to learn about a couple of cost-share programs for conservation practices.
Abby Inman with the Iowa Nutrient Research and Education Council, along with TJ Lynn with the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, presented how saturated buffers and bioreactors work to help remove nitrites from the water runoff of farm fields, before the water eventually ends up in the Raccoon River.
Inman stated that the programs are 100 percent cost-share with the landowner and there is an added incentive from the Iowa Pork Producers of a one-time $1,000 donation to help get a conservation practice started. Lynn noted that the process starts with a survey with conservation officials to determine if an edge of field practice is an option, with about one year to see it come to fruition…