CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – State and local leaders met with Eastern Iowa farmers Wednesday to address water quality challenges.
The Cedar River Source Water Partnership brings together urban and rural partners to improve water quality. Wednesday’s meeting gave farmers an opportunity to speak directly with city and state officials about conservation work underway across the watershed.
Farmers highlighted practices including cover crops, reduced tillage, and nitrate-reducing wetlands. City and state leaders said seeing those practices firsthand helps them ensure water quality continues to improve…