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An update on Iowa’s water quality initiative

This is Soil and Water Conservation Week in Iowa, an opportunity to recognize the important conservation practices placed on Iowa’s landscape and bring attention to the ongoing work by farmers, landowners and urban residents to protect the state’s soil and water resources.

The Iowa Department of Agriculture has worked with farmers for decades to help them install practices designed to prevent erosion and keep soils in place.  In recent years there has been an increased focus on water quality including statewide cost share assistance and more focused efforts in targeted watersheds.

In an interview at the state FFA convention in Ames, Brownfield asked Iowa secretary of agriculture Bill Northey for an update on the state’s water quality initiative.

AUDIO: Bill Northey (4:31 MP3)