Some farmers call for Iowa law buffering crops from streams
BPC Staff Nov 22, 2019 | 9:17 pm
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75 wordsAll Latest News, Energy, Government Policy and Law, Statewide NewsCedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa’s county conservation district commissioners, many of whom are farmers, want the Iowa Legislature to pass a law against planting crops within 30 feet of streams. The Conservation Districts of Iowa isn’t the first group to push for a buffer law to improve water quality, but it’s the first time a group made up mainly of farmers and retired farmers has advocated for something more stringent than voluntary actions for agricultural producers.