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Critics say cover crop acreage lags far behind need

03/15/17 8:05 AM By Philip Brasher
KEYWORDS Bill Northey Conservation Stewardship Program cover crops cropland Environmental Quality Incentives Program Environmental Working Group farmers farms federal crop insurance Illinois Indiana Iowa Farm Bureau nitrate Nutrient Reduction Strategy Pollinator habitat Practical Farmers of Iowa reduce Rick Robinson rivers runoff soil erosion streams study
WASHINGTON, Mar. 15, 2017 - Midwest farmers aren’t planting cover crops extensively enough to significantly reduce nutrient runoff in rivers and streams...
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