Mandatory erosion controls eyed for two thirds of states
American farmers heard last week that by decade's end mandatory erosion-control rules may apply in about two thirds of states. Panelists at a Conference on Public Policy Issues in Soil Conservation warned increased row crop acreage is causing soil loss described as out of hand.
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Erosion control debate weighs taxes and mandates
National and state experts argue for mandatory soil conservation rules and tax incentives to curb erosion. University leaders and Iowa farmers push for compliance plans, penalties for soil abusers, and public funding shifts amid rising losses from wind and water erosion.
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