Iowa Expands Program to Improve Water Quality and Support Cattle Producers

Iowa expands program to improve water quality and support cattle producers

Iowa is expanding a program that helps farmers convert unproductive crop land into pasture, aiming to reduce fertilizer runoff, improve water quality, and support the cattle industry.

More Iowa counties added to Cattle and Conservation Working Lands Program

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced the next phase today of the program that uses conservation practices upstream to improve water quality from the drinking water sources for thousands of central Iowans. Naig says the Cattle and Conservation Working Lands Program is expanding into 22 counties in the Greater Des Moines Watershed. “The highest […]

Cattle and conservation program expands through Des Moines watershed

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship announced Tuesday an expansion of a popular cost-share conservation program that helps farmers convert cropland to pasture. The program has existed since 2016 in select southwestern Iowa counties where it has helped…

Iowa expands Cattle and Conservation Working Lands program to 28 counties total

The program gives farmers funds to turn underperforming or erosion-prone row crop land into hay or pasture.

Iowa Expands Cattle and Conservation Program in Des Moines Watershed

Secretary Naig has announced a major expansion of the Cattle and Conservation Working Lands Program targeting the Greater Des Moines Watershed. This initiative aims to support cattle operations while promoting conservation practices across the region. The program expansion represents a significant commitment to balancing agricultural productivity with environmental stewardship in Iowa’s critical watershed area. Click...

Major expansion of Cattle and Conservation Working Lands Program underway | Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig, alongside Bryan Whaley, CEO of the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association, announced the second phase of the Cattle and Conservation Working Lands program, which debuted in 2016. This second phase expands to 22 counties within the Greater Des Moines watershed and increases the program area. Erin Ogle, Project Coordinator for the Taylor Soil and Water Conservation District, present at the event, says the announcemen…