Adding up Iowa's conservation and water quality protection progress

<p>Welcome to Episode 47 of The Spokesman Speaks podcast. This is part one of a two-part series on water quality and conservation.</p> <p>In this episode, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig quantifies the growing number of practices Iowa's farmers are using to protect soil and water quality.</p> <p>And Mark Jackson (a Mahaska County Farm Bureau member who was recently named Iowa's 2020 Conservation Farmer of the Year) shares his advice for farmers who are looking to scale up their conservation efforts.</p> <p>Below are some of the resources referred to in this episode:</p> <ul> <li><a href= "https://www.iowafarmbureau.com/Article/New-Nutrient-Reduction-Strategy-report-shows-farmers-conservation-progress" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New water quality progress report from Iowa State, Iowa DNR, and Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.iowafarmbureau.com/Conservation-Counts/Farmers-in-Action/Field-Days-Events" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Listing of upcoming conservation field days in Iowa</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.iowafarmbureau.com/Article/COVID19-relief-updates-and-new-consensus-advice-for-managing-cover-crops-and-other-conservation-practices-The-Spokesman-Speaks-Podcast-Episode-37" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Information about a new manual with consensus recommendations (from ISU, USDA and other leading scientists and technical specialists) on managing your conservation practices</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.iowafarmbureau.com/Events" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Upcoming educational webinars for farmers</a></li> </ul>