A plan to create stricter rules for buffer strips beside state waters, and provide a funding mechanism for existing rules passed in the Minnesota House at 11:45 p.m. May 18, just before deadline.

Back in 2003, a team of scientists from Iowa State University began to study how to best introduce conservation ... strips within working farmland have been conducted. These studies showed the ...

DOUGLAS COUNTY — Prairie strips, buffer strips, vegetative strips, terraces - a strip by any other name is still doing good ...

If other counties find errors similar to those found in McLeod County, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources may have a hard time implementing new buffer strip regulations as quickly as it ...

Humboldt farmer Shawn Geffert is the recipient of the 2025 Kansas Bankers Association Soil Conservation Award. The award is ...

Planting prairie strips is a conservation strategy that uses native plants in crop fields to nourish the soil. Prairie strips do more than help with soil erosion, though. They also reduce ...

“I believe that breaking up fields in those strips really helps with soil ... Resources and local representatives to discuss soil health and conservation practices. Kaderly is a regular attendee ...

The strategies to address water and soil quality in the farm fields in your community keep moving forward, thanks to a state ...