River-polluting Iowa farms need most federal aid, group says
05-29-2009
Advocacy group urges targeted investment of conservation funds in Iowa farms that pollute Mississippi River. But USDA, state officials say formula accounts for 'impaired waters' (click 'See also'). Program subsidizes manure collection system setup, reducing tillage, building terraces; $7 million of this year's fund reserved for specific projects - beginning organic operations, beginning or low-income farmers.
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Tags: Clean Water Act, dead zone, drainage area, Environmental Quality Incentives Program, Environmental Working Group, EQIP, farm, fertilizer, Gulf of Mexico, Iowa, Iowa Environmental Council, Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, Michelle Perez, Mississippi River Basin, nitrogen, phosphorous, Richard Sims, Rick Robinson, runoff, Susan Heathcote, USDA, water coordinating council, watershed
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