In Iowa, 2020 was a banner year for conservation adoption. Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig shed light on farmers’ work to expand their conservation efforts during a recent webinar hosted by Iowa Learning Farms.

The state invested $6.5 million in 2020 through cost-share programs. Private landowners matched that investment in building terraces, water and sediment control basins, grade stabilization projects and through the implementation of cover crops and grassed waterways.