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Conservation should boost the bottom line
Feb 22, 2017, 11:01 AM
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The former chief of the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) says the best form of conservation helps the farmer’s bottom line.
Jason Weller, now with Land O’Lakes, tells Brownfield during his eight years at NRCS he saw the farm economy flourish and then stagnate.
Through good times and bad, Weller says efficiency pays off.
“Reducing the loss of your core asset, which is your soil. Optimizing your use of fertilizers so you’re using just the right amount to maximize yield, but nothing more.
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