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Indiana continues to be a national leader in conservation
Jun 1, 2017, 15:34 PM
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The latest Conservation Transect Report shows Indiana continues be a national leader in conservation.
Indiana State Conservationist Jane Hardisty says for the second year in a row there were more than 1 million acres of cover crops planted in Indiana.
She says the survey shows farmers value cover crops and are making investments beyond what is funded by the Farm Bill. “For every acre that we know of that farmers use government dollars to put in as cost share, they put in 4 to 5 acres on their own,” she says.
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