Conservation in the US Farm Bill

Provisions in the United States’ 2012 Farm Bill could sustain environmental stewardship going forward. Conservation practices like alternative tilling help farmers reduce topsoil erosion and improve area water quality.
Farmers and advocates from the National Wildlife Federation and the Izaak Walton League toured a farm near Northfield, Minnesota, to illustrate reasons why land conservation practices could be aligned with taxpayer-supported crop insurance.