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The Governor’s Carbon Sequestration Task Force and its Agriculture Work Group are considering a proposal to modify the Maximum Return to Nitrogen, which determines how much nitrogen should be applied to Iowa's corn fields. Although one of the...

Estimates are that implementing the Nutrient Reduction Strategy will cost $5 billion. Finding money to pay for it has been a challenge. The Sierra Club is suggesting a Nutrient Management Strategy fee which would be paid for by the integrators -...

As painful as it may be, it is wise to plan for the future in the event of significantly reduced demand for ethanol. The shifts happening in the ethanol industry and the side-effects on the farmers are difficult to think about. But we do need to...

It is time to review, and reconsider, how landowners are paid for the use of easements.

The State of Iowa is running a $1 billion surplus. Here's an idea - put the surplus to work on the Nutrient Reduction Strategy which has a $5 billion price tag.

Access to public records is key to a healthy democracy, regardless if these records are maintained by state, county, school or municipal employees. If government is allowed to keep public records secret, then the public does not have important...

The Iowa Chapter of the Sierra Club welcomes Jess Mazour on-board as the Conservation Program Coordinator. She joined the team on October 1.

When someone mentions nutrient reduction, one of the first things that comes to mind is planting cover crops. Cover crops are a good solution, but not the only one. A recent study points out that farmers must take the next step beyond cover crops...

The Iowa Chapter of the Sierra Club recently released a report “A Bold Vision for Iowa’s Economy of the Future”. The pandemic and resulting economic slowdown gives us a great opportunity to envision an economy of the future. We have a chance to be...