Incentives for Conservation

The Iowa Soybean Association’s Soil and Water Outcomes Fund has expanded into Minnesota, South Dakota, and North Dakota. Field Program Representative Katie Nelson says the goal is to help farmers implement conservation practices. The program provides a financial benefit to farmers for implementing conservation practices. “We really leave that decision up to them on what they want to do,” said Nelson. “They can make a switch from conventional tillage to strip-till or vertical till or even a switch to no-till; they can also put in a cover crop or a combination of both. Another practice that they can implement is an expanded rotation, adding a crop or even a perennial crop in their rotation.”