Iowa ag department launches Des Moines watershed program; cover crop incentives

By: Cami Koons

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: June 22, 2026

Words: 557

Last Updated: 1 month ago

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Farmers upstream of the Des Moines region are eligible for cover crop incentives as part of state legislation to improve water quality in central Iowa.

The expanded incentive program, which Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced Monday, is the“first of several” conservation initiatives in the Greater Des Moines Watershed Program rolling out over the next several weeks.

“Improving water quality requires a system-wide approach from the farm to the faucet, and …

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