State cost-share program helps out cattle producers and promotes conservation

By: Cami Koons

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: March 7, 2026

Words: 1,219

Last Updated: 3 days, 17 hours ago

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In southwest Iowa, the fields can be dry, sloped or have rough soil that is poor for growing corn or soybeans and is prone to erosion and runoff.

A state-led program is helping farmers, like Bailie Walters, convert those less-than-desirable crop lands into pasture. This helps with soil and nutrient conservation on those acres and it gives farmers more places to graze cattle.

Walters, who farms and raises cattle with her father in Taylor County, …

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