Ag's Great Affluenza - 6

Iowa Erosion Problems Pre-Date Ethanol

Todd Neeley
By  Todd Neeley , DTN Staff Reporter
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A map from the Iowa Daily Erosion Project shows the average total soil erosion through 2009 in Iowa and highlights how some areas reached as much as 56 tons per acre. (Map from Iowa Daily Erosion Project, Iowa State University; DTN graphic by Nick Scalise)
A map from the Iowa Daily Erosion Project shows the average total soil erosion through 2009 in Iowa and highlights how some areas reached as much as 56 tons per acre. (Map from Iowa Daily Erosion Project, Iowa State University; DTN graphic by Nick Scalise)
Erosion has been an issue for as long as there have been farmers, and farmers continue to battle it, with better tilling practices and cover crops.

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Todd Neeley

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