In an agricultural economy, the land and the water are everything. They represent not only the pulse of economic opportunity, but also the quality of life that we all value.

Data show certain farming practices can have serious unintended health consequences. When produced in harmony with nature, ...

A buffer strip separates a crop field and water in West Otter Tail County. Contributed / West Otter Tail County SWCD. Larsen said Otter Tail County started their initiative to add buffers in 2014, ...

Many farmers use strips of native vegetation planted along streambanks, called riparian buffers, to reduce erosion and prevent agro-chemicals from entering watersheds.But less is known about saturated ...

Conservation buffers are strips of land, often planted with native perennials, strategically placed among and around row crops. They have the potential to improve farm productivity, protect vital ...

A plan from Dayton identifies a uniform 50-foot buffer strip along state lakes, rivers, streams and ditches as the necessary solution. He said it […] Skip to content. All Sections.

The buffer strips listed in the 2017 tally include parcels along the Big Sioux River, Flandreau Creek, Lake Campbell and Lake Sinai. Daugaard unveils buffer strip legislation.

When a community grows in the Midwest, especially in East Central Illinois, chances are that the expansion will involve farmland.Trouble is, urban residents moving into the countryside and farms don't ...

Gov. Dennis Daugaard wants the South Dakota Supreme Court to decide if it’s OK to give tax breaks to farmers who put buffer strips between their cropland and the rivers, streams and lakes on ...

"Buffer strips" of year-round vegetation are seen as one way to help protect water from farm runoff. New state laws require them along nearly every public waterway. On Tuesday, the state released ...

Wetland buffer zones and naturally vegetated buffer strips may expand if two articles proposed at the annual town meeting in Mashpee are approved — and future construction projects could be ...

Buffer strips were implemented to improve water quality, but their effectiveness is difficult to quantify While 99% of Minnesota farmers are compliant, some farmers want data showing them that the ...