Iowa Ideas 2020 replay: Flood Plain Agriculture

With low corn prices, lagging fuel demand and significant uncertainty with soybean demand, does Iowa have a unique opportunity to get the more than 276,000 acres of row crops located in flood plains into the natural infrastructure? What can be done to increase conservation land?

Panelists include: Sindra Jensen, Natural Resources Conservationist, USDA; Larry Weber, IIHR Director, University of Iowa. Moderator: Todd Dorman, The Gazette.

This session was part of the 2020 Iowa Ideas Conference presented by ITC and held Oct. 15-16, 2020. This session originally occurred at 2-3 p.m. on Oct. 15, 2020. The two-day conference hosted by The Gazette brings together policy makers, experts and community members passionate about the state's future. For more, visit www.iowaideas.com.