'Batch and build' conservation progress and national policy analysis
Welcome to Episode 206 of The Spokesman Speaks podcast. In this episode, Heartland Co-op Conservation Manager and agronomist Ruth McCabe shares the "batch and build" process that's helping Iowa farmers quickly install edge-of-field practices to filter nitrates from water. And ag policy expert Mary Kay Thatcher offers her outlook on farm policy in 2026.
Resources Mentioned in this Episode
Learn more about Heartland Co-op's conservation offerings and contact Conservation Manager Ruth McCabe at ConservationAgronomy.com.
Learn more about Iowa's conservation progress at ConservationCountsIowa.com.
Contact your county Farm Bureau.
