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Soil conservation office reports CRP management challenges, staffing losses and airport farm stewardship work
Summary
The Linn County soil-conservation office described spring CRP management disruptions from dry, windy conditions, a recent loss of two contract staff, and continuing partnerships with the Eastern Iowa Airport and watershed projects.
John Gallagher, Linn County soil-conservation staff, told the board that spring conditions—dry soils and wind—complicated mid-contract management for Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) participants and increased requests for date changes or alternate practices. "We had a lot of requests for either changing mid contract management or or amending the dates that they need to do it because... it made burning... quite challenging," Gallagher said.
Gallagher said the office lost two contract…
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