Farmers in Iowa are proving to be powerful allies in reducing flooding through innovative practices. Melissa Roberts of the American Flood Coalition highlights a pilot at FLOLO Farms that uses multi-cropping—doubling root systems with a second crop alongside cash crops. The results are game-changing: a 50% reduction in water runoff, improving water quality and mitigating downstream flooding.
Episode at https://bit.ly/CoalitionFlood
From a conversation at the Reservoir Center.
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