Iowa farmer sees culture shift toward water conservation

By: Cami Koons

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: July 20, 2026

Words: 1,201

Last Updated: 1 month ago

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MADRID – Nick Helland and his father have embraced a slew of conservation practices – bioreactors, saturated buffers, cover crops and a nutrient reducing wetland — on their farm in the Greater Des Moines Watershed.

Helland said he feels there has been a “shift in the culture” among farmers from judging one another on how black they could till their soil, to now, how frequently they till and how much cover they leave on …

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