Minnesota farmers are hovering near 99% compliance with a buffer law that’s been enforced since 2017. That’s a sign of success in a state filled with waterways, wetlands and over 14,000 lakes that are ...

The buffer strip law in Minnesota has been a hot topic, but what exactly is it, why has it been so contentious and what’s going on at the state and local level? Here is a guide to the controversial ...

WILLMAR, Minn. - While some parts of Minnesota farm country struggle with a new state law requiring buffer strips around pubic waters, implementation in Kandiyohi County's appears to be off to a good ...

The citizens of McLeod County need to trust their elected county commissioners to act in good faith and ensure the rights of its citizens are protected. Two areas of concern are implementation of the ...

Following the implementation of legislation championed by Gov. Mark Dayton, farmers in McLeod County and around the state took acres out of production, and planted vegetative strips along waterways.

DES MOINES - The state's Soil Conservation & Water Committee on Thursday rejected resolutions calling for mandatory conservation measures - a proposal supported earlier this year by hundreds of county ...

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — A break on property taxes hasn’t spurred much participation in a cleaner-water program meant to reduce runoff from agricultural fields and pastures in South Dakota. So state ...

An area lawmaker and Gov. Mark Dayton have differences over whether to change part of the state's current buffer strip law. Rep. Paul Torkelson, R-Hanska, was one of the GOP lawmakers who worked with ...

When a community grows in the Midwest, especially in East Central Illinois, chances are that the expansion will involve farmland. Trouble is, urban residents moving into the countryside and farms ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — In a Dec. 19 story about a South Dakota’s tax break program that rewards farmers for planting buffer strips between their crops and polluted bodies of water, The Associated ...

EASTON, Minn. — While he enjoys having a “driveway” next to his fields, Joel Rauenhorst doesn’t think the buffer strip he’s required to have between his soybeans and a drainage ditch is the best way ...