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The products mentioned herein are not endorsed by the Soil and Water Conservation Society unless so stated.* ------------------------------ TOP NEWS ------------------------------ Trump's agriculture pick vows to fight for Chesapeake Bay cleanup despite budget cuts <http://strongmail1.multiview.com/track?type=click&eas=1&mailingid=2201666&messageid=2201666&databaseid=Mailing.DS201666.2201666.184407&serial=17703988&[log in to unmask]&userid=76865145&targetid=&fl=&extra=MultivariateId=&&&2018&&&http://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=58dbf96d4e57a> [image: Share on Facebook] <http://strongmail1.multiview.com/track?type=click&eas=1&mailingid=2201666&messageid=2201666&databaseid=Mailing.DS201666.2201666.184407&serial=17703988&[log in to unmask]&userid=76865145&targetid=&fl=&extra=MultivariateId=&&&2019&&&http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=58dbf96d4e57a>[image: Twitter] <http://strongmail1.multiview.com/track?type=click&eas=1&mailingid=2201666&messageid=2201666&databaseid=Mailing.DS201666.2201666.184407&serial=17703988&[log in to unmask]&userid=76865145&targetid=&fl=&extra=MultivariateId=&&&2020&&&http://twitter.com/?status=http://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=58dbf96d4e57a>[image: Share on Linkedin] <http://strongmail1.multiview.com/track?type=click&eas=1&mailingid=2201666&messageid=2201666&databaseid=Mailing.DS201666.2201666.184407&serial=17703988&[log in to unmask]&userid=76865145&targetid=&fl=&extra=MultivariateId=&&&2021&&&http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=http://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=58dbf96d4e57a>[image: E-mail article] <http://strongmail1.multiview.com/track?type=click&eas=1&mailingid=2201666&messageid=2201666&databaseid=Mailing.DS201666.2201666.184407&serial=17703988&[log in to unmask]&userid=76865145&targetid=&fl=&extra=MultivariateId=&&&2022&&&http://multibriefs.com/ShareArticle.php?58dbf96d4e57a> The Huffington Post Agriculture secretary nominee Sonny Perdue vowed to defend efforts to restore the Chesapeake Bay, even though the White House has proposed eliminating funding for its cleanup. If confirmed, the former Georgia governor would not have power over the Environmental Protection Agency's $73 million initiative targeting runoff from farming fertilizer, the chief source of the nitrogen and phosphorus contaminating the Chesapeake Bay. But he said his Department of Agriculture would continue to work with farmers to reduce pollution. 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But along the west side of the valley, some fields are sprouting not crops, but solar panels. The water that made this agricultural land productive also spelled its doom. Because most water contains salt, irrigating adds salt to soil over time, especially in arid and semi-arid places with little rainfall and poor drainage. READ MORE <http://strongmail1.multiview.com/track?type=click&eas=1&mailingid=2201666&messageid=2201666&databaseid=Mailing.DS201666.2201666.184407&serial=17703988&[log in to unmask]&userid=76865145&targetid=&fl=&extra=MultivariateId=&&&2030&&&http://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=58dbfe8b1a1cd> EPA seeks source of element in waterways <http://strongmail1.multiview.com/track?type=click&eas=1&mailingid=2201666&messageid=2201666&databaseid=Mailing.DS201666.2201666.184407&serial=17703988&[log in to unmask]&userid=76865145&targetid=&fl=&extra=MultivariateId=&&&2031&&&http://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=58dbfec9ee123> [image: Share on Facebook] <http://strongmail1.multiview.com/track?type=click&eas=1&mailingid=2201666&messageid=2201666&databaseid=Mailing.DS201666.2201666.184407&serial=17703988&[log in to unmask]&userid=76865145&targetid=&fl=&extra=MultivariateId=&&&2032&&&http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=58dbfec9ee123>[image: Twitter] <http://strongmail1.multiview.com/track?type=click&eas=1&mailingid=2201666&messageid=2201666&databaseid=Mailing.DS201666.2201666.184407&serial=17703988&[log in to unmask]&userid=76865145&targetid=&fl=&extra=MultivariateId=&&&2033&&&http://twitter.com/?status=http://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=58dbfec9ee123>[image: Share on Linkedin] <http://strongmail1.multiview.com/track?type=click&eas=1&mailingid=2201666&messageid=2201666&databaseid=Mailing.DS201666.2201666.184407&serial=17703988&[log in to unmask]&userid=76865145&targetid=&fl=&extra=MultivariateId=&&&2034&&&http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=http://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=58dbfec9ee123>[image: E-mail article] <http://strongmail1.multiview.com/track?type=click&eas=1&mailingid=2201666&messageid=2201666&databaseid=Mailing.DS201666.2201666.184407&serial=17703988&[log in to unmask]&userid=76865145&targetid=&fl=&extra=MultivariateId=&&&2035&&&http://multibriefs.com/ShareArticle.php?58dbfec9ee123> The Daily Standard Scientists are trying to determine the cause of rising phosphorus levels in streams, rivers, lakes, wetlands and coastal waters across the country. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency hosted a webcast on Thursday to discuss the issue. Data from the EPA's National Lakes Assessment and the National Rivers and Streams Surveys indicate increasing amounts of phosphorus in bodies of water, especially in areas that had previously shown almost no phosphorus. READ MORE <http://strongmail1.multiview.com/track?type=click&eas=1&mailingid=2201666&messageid=2201666&databaseid=Mailing.DS201666.2201666.184407&serial=17703988&[log in to unmask]&userid=76865145&targetid=&fl=&extra=MultivariateId=&&&2036&&&http://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=58dbfec9ee123> Iowa survey shows conservation being prioritized <http://strongmail1.multiview.com/track?type=click&eas=1&mailingid=2201666&messageid=2201666&databaseid=Mailing.DS201666.2201666.184407&serial=17703988&[log in to unmask]&userid=76865145&targetid=&fl=&extra=MultivariateId=&&&2037&&&http://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=58dbf9dabca1b> [image: Share on Facebook] <http://strongmail1.multiview.com/track?type=click&eas=1&mailingid=2201666&messageid=2201666&databaseid=Mailing.DS201666.2201666.184407&serial=17703988&[log in to unmask]&userid=76865145&targetid=&fl=&extra=MultivariateId=&&&2038&&&http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=58dbf9dabca1b>[image: Twitter] <http://strongmail1.multiview.com/track?type=click&eas=1&mailingid=2201666&messageid=2201666&databaseid=Mailing.DS201666.2201666.184407&serial=17703988&[log in to unmask]&userid=76865145&targetid=&fl=&extra=MultivariateId=&&&2039&&&http://twitter.com/?status=http://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=58dbf9dabca1b>[image: Share on Linkedin] <http://strongmail1.multiview.com/track?type=click&eas=1&mailingid=2201666&messageid=2201666&databaseid=Mailing.DS201666.2201666.184407&serial=17703988&[log in to unmask]&userid=76865145&targetid=&fl=&extra=MultivariateId=&&&2040&&&http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=http://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=58dbf9dabca1b>[image: E-mail article] <http://strongmail1.multiview.com/track?type=click&eas=1&mailingid=2201666&messageid=2201666&databaseid=Mailing.DS201666.2201666.184407&serial=17703988&[log in to unmask]&userid=76865145&targetid=&fl=&extra=MultivariateId=&&&2041&&&http://multibriefs.com/ShareArticle.php?58dbf9dabca1b> Pork Network A new poll shows numerous soil and water conservation best management practices are widely used by Iowa farmers and more are being considered. The Iowa Farm and Rural Life Poll is an annual survey of Iowa farmers that collects and disseminates information on issues of importance to farmers and agricultural stakeholders across Iowa and the Midwest. READ MORE <http://strongmail1.multiview.com/track?type=click&eas=1&mailingid=2201666&messageid=2201666&databaseid=Mailing.DS201666.2201666.184407&serial=17703988&[log in to unmask]&userid=76865145&targetid=&fl=&extra=MultivariateId=&&&2042&&&http://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=58dbf9dabca1b> <http://strongmail1.multiview.com/track?type=click&eas=1&mailingid=2201666&messageid=2201666&databaseid=Mailing.DS201666.2201666.184407&serial=17703988&[log in to unmask]&userid=76865145&targetid=&fl=&extra=MultivariateId=&&&2043&&&http://www.swcs.org/en/publications/managing_mississippi_and_ohio_river_landscapes/> Cattle associated antibiotics disturb soil ecosystems <http://strongmail1.multiview.com/track?type=click&eas=1&mailingid=2201666&messageid=2201666&databaseid=Mailing.DS201666.2201666.184407&serial=17703988&[log in to unmask]&userid=76865145&targetid=&fl=&extra=MultivariateId=&&&2044&&&http://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=58dc2479d6e0d> [image: Share on Facebook] <http://strongmail1.multiview.com/track?type=click&eas=1&mailingid=2201666&messageid=2201666&databaseid=Mailing.DS201666.2201666.184407&serial=17703988&[log in to unmask]&userid=76865145&targetid=&fl=&extra=MultivariateId=&&&2045&&&http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=58dc2479d6e0d>[image: Twitter] <http://strongmail1.multiview.com/track?type=click&eas=1&mailingid=2201666&messageid=2201666&databaseid=Mailing.DS201666.2201666.184407&serial=17703988&[log in to unmask]&userid=76865145&targetid=&fl=&extra=MultivariateId=&&&2046&&&http://twitter.com/?status=http://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=58dc2479d6e0d>[image: Share on Linkedin] <http://strongmail1.multiview.com/track?type=click&eas=1&mailingid=2201666&messageid=2201666&databaseid=Mailing.DS201666.2201666.184407&serial=17703988&[log in to unmask]&userid=76865145&targetid=&fl=&extra=MultivariateId=&&&2047&&&http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=http://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=58dc2479d6e0d>[image: E-mail article] <http://strongmail1.multiview.com/track?type=click&eas=1&mailingid=2201666&messageid=2201666&databaseid=Mailing.DS201666.2201666.184407&serial=17703988&[log in to unmask]&userid=76865145&targetid=&fl=&extra=MultivariateId=&&&2048&&&http://multibriefs.com/ShareArticle.php?58dc2479d6e0d> Proceedings of the Royal Society via Phys.org Manure from cattle administered antibiotics drastically changes the bacterial and fungal make-up of surrounding soil, leading to ecosystem dysfunction, according to a Virginia Tech research team. The team analyzed soil samples from 11 dairy farms in the United States, and found that the amount of antibiotic resistant genes was 200 times greater in soil near manure piles compared with soil that wasn't. 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Their Soil and Water Conservation District shared a fairly new concept: the bioreactor. "Bioreactors," said Northey, "are new practices that have been developed to address water quality and it is great to see them being installed across the state." 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