For multi-generational farmers, working the land is a way of life. But what happens when that way of life– and the very ground beneath it– faces a legal challenge?
Meet the Iowa farmers whose livelihoods are now at the heart of a court case challenging the U.S. Farm Bill provision called Swampbuster. Learn how this safeguard ensures wetlands are protected by linking conservation to federal farm benefits, and what’s at stake for their farms and the environment.
Watch the full video on the Great Lakes Now YouTube channel.
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