• Date: April 12, 2022
  Time: 7:00pm
  Location: Online
  IA

How the Izaak Walton League has influenced federal agriculture policy and what WE can do for next year’s Farm Bill…

Duane Hovorka, Agriculture Program Director, Izaak Walton League of America

The League played an instrumental role in “groundbreaking environmental victories” during the past 100 years.  Duane will highlight some of those accomplishments such as the creation of the Soil Bank in 1956, the Clean Water Act in 1972, the Conservation Reserve Program in 1985, and the Conservation Stewardship Program in 2002.  

Duane also will summarize the 2023 Farm Bill suggestions he's heard during winter listening sessions. It's not too late to add your own ideas as the Izaak Walton League begins to shape its priorities for next year's legislative Farm Bill showdown.

Bring your suggestions and questions to the Zoom table on April 12th, as Duane continues to pull together some of the best ideas that others have been sharing to help the Izaak Walton League prioritize solutions.  He will share the insights as the League crafts their agenda for the 2023 Farm Bill.

This monthly series is a project of the Upper Mississippi River Initiative (UMRI) of the Izaak Walton League of America, with co-hosts Chris Henning of the Panora Conservation Chapter and Des Moines Chapter Communication Director, Bud Hartley. We feature guests for 30-40 minute presentations that shed daylight on good works done in the name of the Mississippi and its uplands. In this way we uplift our shared goals for a cleaner river, a cared for environment, and kinder communities. Recorded programs are available shortly after they air live.

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