WCGA hosts EPA, DOI officials at roundtable discussion on Janesville farm

Several figures in agriculture and environmental conservation turned out Friday for a roundtable discussion hosted by the Wisconsin Corn Growers Association in Janesville, including several state and federal representatives and members of the Environmental Protection Agency and US Department of the Interior.

The roundtable, held at Roger Rebout & Sons farm in Janesville, discussed water quality issues faced by Wisconsin farmers. The panelists largely agreed that the relationship between Wisconsin farmers and regulatory agencies like the EPA needs fixing among many disagreements between them on how farmers should accomplish land and water conservation....

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Ken Notes: And the relationships need to be fixed away from the courtroom and legislative chambers...