159.8 Comprehensive management plan — highly erodible acres.
1. The department shall request cooperation from the federal government, including the United States department of agriculture consolidated farm service agency and the United States department of agriculture natural resources conservation service, to investigate methods to preserve land which is highly erodible, as provided in the federal Food Security Act of 1985, 16 U.S.C. §3801 et seq., for the purpose of developing with owners of the land a comprehensive management plan for the land. The plan may be based on the soil conservation plan of the natural resources conservation service and may include a farm unit conservation plan and a comprehensive agreement as provided in chapter 161A. The extension services at Iowa state university of science and technology shall cooperate with the department in developing the comprehensive plan.
2. The investigation shall include methods which help to preserve highly erodible land from row crop production through production of alternative commodities, and financial incentives.
89 Acts, ch 188, §1; 95 Acts, ch 216, §25; 2012 Acts, ch 1095, §8
Structure Iowa Code
Chapter 159 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND LAND STEWARDSHIP
Section 159.2 - Objects of department.
Section 159.5 - Powers and duties.
Section 159.6 - Additional duties.
Section 159.6A - Contributions.
Section 159.7 - Intake airprobes not approved.
Section 159.8 - Comprehensive management plan — highly erodible acres.
Section 159.9 - Internet access to statutes and rules.
Section 159.15 - Biennial report.
Section 159.16 - Duty of peace officers.
Section 159.17 - Interference with department.
Section 159.18 - Publicizing of farm programs.
Section 159.20 - Powers of department.
Section 159.21 - International relations fund.
Section 159.22 - Grants and gifts of funds.
Section 159.23 - Special fund.
Section 159.24 - Grades or classifications of farm products.
Section 159.30 - Laboratory division — packaging determination — promotion.
Section 159.33 - Assistance services — authority to contract with depositary.
Section 159.34 - Assistance services — filing documents.
Section 159.35 - Assistance services — collection of moneys.
Section 159.36 - Filing documents and payment of moneys to department.
Section 159.37 - Special quality grains electronic bulletin board.