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Flyover: Balancing Agriculture and Water Health

NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Kerri Miller

Published July 18, 2015 at 12:00 PM CDT

What happens here in the fields and farms of Illinois, Iowa, and the rest of the Midwest has an effect on the Mississippi River and its watershed all way down to the Gulf of Mexico. But the country needs the crops that Iowa produces. How do we find the right balance?