Summary: Featuring: Dan Grossman Regional Director, EDF Rocky Mountain Office David Festa Vice President – Land, Water, Wildlife Suzy Friedman Deputy Director, Center for Conservation Incentives – Land, Water, Wildlife Tracy Blackmer, Director of Research, Iowa Soybean Association Denny Friest, Iowa Farmer The invention of synthetic fertilizer in the early 20th century transformed the way the world feeds itself. But this life-giving revolution in agricultural productivity has become too much of a good thing. Excess fertilizer not absorbed by crops runs off farm fields and pollutes our rivers, contaminates our drinking water and creates oxygen-deprived "dead zones" in oceans and bays. EDF is working with farmers and the Iowa Soybean Association to slash pollution in key waterways. What are EDF's science-based strategies for cleaning our waters, boosting farmers' income and maintaining agricultural yield? Find out directly from a farmer why he and thousands of other farmers, normally wary of environmental groups, are embracing this work with open arms. Download mp3 | Subscribe in iTunes
