Swampbuster stands: Federal judge dismisses Iowa challenge to wetlands protections

Swampbuster stands: Federal judge dismisses Iowa challenge to wetlands protections

A federal judge last week sided with environmental groups and US regulators in a dispute with an Iowa landowner over a Farm Bill provision that protects wetlands. The move to uphold the “Swampbuster” rule marks a victory for family farmers, wetlands and water quality across the country, said environmental and sustainable agriculture groups that intervened in the case. “This decision is an unequivocal victory for sustainable farming,” Dani Replog…