# Ear to the Ground 396: Accountable Ag

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Podcast: [LSP's Ear to the Ground](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lsp-s-ear-to-the-ground-7074345)
Published: 2026-02-09T01:55:52+00:00
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## Resource

These three crop producers see no reason why productive farming and clean water can’t co-exist. But first, we need to stop the greenwashing and get our hands dirty. ( 2 of 2 parts; part 1 is here ) More Information: • Ear to the Ground 395: The Lobe Rangers • LSP Soil Health Web Page • LSP Myth Buster No. 68: “When Nitrogen is Gone, it Can be Forgotten” • SARE Fact Sheet: “Cover Crops at Work: Keeping Nutrients Out of Waterways” • Article: “A report tied Iowa’s water pollution to agriculture. Then the money to promote it mysteriously disappeared” • Researcher’s Analysis of Nov. 2025 Iowa Farm Bureau Statement on Water Quality • LSP Blog: The Crop Insurance Conundrum • PNAS Paper: “The Extent of Soil Loss Across the US Corn Belt” • ISU CARD Analysis: “Cover Crop Adoption Decelerates and No-till Area Stagnates in the I-States”

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