Reducing gulf dead zone possible, but challenging

An agricultural engineer says reducing the size of the dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico is possible but won’t be easy.  Dr. Matt Helmers with Iowa State tells Brownfield the agriculture sector can make a big impact by using conservation practices to reduce the amount of nitrogen and phosphorus reaching waterways by 45 percent. […]

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