Illan Ireland, Mississippi Free Press
One Iowa landowner fights to farm a designated wetland. Others could face consequences downstream.
The Swampbuster provision of the 1985 farm bill ties wetland conservation to eligibility for federal crop insurance and subsidies. A new lawsuit claims that’s unconstitutional.
As climate threats to agriculture mount, could the Mississippi River delta be the next California?
Some believe the mid-Mississippi delta could become a new mecca for commercial-scale American produce.





