How are conservation practices handling floods?

IARN – When we talk about conservation projects for our fields, we are often sold on what it can do to clean up the water and prevent soil erosion by wind and water. As we have witnessed through the spring and early summer, large amounts of rain have fallen across much of Iowa. The worst of this has been seen in the northern-tier counties. So, how have these conservation projects held up?
(Story and image courtesy Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network.)