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WATERSHED resources to restoring deep ditches on their new property. He’s working to eliminate a “gnarly, 15-foot ditch,” infested with black locust trees. Arenz is putting in water breaks: building multiple sideways spans of clean rock across the ditch to disperse the water and stop the ditching. Since January, he’s worked nearly daily on this and other conservation projects on the new farm. Though not an angler himself, Arenz enjoys meeting people who come to fish the trout in Tete des Morts Creek. “It’s been a good experience for me, seeing other people enjoy the stream, and I don’t feel like it takes anything from our farm,” he said. Trout were introduced decades ago, and today, fish are thriving. “It makes the ground more valuable, more cropable, and it’s not subject to erosion.” — JOHN ARENZ “I like Tete des Morts today much better than it was 60 years ago,” Arenz said. “It’s prettier, and there are great game fish.” Conservation work also brings downstream benefits. Every summer, thousands of square miles in the Gulf of Mexico are unsuitable for life, due to the tons of excess nutrients that wash off farm fields and down the Mississippi River. Gulf fishermen and women find their harvests and livelihoods jeopardized by this pollution. Upstream and locally, farmers pay dearly for excess inputs that get washed downstream without being taken up by crops. Increasingly heavy rains wash away more precious topsoil when conservation practices are lax or nonexistent. Arenz sees practical, financial benefits as well. “It has definitely been a benefit to the ground,” he said. “It’s made our ground more farmable, whether certain fields stay in CRP (Conservation Reserve Program) or crops, there’s more ground that is cropable, and the last thing is, from a selfish standpoint, it makes it a more valuable farm.” There are fewer ditches on the farm, and structures that control water flow increase its future value as farmland. “There’s a lot of work already done,” he continued. “It makes the ground more valuable, more cropable, and it’s not subject to erosion.” Arenz sees an inherent value in stewardship, and he knows that every landowner has to consider the situation on the ground when implementing conservation measures. “Every farmer will have to decide for him- or herself, what reaches the benefit level that tips to scale to cause them to participate,” he said. “I just find it very rewarding, as the individual who will be the steward of the land for the next 10 or 20 years… For people who bond with their land, it gives you a warm, fuzzy feeling.” n YOUR COMPLETE HEAVY DUTY REPAIR SHOP Complete diagnostic service of all makes and models! and Pictured left to right: Ashley Hopper – ASE Certified Technician, Cale Brown, Blaine Long, Matt Beuthien – ASE Certified Technician, and Sarah Beuthien. 563.374.3500 1129 Hwy. 30, Wheatland, Iowa rpj@fbcom.net 92 EASTERN IOWA FARMER | FALL 2023 eifarmer.com
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