Iowa Farm Bureau Federation

06/09/2025 | News release | Distributed by Public on 06/09/2025 09:12

Federal judge upholds Swampbuster provision

A federal judge has upheld the constitutionality of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Swampbuster provision, which withholds benefits from farmers who disturb or convert protected wetlands to cropland.

The case involved Iowa landowner James Conlan, whose company, CTM Holdings...

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