Chris Jones

Environment / Energy Require cover crops at landowner expense on all rented crop land. Environment / Energy He pollution that results from the corn-soybean-CAFO-ethanol production system must be regulated. Environment / Energy Onerous penalties for those in agribusiness killing our streams. Environment / Energy Develop policy to create markets for alternative crops. Environment / Energy Ban fall tillage on corn-soy rotations. Environment / Energy Development of a strategic plan that helps Iowa retreat from corn ethanol. Environment / Energy Return zoning authority and local control over livestock CAFOs to the counties. Environment / Energy Moratorium on additional agricultural drainage tile unless the outlet is mitigated for pollution at the landowner’s expense. Environment / Energy Restore riparian areas along stream banks. Environment / Energy We need to regulate nutrient inputs (manure and commercial fertilizer) within the watershed framework. Environment / Energy Zealous regulation of pesticide application. Taxes / Budget Sales tax on grain-based livestock feed. Environment / Energy Ban mowing and chemical application to ditches. Environment / Energy Set a maximum contiguous parcel size that can be planted to only one crop. Environment / Energy Development of policy incentivizing the production of alternative crops and livestock in pastoral systems.