WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following news: * * * NRCS obligated a record $112.1 million in conservation practice funding to Iowa farmers in fiscal year 2024 (FY24), through 1,960 conservation program contracts that will help treat natural resource concerns such as soil erosion and water quality on nearly 400,000 acres. * * * DES MOINES, IA, DEC. 9, 2024 -- USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) more PR