Source: FARM BUREAU, 8/4/17

Clements: The so-called “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico increased this year, after excessive spring flooding throughout the Mississippi river basin. That flooding wiped out farmers’ best efforts to minimize nitrogen runoff from their fields. Opponents to modern agriculture may be quick to point a finger at farmers and ranchers, but American Farm Bureau Federation congressional relations director Don Parrish says weather is to blame.

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