Michelle Carr, left, and Jake Lieb, right. (Photos by Manuel Martinez, WBEZ)
Macon County farmers Jake Lieb and Michelle Carr this fall spoke with WBEZ about agriculture conservation efforts and progress made to reduce nutrient loss.
Lieb, a fifth-generation farmer, told WBEZ he is following in his ancestors' shoes and investing in cover crops among other projects.
“Now I’ve got kids, and I look at them, and it motivates me,” Lieb said. “If I question, god, is it worth the money to put the waterway in, is it worth the money to not take that hedgerow out, the money we could gain from it? One look at my kids, and I know what to do.
“I get it now. I understand why (my grandpa) did that for me. Because now I want to do it for them.”
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