INDIANA – Calling all Hoosier farmers: Indiana needs your input on how to improve our State’s Agricultural drainage laws so lawmakers can work toward effective solutions.
Hoosier farmers are asked to provide input on Indiana agricultural drainage laws and how they could be improved. State Reps. Beau Baird (R-Greencastle) and J.D. Prescott (R-Union City) discuss how a state task force wants to find ways to strike a better balance between land rights and protecting the environment.
State Representative Beau Baird of Greencastle, co-chair of the Drainage Task Force, says their focus is to review responsibilities between landowners and the State on drainage issues, and whether changes can be made to give farmers more control over addressing drainage concerns on their land.
Hoosiers can offer input by contacting Baird’s office at h44@iga.in.gov. The final drainage task force meeting is October 25 at the Indianapolis Statehouse.
Members of the public are welcome to attend and testify at the meeting, which will also be livestreamed and archived online at iga.gov.
The task force’s findings and any policy recommendations will be reported to the Indiana General Assembly, which could take further action.
