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Scott Neuman

As farmers split from the GOP on climate change, they're getting billions to fight it

Soybeans pour from a combine during harvest in a field in Rippey, Iowa, in 2019. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

If you ask Iowa farmer Robb Ewoldt about the federal dollars he's received over the last few years to help make his land more sustainable, it's clear he's a big fan.

"It works out really well in our operation," says Ewoldt, who farms corn and soybeans on "just shy of 2,000 acres" near Davenport, Iowa. "We see tremendous benefits in conservation, water quality and carbon sequestration."

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