Helping Farmers Prevent Runoff And Erosion

The video discusses the severe erosion issues faced by Robert Necaise's farm in Mississippi and how the US Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is addressing these problems through the Gulf of Mexico Initiative (GOMI). GOMI helps stabilize stream banks and plant vegetation to prevent erosion, while also monitoring water quality. Landowners like Necaise benefit from these conservation practices, which would be costly and difficult to implement independently. The initiative is available to private landowners in targeted Gulf Coast watersheds, and interested parties are encouraged to contact their local NRCS office.

What is the significance of monitoring water quality in the context of GOMI?

What challenges do landowners like Necaise face without the NRCS program?