"I" States Slowly Increasing Cover Crop Use

The sustainable farming practice of cover cropping grew in Iowa in 2018, but is still far below the goal called for in Iowa's Nutrient Reduction Strategy. Cover crops are planted in the off-season to help protect soil from water and wind erosion and reduce nutrient runoff into waterways. Using satellite imagery, the Environmental Working Group compared cover-crop acreage in Iowa, Indiana and Illinois from 2015-2017, and found a net increase in all three states. Iowa's acreage grew about 16% last year. Report author Soren Rundquist said it's a step in the right direction, but far from what is needed.

Proposed FEEDD Act Enables USDA to Allow Producers to Graze, Hay or Chop Cover Crops for Livestock
U.S. Representatives Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) and Angie Craig (D-MN-02) introduced the bipartisan Feed Emergency Enhancement During Disasters Act (FEEDD Act). The FEEDD Act will provide farmers and ranchers additional emergency flexibility to help alleviate feed shortages during planting seasons with high levels of prevent plant due to extreme moisture or drought.
Texas Panhandle Tour Explores Multi-Species Cover Crops
Join No-till on the Plains, fellow producers and soil health experts July 30 through August 1 for a tour of some of the best farms and farmers in the Texas panhandle.
Learn More About Prevent Planting Cover Crops in North Dakota
These will be an excellent opportunity to meet with North Dakota State University specialists and researchers to run through options and hopefully insurance representatives to provide input during the conversation.

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Proposed FEEDD Act Enables USDA to Allow Producers to Graze, Hay or Chop Cover Crops for Livestock
U.S. Representatives Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) and Angie Craig (D-MN-02) introduced the bipartisan Feed Emergency Enhancement During Disasters Act (FEEDD Act). The FEEDD Act will provide farmers and ranchers additional emergency flexibility to help alleviate feed shortages during planting seasons with high levels of prevent plant due to extreme moisture or drought.
[Video] 20 Years of Cover Crop Experience
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Proposed FEEDD Act Enables USDA to Allow Producers to Graze, Hay or Chop Cover Crops for Livestock
U.S. Representatives Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) and Angie Craig (D-MN-02) introduced the bipartisan Feed Emergency Enhancement During Disasters Act (FEEDD Act). The FEEDD Act will provide farmers and ranchers additional emergency flexibility to help alleviate feed shortages during planting seasons with high levels of prevent plant due to extreme moisture or drought.
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20 Years of Cover Crop Experience

Trey Hill and his father own Harborview Farm on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, where they grow corn, soybeans and wheat. He has been growing cover crops for 20 years, and in the last few years has been planting them on all of his acreage.

Cover Crops Planted on More Indiana Acres Than Any Other Commodity Crop
According to a recent survey, Indiana farmers planted more than 1 million acres of cover crops in 2018, up 32,000 acres from the previous year.
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Join No-till on the Plains, fellow producers and soil health experts July 30 through August 1 for a tour of some of the best farms and farmers in the Texas panhandle.
Learn More About Prevent Planting Cover Crops in North Dakota
These will be an excellent opportunity to meet with North Dakota State University specialists and researchers to run through options and hopefully insurance representatives to provide input during the conversation.
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"I" States Slowly Increasing Cover Crop Use

Proposed FEEDD Act Enables USDA to Allow Producers to Graze, Hay or Chop Cover Crops for Livestock

Texas Panhandle Tour Explores Multi-Species Cover Crops

Learn More About Prevent Planting Cover Crops in North Dakota

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Seeding Practices

Cover Crops Planted on More Indiana Acres Than Any Other Commodity Crop

Proposed FEEDD Act Enables USDA to Allow Producers to Graze, Hay or Chop Cover Crops for Livestock

[Video] 20 Years of Cover Crop Experience

Grazing

Proposed FEEDD Act Enables USDA to Allow Producers to Graze, Hay or Chop Cover Crops for Livestock

Multi-Species Cover Crops: The Answer to Livestock Forage Shortages?

Pros & Cons for Cover Crops in Prevented Planting

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20 Years of Cover Crop Experience

Soil Health

Cover Crops Planted on More Indiana Acres Than Any Other Commodity Crop

Texas Panhandle Tour Explores Multi-Species Cover Crops

Learn More About Prevent Planting Cover Crops in North Dakota

Banking Cover Crop Benefits for Prolonged Soil Health Payoff

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