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Blog: How Do Working Lands Conservation Programs Shape Cover Crop Adoption?

June 20, 2022 | Posted in Economics

Source: NSAC

A recent study led by the American Soybean Association (ASA) claims to demonstrate the differing value of two agricultural working lands conservation programs and their ability to create increased adoption of cover crops. The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) takes issue with several aspects of the study.

$2.6 Million in Grants will Support Planting Covers on 500,000 Acres

May 24, 2022 | Posted in Economics

Grants have been awarded to the nonprofit groups American Farmland Trust, Ducks Unlimited, the Kansas Association of Conservation Districts, Minnesota Soil Health Coalition and Practical Farmers of Iowa.

USDA NRCS Announces New EQIP Cover Crop Initiative

January 17, 2022 | Posted in Economics

Source: USDA press release

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is announcing several new and expanded opportunities for climate smart agriculture in 2022. Updates include nationwide availability of the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) Conservation Incentive Contracts option, a new and streamlined EQIP Cover Crop Initiative, and added flexibilities for producers to easily re-enroll in the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP). Read more in this press release from NRCS.

[Video] 20 Years of Cover Crop Experience

June 12, 2019 | Posted in Seeding Practices

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.

Funding Available to Seed Cover Crops in Nebraska

April 1, 2019 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Source: NRCS

The NRCS is leading a statewide effort in Nebraska to enhance the adoption of soil health management through the Advanced Cover Crop Initiative. Landowners interested in applying for funding to establish cover crops should submit their application at their local NRCS office by April 19.

Making Cover Crops Pay — For You

Farmers looking to invest in their soils and put more money in their pocket should consider what cover crops have to offer.

February 1, 2019 | Posted in Economics, Soil Health

Cover crops have been used on American farms for over 75 years, but it wasn’t until 2012 that the practice really started to be tracked in annual surveys.

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Keep Covers in Your Rotation Without Breaking the Bank

| Posted in Soil Health

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