Prevent planting - Articles

USDA RMA Allowing Growers to Hay, Graze or Chop Covers & Still Receive Prevent Planting Payments

December 2, 2021 | Posted in Grazing

Source: USDA Risk Management Agency

RMA added this flexibility starting with the 2021 crop year as part of a broader effort to encourage producers to use cover crops, an important conservation and good farming practice.

USDA Allowing Grazing, Haying or Cutting Cover Crops on Sept. 1

August 24, 2020 | Posted in Grazing

Source: North Dakota State University Extension press release

Changes in federal grazing and harvesting rules on prevented-planting acres could help livestock producers in select counties replenish forage supplies, or at least offset shortages in perennial forage production, according to North Dakota State University Extension livestock specialists. Counties that qualify must have 15% or more acres classified as prevented plant. Read more in this press release from North Dakota State University Extension.

Biomass Differences in Summer-Seeded Cover Crops

July 28, 2020 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Soil Health

When faced with a crop failure due to severe weather, or conditions prevent planting in the first place, seeding cover crops on these acres can help control weeds and protect soil from erosion as well as provide other soil health benefits. Trials from the University of Minnesota reveals which covers grow the most biomass the quickest.

Haying & Grazing Prevented Planting Acres

July 20, 2020 | Posted in Grazing

Source: AgWeek

There is a lot of interest in haying or grazing a cover crop planted on prevented planting acres. This is mostly the result of projected lower yielding 2020 hay production due to a late freeze and current dry conditions. Read more in this article from AgWeek.

Late Corn Harvest, Wet Spring Leads to Prevent Planting

July 20, 2020 | Posted in Economics

Source: Capital Journal (Pierre, SD)

For the first time ever, the Ed and Andrew Askegaard families are using their prevented-planting insurance. “Here we are,” Ed said, “after Memorial Day, harvesting our COVID-19 corn." Read more in this article from the Capital Journal (Pierre, SD).

Prevented Planting Provides Opportunity for Livestock Forage

July 13, 2020 | Posted in Grazing

Source: North Dakota State University Extension press release

Challenging harvest conditions in the fall of 2019 in combination with excess moisture and cool temperatures this spring have inhibited spring planting, resulting in above normal acres of prevented planting. In addition, many livestock producers in the region are short on forage due to harvest challenges in 2019 and delayed pasture readiness this spring.

Plan for Prevent Planting

May 26, 2020 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Source: AgWeek

It’s tough to think about prevented planting, but coming up with a plan for those fields now is critical for following through with effective management. Bottom line is that something needs to be growing on those fields in 2020 to use water and prepare them for 2021. Read more in this article from AgWeek.

Scramble to Meet Cover Crop Seed Demand

December 9, 2019 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Source: Capital Journal (Pierre, SD)

When 4 million acres of the South Dakota’s crops couldn’t be planted in 2019, there was a powerful need for cover crop seeds. Millborn Seeds Inc. of Brookings was one of the players in the region’s seed business that scrambled to cover prevented-planting acres for their customers.

No-Till Farmer Web Page Offers Tips on Managing Prevented Planting Acres, Disaster Aid

The editors of No-Till Farmer, Strip-Till Farmer and Cover Crop Strategies assembled this web page to serve as a source for growers looking for options on prevented-planting acres in the U.S. and potentially find sources of disaster aid.

July 15, 2019 | Posted in Economics, Seeding Practices, Soil Health

The editors of No-Till Farmer, Strip-Till Farmer and Cover Crop Strategies assembled this web page to serve as a source for growers looking for options on prevented-planting acres in the U.S. and potentially find sources of disaster aid.

USDA-RMA Announces Change to Haying and Grazing Date for Prevent Plant Acres in 2019

June 21, 2019 | Posted in Grazing

Source: USDA Risk Management Agency

Farmers who planted cover crops on prevented plant acres will be permitted to hay, graze or chop those fields earlier than November this year, the USDA announced.