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By Ben Nuelle<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Producers who have crop insurance coverage may qualify for premium support up to $5 per acre in a new USDA assistance program if they planted cover crops for the 2021 crop year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday some cover crop acreage could be eligible for the Pandemic Cover Crop Program<\/a> offered by USDA’s Risk Management Agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Qualifying cover crops include cereals, grasses, legumes, brassicas, non-legume broadleaves, and mixes of two or more cover crop species planted at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cProducers use cover crops to improve soil health and gain other agronomic benefits, and this program will reduce producers\u2019 overall premium bill to help ensure producers can continue this climates-smart agricultural practice,\u201d RMA Acting Administrator Richard Flournoy said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to RMA, the program provides premium support to farmers who insured their spring crop and planted a qualifying cover crop for the time period. Premium support is $5 per acre but not more than the full premium owed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Iowa, Indiana, and Illinois already have programs for producers to receive a premium subsidy for planting cover crops and if a producer already participates in one of those, they may receive an additional benefit through PCCP, according to USDA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Producers must report acreage to USDA’s Farm Service Agency by June 15 to qualify for PCCP and must match what was reported to their crop insurance company. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Link to story on AgriPulse website<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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