Producers who planted cover crops this crop year and have crop insurance are eligible for a $5 per acre premium discount through USDA’s new Pandemic Cover Crops Program.
The program, which is part of the agency’s Pandemic Assistance for Producers Initiative, is designed to help farmers maintain their cover cropping systems despite setbacks from the pandemic.
Producers must file a report of acreage form for cover crops through the Farm Service Agency by June 15, 2021 to receive the premium, which is different from the normal acreage reporting date.
