Cover Crop Cost-Share
2024 Cover Crop Cost-Share is Open!
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This program is for people intending to seed cover crops in fall 2024.
Applications close December 2, 2024.
- Payment rates are $10 OR $15 per acre on an unlimited number of acres. Rates vary depending on the documentation provided.
- The program is stackable with any publicly funded cost-share programs.
- Participants must farm in eligible counties in Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska or South Dakota.*
*Note: Illinois and Wisconsin farmers may be eligible for cost-share. Please call or email us for more information.
Our application form only takes 10 minutes to fill out. For more information on the two levels of cost-share payment, see our program eligibility requirements and further program details.
Download our Cover Crop Cost-Share flyer to share program information with other farmers.
Questions?
Review our list of frequently asked questions.
Contact our cover crops cost-share team by emailing covercrops(at)practicalfarmers(dot)org or by calling the office at (515) 232-5661.
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This webpage was developed to support Field to Market’s Climate-Smart Agriculture Innovative Finance Initiative under agreement number NR243A750004G023 using resources which are funded by the USDA Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities Grant Program and Pepsi. Practical Farmers of Iowa adheres to USDA’s Nondiscrimination Statement.
