Farmers eligible for premium benefit on cover crops

Farmers are eligible for a "premium benefit" of up to $5 an acre on crop insurance coverage if they planted cover crops this year, according to the USDA’s Risk Management Agency. The so-called Pandemic Cover Crop Program is part of the administration’s $6 billion Pandemic Assistance for Producers initiative. The cover crop benefit will help farmers maintain cover crop sy...

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