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Lawmakers not giving up on cover crop payments

09/07/22 6:23 AM By Noah Wicks
KEYWORDS American Farmland Trust Cindy Axne cover crop crop insurance Sean Casten
A nationalized version of a crop insurance discount program for farmers who plant cover crops in Illinois, Indiana and Iowa is one of the ideas the table for the next farm bill, as lawmakers and environmental groups look for new ways to incentivize cover crops.
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Noah Wicks
Associate Editor

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