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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Thursday, March 06, 2025
Under a bipartisan piece of legislation introduced this month, the $5 per acre pandemic cover crop subsidy would be revived and made a permanent part of the farm bill.
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.
Agriculture can play a key role in mitigating climate change, but more work is needed on methods of measuring the impact of changing farming practices.