fall covers

Thursday

Sep 28

September 28, 2023 @ 4:49 pm CDT

Farmers and Communities Reap the Benefits of Planting Covers

Farmers and Communities Reap the Benefits of Planting Covers Acres planted to cover crops and enrolled in the Department of Agriculture’s “Fall Covers for Spring Savings” Program provided economic benefits to farmers in the form of a five dollar an acre discount on crop insurance premiums. The 50,000 acres enrolled in the program also provided environmental benefits to Illinois communities. …

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