New effort aims to help Midwest farmers plant cover crops on a half a million acres

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation has awarded nearly $3 million dollars in grants to plant cover crops in six Midwestern states The funding comes as demand for state and federal incentive programs for cover crops often outpaces available funding.

Midwest farmers tripled use of cover crops, but it's still just a small fraction of acres

How To Make Farmers Love Cover Crops? Pay Them : The Salt : NPR

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Basche Research News and Media, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture

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Experts: Beyond corn and soybeans, farming's future has plenty of options - Investigate Midwest

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Midwest farm acres using cover crops are small but increasing

In Illinois, young, conservation-minded farmers race against climate change to save their soil

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Midwest farmers triple use of cover crops

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