Farmers for Soil Health

Initiative Seeks to Double Cover Crops by 2030

November 11, 2024 | Posted in Soil Health, Investing in Regenerative Ag

Source: AgriNews

Farmers for Soil Health empowers farmers to lead the charge in sustainability, putting real money directly into their hands to drive change where it matters most — at the farm level.

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Enrollment Now Open: Farmers for Soil Health Cover Crop Initiative

October 26, 2024 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: Michigan Farmer News

Farmers for Soil Health, a collaboration between the National Corn Growers Association, National Pork Board and United Soybean Board to create a farmer-led cover crop program, has announced enrollment is now open for the second year of the initiative.

Sign-Ups Open for Program Seeking to Double Cover Crop Acres

October 25, 2024 | Posted in Soil Health, Economics

In its first year alone, 238 farmers enrolled, covering more than 78,000 acres, pushing the initiative closer to its goal of doubling cover crop adoption to 30 million acres across the U.S. by 2030.

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Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: Aug. 30, 2024

August 30, 2024

Cover Crop Strategies editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at various aspects of our great agricultural industry. Here is our favorite content from the past week. The Best of the Web This Week series is brought to you by Saddle Butte Ag.

Iowa Leads Statewide Push Toward National Cover Crop Goal of 30 Million Acres

May 29, 2024 | Posted in Investing in Regenerative Ag

The Iowa Soybean Association, the Iowa Corn Promotion Board, and the Iowa Agriculture Water Alliance are leading a statewide push toward a national cover crop goal of 30 million acres.

Farmers for Soil Health Enrollment Deadline Extended to March 15

March 5, 2024 | Posted in Investing in Regenerative Ag

Farmers now have until March 15 to enroll in Farmers for Soil Health, a new cover crop cost share program that pays up to $50/acre over three years for new cover crop acres. Farmers who have planted cover crops previously are eligible for $2/acre.

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Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: March 1, 2024

March 1, 2024

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National Collaboration Aims to Catalyze Cover Crop Adoption

The Iowa Soybean Association, the Iowa Corn Promotion Board, and the Iowa Agriculture Water Alliance are leading a statewide push toward a national cover crop goal of 30 million acres.

December 19, 2023 | Posted in Soil Health, Investing in Regenerative Ag

Three Iowa ag partners are leading a statewide effort to increase the adoption of cover crops, an erosion-prevention and water quality practice, as part of a national program called Farmers for Soil Health.

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Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: Nov. 24, 2023

November 24, 2023

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Cover Crops Incentivized to Minimize Profit Loss from Poor Soil Health

By Julia Gerlach posted on October 23, 2023 | Posted in Soil Health

It’s imperative that soil be protected and conserved as much as possible because the simple fact is that we no longer have the luxury of leaving our degraded soils in the dust as we go in search of new ground. We must take care of the soil if we have any hope that it will continue to provide for us.