{"id":246807,"date":"2024-03-12T21:27:13","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T21:27:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/cover-crops-are-a-smart-investment\/"},"modified":"2024-03-12T22:33:38","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T22:33:38","slug":"cover-crops-are-a-smart-investment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/cover-crops-are-a-smart-investment\/","title":{"rendered":"Cover Crops Are a Smart Investment"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-wysiwyg=\"\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Although cover crops are growing in popularity, they are still only used on about\u00a0<\/span><span>6 percent of cropland<\/span><span>, meaning there is plenty of opportunity for growth. The good news is that for the second year running, the White House\u00a0<\/span><span>requested funding<\/span><span> in its annual\u00a0<\/span><span>budget<\/span><span> for a program that gives farmers a $5-per-acre \u201cgood driver discount\u201d on their crop insurance if they plant cover crops. This commonsense proposal is based on popular programs that are currently in place in\u00a0<\/span><span>Illinois<\/span><span>,\u00a0<\/span><span>Indiana<\/span><span>,\u00a0<\/span><span>Iowa<\/span><span>, and\u00a0<\/span><span>Wisconsin<\/span><span>, as well as a\u00a0<\/span><span>temporary program<\/span><span> that the U.S. Department of Agriculture ran from 2022\u20132023 before funding ran out. And there is legislation called the\u00a0<\/span><span>COVER Act<\/span><span> already waiting in Congress that could make this program a reality in the next Farm Bill. 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