Area farmers are reminded about an upcoming deadline through the Iowa Department of Agriculture.
The new Crop Insurance Premium Reduction program offers farmers $5 per acre of premium reduction on their crop insurance for 2019 for planting cover crops this past fall. Farmers are reminded that they have until January 15th to signup and have eligible land certified for the program. Cover crop acres that are currently enrolled in state and/or federal programs are not eligible for this program. To sign up, click the link below.