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A No-Tiller’s ‘Road to Redemption’

Severy, Kan., grower Gail Fuller & his partner, Lynette Miller, explain how focusing on building the soil & growing healthy food on their new farm feeds their souls, not just the bottom line

By Bill Spiegel posted on July 8, 2026 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

Severy, Kan., grower Gail Fuller & his partner, Lynette Miller, explain how focusing on building the soil & growing healthy food on their new farm feeds their souls, not just the bottom line

Ag Policy & Programs

Government Shutdown May Delay Aid, Support to Farmers

By John Dobberstein posted on October 1, 2025 | Posted in Agriculture Policy & Programs

The USDA posted its “shutdown plan” early Wednesday detailing how staffing, payments and programs at the massive agency will be affected and what operations will grind to a halt until a budget agreement can be reached in Congress.

USDA RMA Allowing Growers to Hay, Graze or Chop Covers & Still Receive Prevent Planting Payments

December 2, 2021

Source: USDA RMA Press Release

RMA added this flexibility starting with the 2021 crop year as part of a broader effort to encourage producers to use cover crops, an important conservation and good farming practice.

USDA-RMA Announces Change to Haying and Grazing Date for Prevent Plant Acres in 2019

June 21, 2019 | Posted in Cover Crops, Seeding & Planting, Soil Health

Source: USDA-RMA

Farmers who planted cover crops on prevented plant acres will be permitted to hay, graze or chop those fields earlier than November this year, the USDA announced.

Cover Crop Incentive Program Offered in Iowa

December 1, 2017 | Posted in Cover Crops, Seeding & Planting

Source: Iowa Department of Agriculture

$5 per acre premium reduction on crop insurance in 2018 for Iowa farmers who plant cover crops this fall (2017).

Progress has Certainly Been Made in Overcoming Cover Crop Concerns with Crop Insurance, but There’s Still a Need for Rule Change Refinements

By Frank Lessiter posted on April 16, 2016 | Posted in Cover Crops

Over the last half dozen years, the No-Till Farmer editors have written extensively about cover crop concerns leading to disastrous results with crop insurance rules. With the many benefits of no-till and cover crops, we certainly don’t want to see growers losing crop insurance coverage because of significant differences in rule interpretation among government and crop insurance staffers.

From the Desk of John Dobberstein

Crop Insurance Rules Still Hinder Cover Crop Adoption

By John Dobberstein posted on October 14, 2015 | Posted in Cover Crops, Seeding & Planting, Soil Health

While it’s clear cover crops have plenty to offer in revitalizing farms on the Great Plains, there is still a lot of apprehension among growers about how covers might affect crop insurance eligibility in those fields.

USDA Updates Rules On Cover Crop Termination

By John Dobberstein posted on April 22, 2014 | Posted in Cover Crops

The USDA's Risk Management Agency recently updated its "Frequently Asked Questions" section regarding crop insurance rules as they pertain to cover crops.

RMA Releases Special Provisions For Cover Crops

December 17, 2012 | Posted in Cover Crops

Here is a summary and analysis of Special Provisions for cover crops to the common crop insurance policy for the 2013 cropping year for the Upper Midwest and Northern and Central Great Plains states.

Frankly Speaking

Cover Crop Insurance Issues

By Frank Lessiter posted on April 1, 2011 | Posted in Cover Crops, Seeding & Planting

With more no-tillers interested in cashing in on cover crops to boost yields, slash fertilizer costs and curb soil erosion, everyone needs to understand the ramifications of qualifying for crop insurance. Otherwise, you may find yourself with a substantial yield loss claim that ends up being denied.

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