Iowa Crop Insurance Discount Program
Iowa Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship
Closed January 27, 2023
Crop insurance in an integral part of the farm safety net that provides protection for farmers after bad weather impacts their crops. Cover crops can help prevent erosion and improve water quality and soil health, among other benefits.
The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and partners worked with the USDA Risk Management Agency (RMA) to establish a project aimed at expanding usage of cover crops in Iowa.
Through this project IDALS will provide up to $5/acre for cover crops to eligible applicants. Funding will be provided through USDA-RMA as an additional insurance premium discount through normal crop insurance processes. The premium reduction will be available for fall-planted cover crops with a spring-planted cash crop. Some policies may be excluded, such as Whole-Farm Revenue Protection or those covered through written agreements. Participating farmers must follow all existing good farming practices required by their policy and work with their insurance agent to maintain eligibility.
Farmers are encouraged to wait to apply until their cover crop seeding has been completed. Please note that cover crop acres currently enrolled in state and/or federal programs are not eligible for this program.
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Eligibility
Applicants must be located in Iowa, and plant an eligible cover crop on federally insured acreage.
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Details
Release Date
December 1, 2022
Deadline
January 27, 2023
Organization
Iowa Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship (IDALS)
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Updated February 5, 2023
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