USDA this week announced producers who planted cover crops and have coverage under most crop insurance policies are eligible for premium support for the 2021 crop year, part of USDA's broader Pandemic Assistance for Producers (PAP) initiative.
The Pandemic Cover Crop Program (PCCP) offers producers crop insurance premium support of $5 per acre, but not more than the full premium owed. Producers who insured a spring crop and planted a qualifying cover crop are eligible for the support.
To qualify, producers must file an acreage report with FSA by June 15, a month earlier than the normal crop reporting date of July 15.
And, farmers in Illinois, Indiana and Iowa have existing premium benefits for producers who plant cover crops. But USDA said that those producers will receive an additional benefit under PCCP.