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Cover Crops

Farmers plant record amount of cover crops, helping Indiana's streams and lakes

Rebecca Thiele

For the third year in a row, Indiana farmers have set a record for the most acres of cover crops planted — more than 1.7 million acres.
Cover Crop Premium Discount Program available to farmers

Clayton Baumgarth

The program will reward farmers who plant cover crops by providing a reduced premium on their crop insurance.
Indiana farmers plant a record 1.6 million acres of cover crops

Cover crops help build organic matter, control weed growth and improve soil health.
Earth Eats presents: Hot Farm--a podcast with Eve Abrams

Kayte Young

A special presentation from the Food & Environment Reporting Network (FERN) of a podcast on farming and climate change.