USDA announced that growers who insured their spring crop with most insurance policies and planted a qualifying cover crop during the 2021 crop year are eligible for premium support of $5 per acre.
The new program — Pandemic Cover Crop Program (PCCP) — was created to help farmers maintain their cover crop systems, despite the financial challenges posed by the pandemic.
Growers will automatically receive the benefit if they file the Report of Acreage form (FSA-578) by June 15, 2021 with their local FSA office. To file the report, growers should contact their local USDA Service Center and make an appointment.
Visit farmers.gov/pandemic-assistance/cover-crops for more information about the program.
