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Prevented Planting Row Crop Acres – Which Cover Crops Can Help?

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The following was originally posted on May 27, 2011 when the Eastern Corn Belt was suffering with severe flooding and wet conditions. In 2013 the Upper Midwest – especially Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin – is flooded and wet. Many farmers are considering taking the crop insurance for prevented planting. Even if it would stop raining […]

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RMA Changes Policy on Cover Crops: Short Reprieve Given

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Folks, In response to an unprecedented number of unplanted acres in the Eastern Corn Belt, the Springfield Regional RMA office has released an update to their policy requirements with regard to terminating cover crops. The former policy had the termination date set at May 15. While many areas of Indiana and Ohio were hit with

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