MAY 10, 2019 2:09PM
Unilever and PepsiCo are offering Iowa farmers cash incentives for cover crops, a program managed by Sarah Carlson from Practical Farmers of Iowa. Unilever is offering $40/ac for up to 40 acres to those new to covers and $10/ac for up to 160 acres or 10% of acres farmed (whichever is larger) to existing users. With margins tight, farmers should take advantage of incentives for conservation, states Mike Jackson, member of Mahaska County Farm Bureau. Read more here.
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