Over the next year, Ducks Unlimited will work with private landowners to enroll acres into cover crop one-year contracts. In return, landowners receive a $15- to $25-per acre incentive payment.
Ducks Unlimited has partnered with Archer-Daniels-Midland Company and Farmers Business Network to promote sustainable agricultural practices that incentivize producers in Ohio to implement 25,000 acres of cover crops. Over the next year, Ducks Unlimited will work with private landowners to enroll acres into one-year cover crop contracts. In return, landowners receive a $15- to $25-per acre incentive payment.
DU will be responsible for administering the cover crop program, developing sustainable on-farm practices that fit farmers’ needs and are also economically beneficial.
Ohio farmers must provide FSA documents and FSA subsidiary print that will be shared with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. To qualify, this must be new or expanded practice, and you must have wheat, corn, or soybeans in rotation. You cannot be paid for cover crops on the same acres by federally funded programs like EQIP/CSP/RCPP.
Producers who already know which program they want to enroll in and are ready to proceed with an agreement can select from one of the following options:
If you need more information, please fill out this form, and a DU biologist will contact you.
ODA will enroll 500,000 acres into the program for a two-week sign-up period, beginning April 22, 2024, through May 6, 2024. Contact local SWCD offices to apply.
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