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THE USDA NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION DISTRICT IS PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR MICHIGAN FARMS TO PLANT COVER CROPS AT $37.66/ACRE. NEED MORE FORAGE? Try alternative forages for grazing, haying or ensiling. Summer annuals can produce high volumes of biomass, and some forages can extend grazing seasons well into the winter. ATTENTION PRODUCERS: To be considered for NRCS assistance, producers must apply through their local NRCS office by JULY 8, 2019. Producers may receive a waiver to plant cover crops before funding is approved. The waiver does not guarantee funding will be approved; farmers plant at their own risk. Producers planting a summer cover crop have a variety of options based on preferences and seed availability. Due to anticipated livestock feed shortage, NRCS is authorizing cover crop options including forage crops such as corn for silage. Summer cover crops will improve water quality by controlling erosion & benefit 2020 crops by reducing soil compaction, controlling weeds, and retaining soil nutrients. Producers considering cover crops should check with crop insurance agent, USDA Risk Management Agency and Farm Service Agency regarding restrictions for haying, grazing and harvesting cover crops on prevented planting fields. COVER CROPS Unplanted Ground? TRY WANT TO PROTECT YOUR SOIL THIS SUMMER? Plant fast growing cover crops to conserve soil and prevent erosion on vulnerable ground. INVEST IN NEXT YEAR'S CROP Legume cover crops can fix between 40-200 of N/ac, depending on variety and biomass grown. Try a green manure crop this year! CONTACT Heather Varboncoeur ([email protected]) NRCS District Conservationist 616-842-5869 x3 Sara Bronkema ([email protected]) MAEAP Tech., Ottawa Conservation District 616-414-2638 The USDA is an equal opportunity employer, provider and lender.
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THE USDA NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION DISTRICT ISPROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR MICHIGAN FARMS TOPLANT COVER CROPS AT $37.66/ACRE.
NEED MORE FORAGE? Try alternative forages for grazing, haying orensiling. Summer annuals can produce highvolumes of biomass, and some forages can extendgrazing seasons well into the winter.
ATTENTION PRODUCERS:To be considered for NRCS assistance, producersmust apply through their local NRCS office by JULY 8, 2019.
Producers may receive a waiver to plant covercrops before funding is approved. The waiver doesnot guarantee funding will be approved; farmersplant at their own risk.
Producers planting a summer cover crop have avariety of options based on preferences and seedavailability. Due to anticipated livestock feedshortage, NRCS is authorizing cover crop optionsincluding forage crops such as corn for silage.Summer cover crops will improve water quality bycontrolling erosion & benefit 2020 crops byreducing soil compaction, controlling weeds, andretaining soil nutrients.
Producers considering cover crops should checkwith crop insurance agent, USDA RiskManagement Agency and Farm Service Agencyregarding restrictions for haying, grazing andharvesting cover crops on prevented plantingfields.
COVERCROPS
U n p l a n t e d G r o u n d ? TRY
WANT TO PROTECT YOUR SOILTHIS SUMMER?Plant fast growing cover crops to conserve soil andprevent erosion on vulnerable ground.
INVEST IN NEXT YEAR'S CROPLegume cover crops can fix between 40-200of N/ac, depending on variety and biomassgrown. Try a green manure crop this year!
CONTACTHeather Varboncoeur([email protected])NRCS District Conservationist616-842-5869 x3Sara Bronkema ([email protected])MAEAP Tech., Ottawa Conservation District616-414-2638
The USDA is an equal opportunity employer, provider and lender.
