New effort aims to help Midwest farmers plant cover crops on a half a million acres

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation has awarded nearly $3 million dollars in grants to plant cover crops in six Midwestern states The funding comes as demand for state and federal incentive programs for cover crops often outpaces available funding.

New US climate law could make Midwest water contamination worse

Millets — ancient drought-resistant grains — could help the Great Plains survive climate change

Too Few Farmers are Curbing Pollution in Lake Erie. Should They be Forced? - Circle of Blue

Midwest cover crop planting at an all-time high, study shows

Under Cover: Midwestern Farmers Are Using Cover Crops To Reduce Erosion, Improve Soils and Fight Climate Change - How We Respond

Pictures of common cover crops. a Cereal rye grown as a cover in corn

Fertilizer washes off Midwest farm fields and taints communities' drinking water, poisons Gulf of Mexico - Investigate Midwest

Your Cover Crop Resource Guide

Cover Crops: Reducing Farm Runoff While Saving Soil

Climate change plan: What carbon markets mean for farmers

Modern Farmer 09/25/21 Jacksonville Journal-Courier by Hearst Midwest - Issuu

Many farmers fear planting cover crops will hurt bottom line

Clean water, healthy soil

Kellogg Company, Meijer invest in Midwest young farmers