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PCCP Participation Increases Number of Cover Crop Acres

Mon, 21 Mar 2022 14:39:42 CDT

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Risk Management Agency has now concluded sign-up for the 2022 Pandemic Cover Crop Program (PCCP). The program provides premium support to producers utilizing cover crops in their production systems. Since its original enactment in 2021, PCCP has vastly increased the number of cover crops now being grown and/or reported to the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA).

Prior to PCCP's development, U.S. farmers on average reported 2 to 3 million acres of cover crops annually. In 2021, over 14 million acres of cover crops were reported to the USDA FSA.

In 2021, the PCCP program provided $59.5 million in support to eligible farmers across the U.S., of which Texas presumably received $6.2 million the Plains Cotton Growers region received $5.1 million of the total amount.

While it is recognized that not every region in the U.S. can produce a cover crop based on various agronomic conditions, weather patterns and other factors, PCCP has certainly proven to be a successful program for farmers that have an interest in cover crop systems.

Written by-Kody Bessent at Plains Cotton Growers.


   

 

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