The sign-up is now open for the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship’s (IDALS) annual Crop Insurance Discount Program. The program offers farmers a $5 per acre premium reduction for fall-planted cover crops.

The Crop Insurance Discount Program, part of the implementation of Iowa’s Nutrient Reduction Strategy, provides a $5 per acre premium reduction for fall-planted cover crops. There is no acreage cap for eligible acres.

The program is jointly administered by IDALS and the USDA Risk Management Agency (RMA). In its ninth year, the initiative has become a model adopted by several other states and by federal partners. Nearly 2,000 farmers have enrolled more than 1.4 million acres in the program to date. 

Sign-up is open through January 23, 2026

Participants should enroll at apply.cleanwateriowa.org