Iowa farmers are eligible for savings on insurance premiums for planting cover crops, which are known to improve water quality. The savings are offered through the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship’s Crop Insurance Discount Program. The annual program, part of the implementation of Iowa’s Nutrient Reduction Strategy, provides farmers who plant fall cover crops the opportunity to apply for a $5 per acre discount on their crop insurance premiums. There is no cap on the number of cover crop seeded acres that can receive the crop insurance discount. “We’ve seen strong interest in our cover crop cost-share programs this summer and fall, and we anticipate just as much enthusiasm for our Crop Insurance Discount Program when the online sign-up opens in December. This innovative program has been effective in advancing the Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy by boosting cover crop adoption while helping farmers reduce their crop insurance costs,” Iowa Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig said in a news release. The sign-up period will begin Dec. 1 and close on Jan. 23. To learn more, visit CleanWaterIowa.org.