National group releases cover crop tool modeled after Iowa ‘batch and build’ program

By: Cami Koons

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: August 20, 2026

Words: 854

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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An Iowa program that deploys conservation practices across an area, rather than one at a time, served as a model for a cover crop adoption program launched by American Farmland Trust.

The conservation agriculture group released a guide to help producers follow the “batch and grow” cover crop program, which it said removes barriers, lowers cost and streamlines cover crop adoption for participants.

The program follows the “batch and build” model initiated in …

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