blog posts USDA allowing farmers who plant cover crops to prevent erosion to maintain eligibility for prevented planting indemnity Jun 21, 2019 11:45 am by KFGO-FMIllinois in the News Share on Facebook Tweet Email Images KFGO-FM (June 20) This should encourage farmers to seed cover crops on more acres. 'It clearly moves the needle toward prevent planting at this point. What is hard to figure out is how much,' says Illinois' Scott Irwin. Share on Facebook Tweet Email