Maryland’s 2024 Small Acreage Cover Crop Program is now accepting applications through April 30, 2024.

Cover Crop Program - The Small Acreage Cover Crop Program will provide financial assistance to producers who plant less than ten (10) acres of cover crop.

2024 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

• The maximum payment is $1,500 per grower, per year.
• This program is for growers who plant less than ten (10) acres of qualifying cover crops.
• You will be reimbursed based on paid receipts.
• Eligible species include single cereal grains or cover crop seed mixes.
• Plant your cover crop in open plots/fields, raised beds, or a high tunnel.