{"id":3127,"date":"2026-04-30T09:49:37","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T13:49:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coshoctoncounty.net\/swcd\/?page_id=3127"},"modified":"2026-04-30T09:49:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T13:49:37","slug":"cover-crops","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.coshoctoncounty.net\/swcd\/cover-crops\/","title":{"rendered":"Cover Crops"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4>Cover Crop Funding<\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"140\" data-end=\"283\">The Coshocton Soil and Water Conservation District is now offering the 2026 Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District (MWCD) Cover Crop Program.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"285\" data-end=\"663\">Cover crops provide a wide range of benefits for landowners and producers, including improved soil health, nutrient retention, weed suppression, enhanced water quality, and potential reductions in input costs. This program offers financial assistance to Coshocton County landowners who implement approved cover crop practices, supporting both conservation and farm productivity.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"665\" data-end=\"739\"><strong data-start=\"665\" data-end=\"694\">Eligibility Requirements:<\/strong><br>To qualify for the program, applicants must:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"740\" data-end=\"920\">\n<li data-section-id=\"1nphkcm\" data-start=\"740\" data-end=\"797\">Provide a soil test completed within the last 4 years<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"137wjnd\" data-start=\"798\" data-end=\"846\">Be planting on soybean or corn silage ground<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1s56x66\" data-start=\"847\" data-end=\"893\">Submit a copy of the seed germination test<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"4jt9gc\" data-start=\"894\" data-end=\"920\">Provide a seed invoice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"922\" data-end=\"945\"><strong data-start=\"922\" data-end=\"945\">Program Guidelines:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"946\" data-end=\"1122\">\n<li data-section-id=\"hqc7sv\" data-start=\"946\" data-end=\"976\">Payment rate: $12 per acre<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1aarjiy\" data-start=\"977\" data-end=\"1024\">Maximum of 175 acres per landowner\/producer<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"19zs12p\" data-start=\"1025\" data-end=\"1122\">Fields cannot be enrolled in NRCS cover crop programs (but may participate in private programs)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1124\" data-end=\"1188\">The 2026 Cover Crop Program is currently accepting applications.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1190\" data-end=\"1246\"><strong data-start=\"1190\" data-end=\"1215\">Application Deadline:&nbsp; <\/strong><em><strong>Friday, July 10th by 4:30 PM<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1248\" data-end=\"1330\">Completed applications should be turned into the office or emailed to:&nbsp; <strong data-start=\"1295\" data-end=\"1330\"><a class=\"decorated-link cursor-pointer\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"1297\" data-end=\"1328\">zachwallace@coshoctoncounty.net<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1332\" data-end=\"1450\">Applications will be ranked, and approved applicants will be contacted to complete final paperwork with the landowner.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1452\" data-end=\"1503\">Download the MWCD application below to get started.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cover Crop Funding The Coshocton Soil and Water Conservation District is now offering the 2026 Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District (MWCD) Cover Crop Program. Cover crops provide a wide range of benefits for landowners and producers, including improved soil health, nutrient retention, weed suppression, enhanced water quality, and potential reductions in input costs. This program offers [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":79,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3127","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coshoctoncounty.net\/swcd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3127","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coshoctoncounty.net\/swcd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coshoctoncounty.net\/swcd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coshoctoncounty.net\/swcd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/79"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coshoctoncounty.net\/swcd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3127"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.coshoctoncounty.net\/swcd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3127\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3130,"href":"https:\/\/www.coshoctoncounty.net\/swcd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3127\/revisions\/3130"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coshoctoncounty.net\/swcd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}