Building your own cover crop business

May 29, 2025

Turn your cover crops into a successful business. Discover how the Cover Crop Business Accelerator (CCBA) program can provide financial assistance, agronomic support and networking opportunities to help establish a profitable cover crop business. 

On this episode of Pods of Potential, Marengo-area farmer Ross McCaw joins ISA Senior Conservation Program Manager Mike Gilman and Ann Krause from Practical Farmers of Iowa to share his experience with the CCBA. Hear how the program helped Ross increase the profitability of his cover crop business—and how it might help you do the same.

To learn more about the Cover Crop Business Accelerator program and opportunities to grow your business, contact Mike Gilman at mgilman@iasoybeans.com or 515-577-5600.

The Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network presents Pods of Potential with host Andy Petersen. Powered by the Iowa Soybean Association and the soybean checkoff, Pods of Potential delivers data-driven research and results to help Iowa's soybean farmers maximize productivity, profitability, and sustainability.

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