Midwest Cover Crops Council

Commodity Classic 2026! Come by booth 5720 at 2pm CT for a chat with cover crop experts #CommodityClassic26

Congrats to our Student Poster Competition winners! #1 Charlee Williams, @PurdueAgronomy sponsored by @GOSEEDCO #2 Ava Antic, @PurdueAgronomy sponsored by @BioTill Cover Crops #3 Marcos Menghini, @NDSU_SNRS sponsored by @alseedorganics

Final call! Pre-registration for the MCCC Annual Meeting and Conference closes Friday, January 29. And exciting news! The event was approved for 15.5 CCA CEUs (7.5 SW, 1 NM, 1 IPM, 5 CM, 1 Sustainability). Register here buff.ly/4PMWFyI

It's not too late! Students and professionals are welcome to participate in the poster session at the MCCC Annual Meeting on February 10 in Dubuque, IA. The poster registration deadline has been extended to January 31, 2026. Register your poster here buff.ly/iplTMjy

Upcoming deadlines for the MCCC Annual Meeting & Conference... Jan 20 is the last day to get the Early Bird registration discount. Also! Register your poster by Jan 20 for a chance to win the Poster Competition. Register now buff.ly/Vkuyqi9

The Midwest Cover Crops Council Annual Meeting is a great opportunity to showcase your cover crop or permanent living cover research. Bonus: students who register their poster by January 20 have the chance to win! For more info visit buff.ly/FfULh2L

Did you know 2026 mark the Midwest Cover Crops Council's 20th Anniversary? Come celebrate with us in Dubuque, IA, Feb 10-11. The Feb 10 banquet celebration will feature Iowa comedian, Jeremy Nunes. Check out some of his "front porch" comedy on his website buff.ly/6tP8Ofz

Early registration ends this Friday (January 9). Register now for the 2026 MCCC Annual Meeting and Conference and save. buff.ly/FfULh2L

Weather and ag nerds, you don't want to miss MCCC's upcoming webinar December 17, 12:30 ET/11:30 CT. Register now to get the Zoom link buff.ly/9TfJ2Qf

Calling all students! Submit a poster highlighting your cover crop research for a chance to win at the 2026 MCCC Annual Meeting in Dubuque, IA on February 10-11. Visit buff.ly/bfgPuur for more info.

Planning on coming to our Annual Meeting Feb 10-11 in Dubuque, IA? Join as a sponsor! Visit for the MCCC Annual Meeting webpage for more information (buff.ly/bfgPuur) or reach out to ethies@iastate.edu for more information.

Episode 2 of the Midwest Cover Crop Chronicles video and podcast series is now available! MCCC Managing Director Mark Licht speaks with Cedar Rapids, IA farmer Jim O’Connell about his cover cropping journey. Youtube buff.ly/vw3M4tp or Spotify buff.ly/K7QRQuF

Thinking about trying something new with your cover crops this year? MCCC has tips to help! In this webinar, Anna Morrow, MCCC program manager goes over some of the resources MCCC has developed to help guide cover crop management decisions: buff.ly/EL2eJtT

Interested in cover crop cost share opportunities? Amanda Kautz with Indiana NRCS covers brings some clarity to NRCS cover crop cost share, covering commons misconceptions. buff.ly/twocjBt

Check out MCCC's new podcast on Spotify (buff.ly/0YgxghV ) or Youtube (buff.ly/DN2IHY5). Midwest Cover Crop Chronicles are the stories of cover croppers across the Midwest. In this episode MCCC's Mark Licht speaks with Byron, Minnesota farmer Kevin Connelly.

Do you get annual ryegrass and cereal rye mixed up? Curious about differences across clovers? Check out this video featuring some cover crop ID tips from Stephanie McClain, Soil Health Specialist with NRCS Minnesota. buff.ly/2C9adtX

See you next week! Join MCCC and NRCS for a series of webinars highlighting resources to help make cover crop management decisions. Register to receive the Zoom link buff.ly/hsU5Su9

More webinars coming up! Join MCCC and NRCS for a series of webinars highlighting resources to help make cover crop management decisions. Register to receive the Zoom link buff.ly/ZgpKtDb

FINAL DAY OF SALE MCCC and Soil and Water Conservation Society partnered to offer exclusive designs for all the cover crop enthusiasts out there. Check out a variety of color and design options and make sure to place your order by TOMORROW May 13: buff.ly/CweWgL4

Have you noticed changes on MCCC webpage? Join us May 14, 15, and 16 8:30am-9:00am CT for some quick webinars covering the updated recommendations on our Getting Started with Cover Crop Pages (buff.ly/orXpOR7). Register to receive the Zoom link: buff.ly/I80kkIb