The Grass is Greener, a Producer First Program, helps producers enhance forage production, plant cover crops, restore land to native pasture, and improve grazing practices - while strengthening operational efficiency and long-term resiliency
Our team of experts provide one-on-one guidance and support for seed selection, planting recommendations, and management best-practices.
The program provides cost-share opportunities for cover crop establishment, forage plantings, and range plantings.
Additional premiums are available for beef cattle sold into the market on a per lb basis
Implement a cover crop, forage, or range planting, maintaining perennials for at least 5 years.
Mitch is a farmer and rancher from Minnesota, who has participated in the Grass is Greener program. His goal is to turn some marginal crop land into perennial pastures to provide better forage for his cattle. AgSpire advisors worked with him to understand his land and goals, providing guidance on how to best prep the ground and manage new pastures.
Spring enrollment for the Grass is Greener is now open. Sign up below to learn about and plan for future enrollment opportunities.
Cole Baloun is one of the advisors who works with producers through the Grass is Greener program. In this video, Cole shares more about that work, practices he's seen benefit producers, and how Grass is Greener works.