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Bayer Carbon Program

2025 Cover Crop Bonus

There’s a new opportunity for growers in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and Nebraska! This season, growers can apply for a one-time bonus opportunity as part of the Bayer Carbon Program. Together with a major consumer packaged goods company, we are offering a Cover Crop Bonus for growers who plant cover crops on eligible corn acres in 2025. To qualify, corn must be harvested in 2025. Applications to receive the Cover Crop Bonus will be accepted until state acreage caps are met, so growers are encouraged to apply early.

✓ $15/acre when you plant cover crops on corn acres.
✓ $20/acre when you combine cover crops with no-till, strip-till, or reduced-till

Take Eligibility Quiz
Take this quick quiz to see if your fields might be eligible for 2025 Cover Crop Bonus.

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Key Qualifications:

• Enroll eligible fields in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, or Nebraska into the Bayer Carbon Program.
• Plant cover crops on eligible corn acres during in 2025.
• Harvest corn from those same acres in 2025.

Earn more with these optional steps:
• Combine cover crops with no-till, strip-till, or reduced-till practices to increase your bonus from $15/acre to $20/acre
• If you started cover crops or eligible tillage practices on or after August 15, 2019, you may be eligible to participate in the Bayer Carbon Program with the potential to receive a one-time payment of up to $48/acre ($6 per acre/practice for years 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024).

Final-Wheat Bonus Eligibility Chart For Landing Page

Additional Earning Opportunities

The Bayer Carbon Program Cover Crop Bonus is only available for 2025, but growers can continue to earn standard Bayer Carbon Program payments for continuing eligible practices for the duration of the five-year program performance period.

• Early Adoption & Historical Practices Payment¹
Earn a one-time payment of up to $48/acre with the Bayer Carbon Program Early Adoption & Historical Practices Payment. If you started cover crops or tillage practices after August 15, 2019, get $6/acre/year for up to 4 years of back-pay.

• Nitrogen Management Program²
Earn $4/acre when using select nitrification inhibitors and reducing synthetic nitrogen by 5% on corn acres.

Enroll Your Fields Now

About the Bayer Carbon Program

The decisions you make today can play a role in supporting the future of your land. ForGround by Bayer offers farmers resources to adopt or expand regenerative agriculture practices, opening the door to new opportunities for your operation.

We help you put regenerative agriculture practices to work with year-round support from a team of expert agronomists and exclusive offers and discounts.

Simple

You select the eligible practices and fields.
We provide the support.

Certain

You’re rewarded for verified practices on
eligible fields. No need to track carbon tons.

Flexible

We know situations can change.
Request updates annually with approval.

Support

Receive of exclusive membership benefits—
agronomic insights, offers and discounts.

ForGround Member-Only Exclusive Benefits:

Climate FieldView™ Platform: Get a discount code (a $249 value), towards a FieldView™ subscription when you enroll at least 250 acres in the Bayer Carbon Program.³
Great Plains: Get $50 off per foot on select Great Plains Box Drill units with the purchase of a new unit.
Soil Warrior: Receive up to $5,000 in account credit toward a SoilWarrior strip-tillage and nutrient placement system.
BAM Weather: Get 20% off a one-year subscription to the BAM Weather Clarity: Pro platform.
Redekop: Receive a 3% discount on a Redekop Seed Control Unit with the purchase of a new unit from Redekop or a participating dealer.
Exclusive Educational Content: Access insights and learnings developed by leaders in soil health, weather, biology, and other life sciences.

Contact a Carbon Engagement Specialist

Our experts are here to answer your questions and guide you through the enrollment process.

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¹ Payments subject to: (a) verification by Bayer that the selected practices have been performed and, for historical payments, that carbon assets have been generated; and (b) all other applicable terms of the Bayer Carbon-Smart Practices Master Agreement and attached program terms.

² Applicable field must also be newly enrolled in Qualifying Regenerative Agriculture Programs, offered through ForGround by Bayer, as of 2024 to participate in the Nitrogen Management Program. Must use qualifying nitrification inhibitor and realize a 5% reduction in synthetic nitrogen compared to 4-year baseline average prior to nitrification inhibitor use. Field must be planted with corn to be eligible for per acre payment. See Bayer Carbon-Smart Practices Master Agreement, and attached program terms, for further details.

³ ForGround by Bayer members who enroll a minimum of 250 eligible acres in a regenerative agriculture program offered through ForGround (requiring implementation of select regenerative agriculture practices) will receive a one-time, $249 discount code, to be applied to a FieldView™ subscription.

This FieldView™ subscription opportunity is subject to Bayer continuing to offer promotion. Promotion may be discontinued by Bayer at any time in Bayer’s sole discretion. Promotion participants must not be in breach of any agreements between Bayer and its affiliates, including Climate LLC, in order to qualify. FieldView™ Drive or FieldView™ Drive Starter Kits are not included in this offer. No commissions will be paid to dealers for subscribers participating in this offer. This offer may not be combined with any other offer for FieldView™ subscriptions.

Certain practices may be subject to state acre enrollment limits. The regenerative agriculture program described in this material is subject to the current version of the Bayer Carbon-Smart Practices Master Agreement and attached program terms. The information is to aid in the understanding of the program and does not change or modify the Bayer Carbon-Smart Practices Master Agreement and attached program terms in any way.