The Iowa Department of Transportation is trying to get more farmers to join the Standing Corn Program.

It’s a program that has been around for over 25 years.

The way it works is farmers will build temporary fences made out of corn to help block the wind and snow off the highways, which helps to keep drivers safe.

This year, the Iowa DOT created signs they put out along the highways to recruit more farmers to join the program.

“If they see that they may mention it to a friend or neighbor whose a farmer and then that person may get interested in the program as well so really it's a win-win for our commuters, our farmers, and the DOT,” says Cathy Cutler with the Iowa Department of Transportation in Cedar Rapids.

The program is also compensating those people for their help.

Farmers usually make about 50 cents above the market price for corn.

DOT also says the program helps save tax payers money because the department normally builds wooden fences along some highways.