Programs
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| ADM re:generations | ADM’s Re:generations programs provide payment for farmers currently using or adopting regenerative agricultural practices. |
Cover Crops, Living Roots Year-Round, Nutrient Management, Reduced or No-Till |
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ADM’s Re:generations programs provide payment for farmers currently using or adopting regenerative agricultural practices. Eligible Practices
Cover Crops, Living Roots Year-Round, Nutrient Management, Reduced or No-Till |
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| Agoro Carbon | Agoro Carbon is a company helping to make the carbon market more accessible to farmers and ranchers by providing resources and assistance to interested parties. |
Cover Crops, Legume Addition, Increased Biodiversity, Prescribed Grazing, Nutrient Management, Reduced- or No-Till |
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Agoro Carbon is a company helping to make the carbon market more accessible to farmers and ranchers by providing resources and assistance to interested parties. Eligible Practices
Cover Crops, Legume Addition, Increased Biodiversity, Prescribed Grazing, Nutrient Management, Reduced- or No-Till |
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| American Sustainable Business Institute, Inc.: The Growing GRASS Project | The Growing GRASS & Climate-Smart Value-Added U.S. Commodity Markets Project (Growing GRASS Project) will help U.S. beef and bison producers optimize total value from their regenerative grazing operations through lowered costs of verification, market access, and increased value-added markets that more fully utilize the whole animal, along with incentives for climate-smart grazing systems that reduce costs, increase resiliency, and deliver environmental and climate benefits. |
Prescribed Grazing |
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The Growing GRASS & Climate-Smart Value-Added U.S. Commodity Markets Project (Growing GRASS Project) will help U.S. beef and bison producers optimize total value from their regenerative grazing operations through lowered costs of verification, market access, and increased value-added markets that more fully utilize the whole animal, along with incentives for climate-smart grazing systems that reduce costs, increase resiliency, and deliver environmental and climate benefits. Eligible Practices
Prescribed Grazing |
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| Bayer Carbon Program: ForGround by Bayer | The Bayer Carbon Program, part of ForGround by Bayer, is a program that pays for practices on a per acre basis, regardless of soil carbon measurements. |
Cover Crops, Reduced- or No-Till, Nitrogen Management (corn only) |
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The Bayer Carbon Program, part of ForGround by Bayer, is a program that pays for practices on a per acre basis, regardless of soil carbon measurements. Eligible Practices
Cover Crops, Reduced- or No-Till, Nitrogen Management (corn only) |
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| CarbonNOW | Locus AG’s CarbonNOW program uses yield-boosting biological products as an approved practice change, which allows legacy regenerative agriculture farmers to join. |
Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Reduced- or No-Till |
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Locus AG’s CarbonNOW program uses yield-boosting biological products as an approved practice change, which allows legacy regenerative agriculture farmers to join. Eligible Practices
Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Reduced- or No-Till |
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| Cargill RegenConnect | Cargill RegenConnect provides farmers a financial incentive for positive environmental outcomes through the adoption of regenerative agriculture practices, while helping to decarbonize the agriculture supply chain. They use Regrow to quantify, monitor, and verify outcomes. |
Cover Crops, Reduced- or No-Till |
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Cargill RegenConnect provides farmers a financial incentive for positive environmental outcomes through the adoption of regenerative agriculture practices, while helping to decarbonize the agriculture supply chain. They use Regrow to quantify, monitor, and verify outcomes. Eligible Practices
Cover Crops, Reduced- or No-Till |
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| CIBO | CIBO Technologies delivers CIBO Impact, a comprehensive, science-based software platform that enables companies to efficiently develop, deliver and scale grower-facing sustainability programs. CIBO Impact is their advanced platform technology that runs many kinds of carbon, sustainability, regenerative and scope 3 programs, serving different geographies, requiring different practices, and delivering different outcomes, for public, private, and non-profit organizations. |
Carbon Sequestration, GHG emissions reduction, Increased Biodiversity, Regenerative Ag, Soil Health. Other programs may have different combinations of eligible practices. |
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CIBO Technologies delivers CIBO Impact, a comprehensive, science-based software platform that enables companies to efficiently develop, deliver and scale grower-facing sustainability programs. CIBO Impact is their advanced platform technology that runs many kinds of carbon, sustainability, regenerative and scope 3 programs, serving different geographies, requiring different practices, and delivering different outcomes, for public, private, and non-profit organizations. Eligible Practices
Carbon Sequestration, GHG emissions reduction, Increased Biodiversity, Regenerative Ag, Soil Health. Other programs may have different combinations of eligible practices. |
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| Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG) – Climate Smart Agriculture Program | The intent of the program is to promote the implementation of no-till and strip-till practices via the Partners for Conservation (PFC) Program and the State of Illinois Priority Climate Action Plan. |
Reduced- or No-Till |
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The intent of the program is to promote the implementation of no-till and strip-till practices via the Partners for Conservation (PFC) Program and the State of Illinois Priority Climate Action Plan. Eligible Practices
Reduced- or No-Till |
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| Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) – Federal | FEDERAL The Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) is an enhanced version of CRP, It is intended to reduce the amount of agricultural chemicals and sediment from agricultural lands entering waters within the project area and enhance aquatic and terrestrial wildlife habitat. The federal funds are supplemented with non-federal funds from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) to achieve the state’s high-priority conservation goals. The program does accept non-cropland acres adjacent to CREP enrolled cropland. Practices include filter strips, riparian buffers, wetland restoration (floodplain and non-floodplain) located in the 100-year floodplain or previously farmed wetland). |
Filter strips, Riparian Buffers, Wetland restoration (floodplain and non-floodplain located in the 100-year floodplain or previously farmed wetland) |
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FEDERAL The Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) is an enhanced version of CRP, It is intended to reduce the amount of agricultural chemicals and sediment from agricultural lands entering waters within the project area and enhance aquatic and terrestrial wildlife habitat. The federal funds are supplemented with non-federal funds from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) to achieve the state’s high-priority conservation goals. The program does accept non-cropland acres adjacent to CREP enrolled cropland. Practices include filter strips, riparian buffers, wetland restoration (floodplain and non-floodplain) located in the 100-year floodplain or previously farmed wetland). Eligible Practices
Filter strips, Riparian Buffers, Wetland restoration (floodplain and non-floodplain located in the 100-year floodplain or previously farmed wetland) |
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| Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) – Continuous | Continuous CRP sign-up works on a first come, first serve basis. Necessary enrollment requirements must be met, but the acres are automatically accepted until the national statutory acreage cap is reached. Land must be cropland that is planted or considered planted to an agricultural commodity four of the six crop years from 2012 to 2017 and is physically and legally capable of being planted. Enrollment opportunities include SAFE, CLEAR, FWP, and CREP. |
Multiple practices. Contact your local NRCS office. |
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Continuous CRP sign-up works on a first come, first serve basis. Necessary enrollment requirements must be met, but the acres are automatically accepted until the national statutory acreage cap is reached. Land must be cropland that is planted or considered planted to an agricultural commodity four of the six crop years from 2012 to 2017 and is physically and legally capable of being planted. Enrollment opportunities include SAFE, CLEAR, FWP, and CREP. Eligible Practices
Multiple practices. Contact your local NRCS office. |
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| Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) – General | General CRP sign-up may not happen every year. For enrollment, the land is ranked using the EBI (Environmental Benefits Index). Landowners bid into the program and compete across all other offers submitted nationwide. Offers with the highest environmental benefits are selected. Practices eligible are typically whole field enrollments. |
Multiple practices. Contact your local NRCS office. |
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General CRP sign-up may not happen every year. For enrollment, the land is ranked using the EBI (Environmental Benefits Index). Landowners bid into the program and compete across all other offers submitted nationwide. Offers with the highest environmental benefits are selected. Practices eligible are typically whole field enrollments. Eligible Practices
Multiple practices. Contact your local NRCS office. |
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| Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) | Under the Farm Bill’s Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), NRCS helps producers maintain and improve existing conservation systems and adopt additional conservation activities to address priority resource concerns. CSP pays for conservation performance— the higher the performance, the higher the payment. CSP provides annual payments for installing new conservation activities and maintaining existing practices; and supplemental payments for adopting a resource-conserving crop rotation. Practices include cover crops, filter strips, riparian buffers, and wetland wildlife habitat management. |
Multiple practices. Contact your local NRCS office. |
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Under the Farm Bill’s Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), NRCS helps producers maintain and improve existing conservation systems and adopt additional conservation activities to address priority resource concerns. CSP pays for conservation performance— the higher the performance, the higher the payment. CSP provides annual payments for installing new conservation activities and maintaining existing practices; and supplemental payments for adopting a resource-conserving crop rotation. Practices include cover crops, filter strips, riparian buffers, and wetland wildlife habitat management. Eligible Practices
Multiple practices. Contact your local NRCS office. |
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| Corteva Agriscience | Corteva helps farmers get carbon credits for regenerative agricultural projects by producing credits though Indigo Ag, certified by the Climate Action Reserve. |
Cover Crops, Increase Biodiversity, Nutrient Management, Reduced- or No-Till |
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Corteva helps farmers get carbon credits for regenerative agricultural projects by producing credits though Indigo Ag, certified by the Climate Action Reserve. Eligible Practices
Cover Crops, Increase Biodiversity, Nutrient Management, Reduced- or No-Till |
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| Ecosystem Services Market Consortium: eco-harvest | ESMC’s Eco-Harvest program focuses on ecosystem services with the integrated approach of improved carbon, water quality, water quantity, and biodiversity. |
Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Reduced- or No-Till |
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ESMC’s Eco-Harvest program focuses on ecosystem services with the integrated approach of improved carbon, water quality, water quantity, and biodiversity. Eligible Practices
Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Reduced- or No-Till |
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| Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) | Under the Farm Bill’s Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), NRCS provides financial and technical assistance to producers/landowners to help plan and implement conservation practices on agricultural and forest land. EQIP addresses natural resource concerns and delivers environmental benefits. All EoF practices. |
Multiple practices. Contact your local NRCS office. |
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Under the Farm Bill’s Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), NRCS provides financial and technical assistance to producers/landowners to help plan and implement conservation practices on agricultural and forest land. EQIP addresses natural resource concerns and delivers environmental benefits. All EoF practices. Eligible Practices
Multiple practices. Contact your local NRCS office. |
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| Fall Covers for Spring Savings (FCSS) | IDOA’s Fall Covers for Spring Savings (FCSS) program is offered for cover crop acres outside of state and federal incentives. Eligible applicants will receive a $5/acre insurance premium discount on the following year’s crop insurance for every acre enrolled and verified. |
Cover Crops |
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IDOA’s Fall Covers for Spring Savings (FCSS) program is offered for cover crop acres outside of state and federal incentives. Eligible applicants will receive a $5/acre insurance premium discount on the following year’s crop insurance for every acre enrolled and verified. Eligible Practices
Cover Crops |
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| Farmable Wetlands Program (FWP) | The Farmable Wetlands Program (FWP) is designed to restore previously farmed wetlands and wetland buffers to improve both vegetation and water flow. Land generally must have been used for agricultural purposes for 3 of the past 10 crop years. Enrolled land cannot exceed 40 acres for wetlands or constructed wetlands. Practices include wetlands, wetland buffers, and constructed wetlands. |
Wetlands, Wetland Buffers |
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The Farmable Wetlands Program (FWP) is designed to restore previously farmed wetlands and wetland buffers to improve both vegetation and water flow. Land generally must have been used for agricultural purposes for 3 of the past 10 crop years. Enrolled land cannot exceed 40 acres for wetlands or constructed wetlands. Practices include wetlands, wetland buffers, and constructed wetlands. Eligible Practices
Wetlands, Wetland Buffers |
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| Farmers for Soil Health (FSH) | The FSH program is committed to enhancing soil health practices to improve the environment and profitability of farmers. The program provides financial incentives, local research-based technical support to help farmers with field transitions, and a marketplace that connects farmers and supply chain partners interested in supporting sustainable farming practices. |
Cover Crops |
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The FSH program is committed to enhancing soil health practices to improve the environment and profitability of farmers. The program provides financial incentives, local research-based technical support to help farmers with field transitions, and a marketplace that connects farmers and supply chain partners interested in supporting sustainable farming practices. Eligible Practices
Cover Crops |
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| Grown Climate Smart | Large-scale agricultural pilot projects are needed to generate action that will lead to the direct, meaningful reduction of GHGs to help stabilize the climate. This project addresses the major challenges for implementing conservation practices and provides solutions for measurable GHG reduction and carbon sequestration in agricultural projects. |
Nutrient Management, Cover Crops, Reduced- or No-Till, Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment and Renovation |
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Large-scale agricultural pilot projects are needed to generate action that will lead to the direct, meaningful reduction of GHGs to help stabilize the climate. This project addresses the major challenges for implementing conservation practices and provides solutions for measurable GHG reduction and carbon sequestration in agricultural projects. Eligible Practices
Nutrient Management, Cover Crops, Reduced- or No-Till, Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment and Renovation |
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| Improving Oak Ecosystems Health in the Great Lakes Region (RCPP) | This RCPP project is utilizing land management practices to restore, enhance and protect oak ecosystems. Land management practices available to farmers/landowners in the project area are: Forest Stand Improvement, Structures for Wildlife, Tree/Shrub Establishment etc. |
Brush Management, Conservation Cover, Critical Area Planting, Forest Management Plan, Forest Stand Improvement, Herbaceous Weed Treatment, Prescribed Burning, Restoration of Rare or Declining Natural Communities, Tree/Shrub Site Preparation, Wildlife Habitat Planting |
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This RCPP project is utilizing land management practices to restore, enhance and protect oak ecosystems. Land management practices available to farmers/landowners in the project area are: Forest Stand Improvement, Structures for Wildlife, Tree/Shrub Establishment etc. Eligible Practices
Brush Management, Conservation Cover, Critical Area Planting, Forest Management Plan, Forest Stand Improvement, Herbaceous Weed Treatment, Prescribed Burning, Restoration of Rare or Declining Natural Communities, Tree/Shrub Site Preparation, Wildlife Habitat Planting |
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| Indigo Ag: Carbon by Indigo | Carbon by Indigo is a comprehensive carbon offsetting program, grouping together farmers across the US and connecting them with carbon revenues based on their carbon reduction and removal performance. |
Conservation Cropping Rotation, Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Reduced- or No-Till |
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Carbon by Indigo is a comprehensive carbon offsetting program, grouping together farmers across the US and connecting them with carbon revenues based on their carbon reduction and removal performance. Eligible Practices
Conservation Cropping Rotation, Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Reduced- or No-Till |
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| Indigo Ag: Source by Indigo | Source by Indigo pays farmers a premium for producing crops with practices that reduce on-farm emissions and conserve natural resources, while generating new revenue for the agribusinesses who procure and process those crops. |
Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Reduced- or No-Till |
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Source by Indigo pays farmers a premium for producing crops with practices that reduce on-farm emissions and conserve natural resources, while generating new revenue for the agribusinesses who procure and process those crops. Eligible Practices
Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Reduced- or No-Till |
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| Lake Decatur Water Quality Initiative | The Lake Decatur Water Quality Initiative and RCPP will address causes of sediment and nutrient loading and focus on management, timing and placement of nutrients, cover crops, reduced tillage on highly erodible soils, and strategic structural practices. |
Conservation Cover, Conservation Crop Rotation, Contour Buffer Strips, Cover Crops, Critical Area Planting, Denitrifying Bioreactor, Drainage Water Management, Field Border, Filter Strip, Grade Stabilization Structure, Grassed Waterway, Nutrient Management, Reduced- or No-Till, Saturated Buffer, Subsurface Drain, Underground Outlet |
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The Lake Decatur Water Quality Initiative and RCPP will address causes of sediment and nutrient loading and focus on management, timing and placement of nutrients, cover crops, reduced tillage on highly erodible soils, and strategic structural practices. Eligible Practices
Conservation Cover, Conservation Crop Rotation, Contour Buffer Strips, Cover Crops, Critical Area Planting, Denitrifying Bioreactor, Drainage Water Management, Field Border, Filter Strip, Grade Stabilization Structure, Grassed Waterway, Nutrient Management, Reduced- or No-Till, Saturated Buffer, Subsurface Drain, Underground Outlet |
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| Low Carbon Technologies, LLC | This project will help to implement climate-smart methods in beef production, reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and expanding climate-smart markets and generating carbon credit revenue for producers. |
Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Pasture and Hay Planting, Prescribed Grazing, Range Planting |
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This project will help to implement climate-smart methods in beef production, reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and expanding climate-smart markets and generating carbon credit revenue for producers. Eligible Practices
Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Pasture and Hay Planting, Prescribed Grazing, Range Planting |
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| Nutrien | As a crop inputs producer, Nutrien is focused on nitrogen management programs in both the US and Canada. They did a smaller scale project in 2022 and are increasing acres enrolled in 2023 |
Nutrient Management |
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As a crop inputs producer, Nutrien is focused on nitrogen management programs in both the US and Canada. They did a smaller scale project in 2022 and are increasing acres enrolled in 2023 Eligible Practices
Nutrient Management |
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| Partners for Conservation (PFC) | The Partners for Conservation Program (PFC) is a program of the Illinois Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Land and Water Resources. Eligible conservation projects emphasize soil erosion control and water quality protection including cover crops, nutrient management, and water well sealing. To qualify for the program, land upon which the owner plans to install a conservation practice must be experiencing erosion at rates greater than one and one-half times the tolerable soil loss level. |
Cover Crops, No-Till, Nutrient Management, Critical Area Planting, Diversions, Field Border Strips, FIlter Strips, Grade Stabilization Structures, Grassed Waterways, Pastureland and Hay Land Plantings, Terraces, Water and Sediment Control Basins |
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The Partners for Conservation Program (PFC) is a program of the Illinois Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Land and Water Resources. Eligible conservation projects emphasize soil erosion control and water quality protection including cover crops, nutrient management, and water well sealing. To qualify for the program, land upon which the owner plans to install a conservation practice must be experiencing erosion at rates greater than one and one-half times the tolerable soil loss level. Eligible Practices
Cover Crops, No-Till, Nutrient Management, Critical Area Planting, Diversions, Field Border Strips, FIlter Strips, Grade Stabilization Structures, Grassed Waterways, Pastureland and Hay Land Plantings, Terraces, Water and Sediment Control Basins |
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| Partners for Fish & Wildlife Program (PFW) | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Partners for Fish & Wildlife Program (PFW) assists landowners, managers, tribes, corporations, schools and nonprofits interested in improving wildlife habitat on their land by restoring forest, prairie, wetland, and stream habitat. Practices include wetland restoration and enhancement and riparian reforestation. |
Riparian Forest Buffer, Wetland Restoration |
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Partners for Fish & Wildlife Program (PFW) assists landowners, managers, tribes, corporations, schools and nonprofits interested in improving wildlife habitat on their land by restoring forest, prairie, wetland, and stream habitat. Practices include wetland restoration and enhancement and riparian reforestation. Eligible Practices
Riparian Forest Buffer, Wetland Restoration |
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| PepsiCo – PCM | The Soil Health Incentive for PCM Farmers, funded by PepsiCo, provides incentive payments for existing and new acres for No-till, Strip-till, Cover Crops, and Nitrogen reduction. |
Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Reduced- or No-Till |
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The Soil Health Incentive for PCM Farmers, funded by PepsiCo, provides incentive payments for existing and new acres for No-till, Strip-till, Cover Crops, and Nitrogen reduction. Eligible Practices
Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Reduced- or No-Till |
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| Precision Conservation Management (RCPP) | Precision Conservation Management (PCM)’s objective is landscape scale adoption of a conservation practice using farmers as the real-world illustration of how voluntary adoption of practices affect farm profitability and, therefore, farm sustainability. The PCM RCPP project will utilize the land management practice of Cover Crop to understand how conservation practices impact farm financial net returns, address water quality concerns, prevent agricultural regulation, and position farmers to benefit from positive conservation outcomes. |
Cover Crops |
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Precision Conservation Management (PCM)’s objective is landscape scale adoption of a conservation practice using farmers as the real-world illustration of how voluntary adoption of practices affect farm profitability and, therefore, farm sustainability. The PCM RCPP project will utilize the land management practice of Cover Crop to understand how conservation practices impact farm financial net returns, address water quality concerns, prevent agricultural regulation, and position farmers to benefit from positive conservation outcomes. Eligible Practices
Cover Crops |
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| Regeneration International (Regenerative Agriculture Alliance (RAA)) | This project supports poultry producers who follow diversified regenerative climate-smart grain production methods incorporating small grains, no-till, and cover crops, integrated agroforestry practices. The project will conduct a 5-year study of a subset of farms that are following the climate-smart regenerative poultry silviculture protocols and the farms with climate-smart grain fields that supply them. |
Alley Cropping, Conservation Crop Rotation, Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Reduced- or No-Till |
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This project supports poultry producers who follow diversified regenerative climate-smart grain production methods incorporating small grains, no-till, and cover crops, integrated agroforestry practices. The project will conduct a 5-year study of a subset of farms that are following the climate-smart regenerative poultry silviculture protocols and the farms with climate-smart grain fields that supply them. Eligible Practices
Alley Cropping, Conservation Crop Rotation, Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Reduced- or No-Till |
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| Soil and Water Outcomes Fund | The Soil and Water Outcomes Fund is an ecosystem service program that provides payment to farmers adopting new regenerative farming practices. The focus is on CO2e insetting and water quality outcomes. |
Cover Crops, Conservation Crop Rotation, Nutrient Management, Reduced- or No-Till |
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The Soil and Water Outcomes Fund is an ecosystem service program that provides payment to farmers adopting new regenerative farming practices. The focus is on CO2e insetting and water quality outcomes. Eligible Practices
Cover Crops, Conservation Crop Rotation, Nutrient Management, Reduced- or No-Till |
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| State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement (SAFE) | State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement (SAFE) Initiative restores vital habitat in order to meet high-priority state wildlife conservation goals. Selected practices are designed to enhance important wildlife populations by creating critical habitat and food sources and to protect soil and water health by working as a barrier to sediment and nutrient runoff into waterways. Practices include buffers and wetlands. |
Buffers, Wetlands |
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State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement (SAFE) Initiative restores vital habitat in order to meet high-priority state wildlife conservation goals. Selected practices are designed to enhance important wildlife populations by creating critical habitat and food sources and to protect soil and water health by working as a barrier to sediment and nutrient runoff into waterways. Practices include buffers and wetlands. Eligible Practices
Buffers, Wetlands |
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| Transform F2C | The Transforming the Farmer to Consumer Supply Chain Project (Transform F2C) will execute an end-to-end supply chain strategy, while simultaneously optimizing the value of climate smart commodities so that farmers will realize a durable value-add and new market opportunity for their production. It aims to span commodity production supply chains, from producer to consumer, with a specific focus on programs in organic soybean feedstock for dairies, food grade soy and food grade oats. It also includes a large manure management program in the dairy sector, which will prioritize methane reductions. The power of existing and future investments by project partners will create scale and build trust in climate smart commodity markets, so that other supply chains across agriculture can replicate similar end-to-end strategies. |
Conservation Cover, Conservation Crop Rotation, Contour Buffer Strips, Cover Crops, Critical Area Planting, Feed Management, Filter Strip, Mulching, Nutrient Management, Pasture and Hay Planting, Prescribed Grazing, Reduced- or No-Till, Residue and Tillage Management, Riparian Forest Buffer, Riparian Herbaceous Cover, Waste Separation Facility, Wildlife Habitat Planting |
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The Transforming the Farmer to Consumer Supply Chain Project (Transform F2C) will execute an end-to-end supply chain strategy, while simultaneously optimizing the value of climate smart commodities so that farmers will realize a durable value-add and new market opportunity for their production. It aims to span commodity production supply chains, from producer to consumer, with a specific focus on programs in organic soybean feedstock for dairies, food grade soy and food grade oats. It also includes a large manure management program in the dairy sector, which will prioritize methane reductions. The power of existing and future investments by project partners will create scale and build trust in climate smart commodity markets, so that other supply chains across agriculture can replicate similar end-to-end strategies. Eligible Practices
Conservation Cover, Conservation Crop Rotation, Contour Buffer Strips, Cover Crops, Critical Area Planting, Feed Management, Filter Strip, Mulching, Nutrient Management, Pasture and Hay Planting, Prescribed Grazing, Reduced- or No-Till, Residue and Tillage Management, Riparian Forest Buffer, Riparian Herbaceous Cover, Waste Separation Facility, Wildlife Habitat Planting |
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| Truterra | Truterra helps farmers unlock, sustain, and build upon the potential of their soil. Its sustainability programs are built to meet farmers where they are – whether they are taking a first look at changing management practices to address a specific challenge, are concerned about the overall health of soil, or are hoping to reduce some of the costs of sustainable practices. The 2025 Truterra Registered Carbon Program with Indigo offers financial incentives for carbon benefits generated by eligible farmers implementing new regenerative practices for the first time. |
Cover Crops, Reduced- or No-Till, Addition of a legume species to an existing cover crop mix |
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Truterra helps farmers unlock, sustain, and build upon the potential of their soil. Its sustainability programs are built to meet farmers where they are – whether they are taking a first look at changing management practices to address a specific challenge, are concerned about the overall health of soil, or are hoping to reduce some of the costs of sustainable practices. The 2025 Truterra Registered Carbon Program with Indigo offers financial incentives for carbon benefits generated by eligible farmers implementing new regenerative practices for the first time. Eligible Practices
Cover Crops, Reduced- or No-Till, Addition of a legume species to an existing cover crop mix |
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| University of Illinois’ iCOVER (Innovative Cover-crop Opportunity, Verification and Economy stimulating technology for underserved farmers using Robotics) | This program is focused on innovations essential for accelerating market development for climate smart commodities and enabling minority farmers to participate in those markets. These innovations, such as robotic planting and MMRV, reduce the cost and labor burden of cover crop planting, enable accurate, rapid, low-cost soil carbon measurement, and ensure efficient market linkages for Climate Smart (CS) benefits supplied by a diversity of farmers. |
Cover Crops |
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This program is focused on innovations essential for accelerating market development for climate smart commodities and enabling minority farmers to participate in those markets. These innovations, such as robotic planting and MMRV, reduce the cost and labor burden of cover crop planting, enable accurate, rapid, low-cost soil carbon measurement, and ensure efficient market linkages for Climate Smart (CS) benefits supplied by a diversity of farmers. Eligible Practices
Cover Crops |
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| Unlocking Societal and Environmental Benefits in the Kankakee Watershed by Expanding Conservation Efforts | The primary goal of this multi-state initiative is to address excess water as a resource concern by developing working lands type conservation practices and voluntarily establishing wetland easements. These conservation efforts facilitate water storage, build community involvement, and improve water quality within the initiative focal region. The key conservation practices are drainage water management, soil health and nutrient management practices and wetland restoration. |
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The primary goal of this multi-state initiative is to address excess water as a resource concern by developing working lands type conservation practices and voluntarily establishing wetland easements. These conservation efforts facilitate water storage, build community involvement, and improve water quality within the initiative focal region. The key conservation practices are drainage water management, soil health and nutrient management practices and wetland restoration. Eligible Practices
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| Yale Center for Natural Carbon Capture | Project participants will use basalt dust instead of agricultural lime to increase soil pH through a method known as Enhanced Rock Weathering (ERW), which speeds up a natural carbon sequestration process. |
Amending Soil Properties with Lime |
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Project participants will use basalt dust instead of agricultural lime to increase soil pH through a method known as Enhanced Rock Weathering (ERW), which speeds up a natural carbon sequestration process. Eligible Practices
Amending Soil Properties with Lime |
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