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Farmers for Soil Health is sponsored by National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF). This program provides financial and technical support to farmers to implement cover cropping, a key soil health practice. The goal is to accelerate the adoption of cover crops to improve soil health, water quality, and carbon storage.
It also supports and expands technical assistance, enrollment, and education programs in targeted states.
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Farmers for Soil Health | NFWF A field of cereal rye in Baxter, Iowa.
Photo credit: United Soybean Board In partnership with the Farmers for Soil Health collaboration and with support from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Advancing Markets for Producers (AMP) initiative, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) awarded competitive grants to accelerate the voluntary adoption of cover crops on corn and soybean farms in 20 states.
Farmers for Soil Health is a collaboration of National Corn Growers Association, the United Soybean Board, the National Pork Board, and other partners, with a goal of encouraging farmers to expand their adoption of cover crops to 30 million acres nationwide by 2030. As of the 2017 USDA Census, cover crops represented 15. 4 million acres.
Although corn and soybeans represent more than half of all U.S. row crop acres, at about 180 million acres, according to USDA’s Ag Resource Management Survey, only about 5 percent of corn and 8 percent of soybean acres utilize cover crops. Cover crops are grown between harvested crops to protect soil from erosion, store nutrients, increase water infiltration, and improve soil structure.
The conservation impact of cover cropping systems is significant—increased soil health, improved water quality, and even habitat benefits for pollinators or other wildlife. Farmers for Soil Health will accelerate long-term cover crop adoption by creating a platform to incentivize farmers through a marketplace that efficiently quantifies, verifies, and facilitates the sale of ecosystem benefits.
FSH will create a new transition program that will build cover crop capacity nationwide. Through this funding opportunity, FSH will support and expand technical assistance, enrollment, and education programs in its targeted states.
This funding opportunity is limited to the 20 states targeted in the Farmers for Soil Health Partnership: Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, and Wisconsin.
Director, Central Regional Office Program Director, Central Region Working Lands Manager, Central Region Working Lands Coordinator, Regional Programs Program offers cover crop incentives for first-time growers PFI Launches Conservation Cost-Share for Farmers to Establish Wildlife Habitat, Build Soil Health Grant offers financial assistance, training to expand cover crop use in Michigan
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Farmers in 20 eligible states: Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, and Wisconsin. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $35 per acre, per year (up to 2,000 acres). Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Farmers for Soil Health is funded by National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
This opportunity targets applicants in 20 states, including North Carolina, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, and Minnesota. Check the official notice for the full list.
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