Transforming and Growing Markets for American Farmers
A PROJECT TO GROW MARKETS, STRENGTHEN FARMS AND RESHAPE AMERICAN SUPPLY CHAINS
Project Overview
Transform Ag exists to help American farmers be the first to benefit from what they grow: the best agricultural products in the world.
Too often, U.S.-grown commodities are processed overseas, returned as value-added products and sold to American consumers at a premium—with little of that value making it back to the farm. We’re changing that.
We’re paying farmers top dollar for data – and helping them use it to unlock markets and capture the value. We use best-in-class, farmer-first data policies and protections for farmers to opt in.
What We Do
Transform Ag is a USDA Advancing Markets for Producers initiative. We provide incentives invested in manure management, row crop farms and on-farm processing. The focus areas are:
🐄Soybean feedstocks for livestock and biofuels—Investing in farmers first, and also U.S. processing infrastructure.
🌱Food-grade soy & oats—Investing in farmers first while building domestic milling and processing capacity and partnering with buyers who want verified U.S. supply.
♻️Dairy manure management—Equipping dairy farmers with modern equipment for on-farm and market development benefits.
Farmer-First
Farmer participation is the foundation. We offer financial and farm support services designed to lower barriers, reduce risk and create market certainty.
395+ independently owned farms
18 states represented
36,000 acres of production
48,000 head of cattle
Partners and Participants
Transform Ag partners with major U.S. milk processors, Consumer Packaged Goods companies and retail partners. There are currently 5 soybean and oat processing participants across 18 states.
By the Numbers:
$70.35M in federal support
69% invested in incentives to farmers ($48.5M)
$12.52M in additional committed partner contributions
$7M in processor investments to support processing, farmer support and market development
American farmers deserve enhanced access to markets that value what they produce. Transform Ag is building that bridge.
