Climate Smart Commodity
Food-Grade Soy
Transforming the Farmer to Consumer Supply Chain
The project strives to create supply chains with the highest quality and ​strongest traceability
standards to optimize market potential.
Food-Grade Soy Program Overview
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The TransformF2C Project offers two incentives to growers producing and marketing climate-smart soybeans. Eligible acres must be enrolled in the Marketing Incentive to be eligible for the Practice Implementation Incentive. ​
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What is a Climate-Smart Soybean?
Climate-Smart Soybeans are soybeans that are grown with an in-field practice that helps build soil health, sequesters carbon, and/or reduces greenhouse gas emissions, such as cover crops, reduced till or no-till, conservation crop rotation, or nutrient management.
What is a Climate-Smart Commodity (CSC) Processor?
A CSC Processor is one of the buyers contracted by the TransformF2C Project to buy, process, and market the climate-smart soybeans to develop localized market opportunities and strengthen supply chains traceability for climate-smart commodities.
What are the Benefits of Growing Climate-Smart Soybeans for Me and My Farm?
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Improved crop resilience: Climate-smart crop management may help crops adapt to changing climate conditions and increase agricultural productivity.
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Improved soil health: Healthy soil may have less erosion, preserve land fertility, and conserves water supply.
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Reduced greenhouse gas emissions: Climate-smart agriculture may reduce or eliminate greenhouse gas emissions.
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Increased farmer profits: Climate-smart agriculture may increase productivity and incentives are designed to support higher incomes for farmers.
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Developing a local, transparent supply chain is a key objective of the TransformF2C Project.
Enrolled acres for the food-grade soybean supply chain pilot must be located within 500 miles of an eligible CSC processor and located in one of the following states: IL, IN, MI, MN, NY, OH, PA, WI
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Marketing Incentive Program
Payments for farmers who have implemented a climate-smart practice and are marketing to an eligible CSC processor.
Marketing Incentive Payment: $30 per acre
Open Enrollment for Eligible Crop Years: 2024 and 2025
​​Climate-Smart Practices: At least 1 of the following climate-smart practices must currently be implemented on the soybean acres you are seeking to enroll:
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Conservation Crop Rotation (328)
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Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till (329)
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Cover Crop (340)
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Nutrient Management (590)
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Residue and Tillage Management, Reduced till (345)
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Practice Implementation Incentive Program
Payments for the implementation of climate-smart agriculture practices and systems that reduce greenhouse gas and/or sequester carbon and provide co- and ancillary benefits.
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Open Enrollment for Eligible Crop Years: 2025
6-Step Process to Farmer Enrollment
Ready to Enroll?
Step 1: Complete Online Application
Before completing an online application, farmers should confirm the following:
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The acres are eligible in connection to your contract with a CSC Processor. Contact your soybean buyer to confirm.
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The acreage is registered with the Farm Service Agency under your name or farm entity. Only acreage that appears on your Producer Farm Data Report is eligible.
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The acres being enrolled are in one of the eligible states and within 500 miles of the CSC Processor.
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All acres being enrolled have at least one eligible climate-smart practice implemented during the growing season that is in compliance with the NRCS standard for the chosen practice(s).
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Step 2: Complete a Data Collection Interview
Within one week of submitting your online application you will be contacted two times via the email you provided in your application. A member of the CAL team will contact you to confirm completeness and eligibility and a member of the Eocene team will reach out to schedule your data collection interview.
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Please review the data collection requirements linked below and be prepared to share this farm data with the Eocene team member conducting your interview.
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The Transform F2C Project is committed to safeguarding your personal and on-farm information and we believe your farm data belongs to you, never to be sold. Learn more about our data use and privacy policy.
Step 4: Receive Payment 1
Once a contract is signed, payments are made in two installments:
Marketing Incentive
Payment 1: $10 / acre
Payment 2: $20 / acre
Practice Implementation Incentive
Practice Code
Crop Rotation
No-Till
Cover Crop
Nutrient Management
Reduced Till
Payment 1
$2.00
$10.00
$20.00
$2.00
$5.00
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Payment 2
$3.00
$15.00
$30.00
$3.00
$10.00
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First payments will be received 60 days after the applicant signs a contract with and submits banking information to CAL.
Step 5: End-of-Season Practice Verification
A project representative will schedule an end-of-season conversation to verify practice implementation. This meeting is designed to verify that the selected practices were implemented on the indicated acres in a manner consistent with the practice standards outlined by the USDA's Natural Resource Conservation Services.
Step 6: Receive Payment 2
Once a contract is signed, payments are made in two installments:
Marketing Incentive
Payment 1: $10 / acre
Payment 2: $20 / acre
Practice Implementation Incentive
Practice Code
Crop Rotation
No-Till
Cover Crop
Nutrient Management
Reduced Till
Payment 1
$2.00
$10.00
$20.00
$2.00
$5.00
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Payment 2
$3.00
$15.00
$30.00
$3.00
$10.00
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