Yale University

Start Date

Aug-23

Eligible Practices

• Amending Soil Properties with Lime

Eligible Counties (in NE)

Statewide

Payment Schedule

Does not specify

Price

Farmers will receive compensation to enroll in ERW trials at $50 per acre of land in test plots annually for farms 40 acres or larger. Farms smaller than 40 acres will receive a base payment of $2,000. All material, application, and monitoring costs will be supplied for farmers, which will equate to $550 per acre of in-kind funding due to reductions in input costs participating farmers would otherwise be required to expend.

Contract Length

The Partnership for Climate Smart Commodities program is a five year program starting in February 2023.

Data Collected at Enrollment

All projects are required to include plans to (1) quantify greenhouse gas (GHG) benefits and (2) monitor/verify those benefits over time.