Question 1: Did you finish watching the informational video above and want to move forward with learning more about adopting climate-smart practices?

Question 2: Are you a Southern forest landowner, cattle rancher, or commodities producer (especially in the states of Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas)?

Question 3: Do you fall into the category of an underserved producer?

If your answer is YES to each question above, let's move forward with getting you signed up for FSC/LAF education, outreach, and technical assistance to see if you are a good fit for any climate-smart project(s)

What is Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) ?

Source | Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA)

Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is an approach that helps guide actions to transform agri-food systems towards green and climate resilient practices. CSA supports reaching internationally agreed goals such as the SDGs and the Paris Agreement. It aims to tackle three main objectives: sustainably increasing agricultural productivity and incomes; adapting and building resilience to climate change; and reducing and/or removing greenhouse gas emissions, where possible.

What are Agriculture Commodities?

Source | USDA

Source | The Balance

A climate-smart commodity is defined as an agricultural commodity that is produced using agricultural (farming, ranching or forestry) practices that reduce greenhouse gas emissions or sequester carbon.



• Things you drink, such as sugar, cocoa, coffee, and orange juice. These are called the "soft markets."
• Grains include wheat, soybeans, soybean oil, rice, oats, and corn.
• Animals that become food, such as live cattle and pork (called "lean hogs").
• Things you wouldn't eat, such as cotton and lumber.

What are examples of Climate-Smart practices that an Underserved Producer can receive incentives to adopt?

Source | FSC/LAF Climate-Smart Outreach Team

• No-Till
• Minimum Till
• Agroforestry
• Cover Crops
• Virtual Fencing
• Afforestation
• Rotation Grazing
• Nutrient Management
• Precision Application

What is an Underserved Producers?

Source | 7 USC § 1508(a)(7)

(7) Adequate coverage for States and underserved producers

(A) Definitions In this paragraph:

(i) Adequately served The term “adequately served” means having a participation rate, by crop, that is at least 50 percent of the national average participation rate.

(ii) Underserved producer The term “underserved producer” means an individual (including a member of an Indian Tribe) that is—

(I) a beginning farmer or rancher;

(II) a veteran farmer or rancher; or

(III) a socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher.