Agroforestry and Livestock Incentive Program

This voluntary incentive program helps farmers and landowners in Alabama and Maryland adopt selected agroforestry and livestock practices. It is run by Tuskegee University and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, both members of the 1890 Agroforestry Consortium, and supports farmers who want to diversify production, improve productivity, reduce costs, expand marketable products and increase farm profits.

Cycle 2 is open to Alabama livestock farmers. It covers silvopasture, pasture improvement and prescribed or rotational grazing, with special priority for small-ruminant farmers.

• Cycle 2 is for livestock farmers and landowners in Alabama. In Maryland, contact the University of Maryland Eastern Shore project team.

• You must be raising livestock.

• You must own the land, or have rights to use it, for at least the next five years once the practices start.

• Use at least 5 acres for the selected practices.

• Selected farms should be registered with the USDA Farm Service Agency and comply with USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service regulations while implementing the practices.

• The application asks whether you will keep and share records of the practices, let the team collect samples (soil, forage, tree, animal, gas emission) and use your farm as a demonstration site if needed.

The application form describes the support as the required inputs, technical services and guidelines for the selected practices. The program page and form don't publish a dollar amount, so ask the project team what is covered.

Cycle 2 applications for Alabama farmers are due by 5 p.m. Central on December 14, 2026.

1. Download the Cycle 2 application form. Open it in Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Reader, because a web browser can't attach files to it.

2. Prepare the files the form asks for: a plan for each practice (description, design, materials, labor, itemized costs, reasons and expected benefits, timeline, and precautions), site maps with the FSA number for the land tract, a description of the machinery on your farm, and a production and marketing plan.

3. Email the completed application to the Tuskegee project team, who will contact you about your status and next steps.

Weekly information sessions for Alabama farmers run on Wednesdays from noon to 1 p.m.: November 11, 18 and 25, and December 2 and 9, 2026. Pre-register to get a personalized link for each session.