Browse Ambrook’s collection of grants, loans, discounts, cost shares, easements, and insurance for technical assistance.

Application must be completed online at https://bit.ly/CCOF-GRANT.

The Organic Transition program gives $10,000 grants to farmers transitioning their land to organic production. 

When farmers transition their land from conventional to organic, they have to wait three years before achieving certification and selling their products as organic. This&#x2004;three-year period is incredibly risky for farmers—they’re learning new farming techniques, creating new systems for their business, and cultivating a new market for their soon-to-be-organic products, all while growing food without earning the price premiums afforded to certified organic goods. Organic Transition grants eliminate the financial barrier for farmers who want to make the leap to organic production. 

Program participants receive grants, mentorship, and technical support in agronomy, business and financial literacy, marketing, and market development over a three-year period. 



The Organic Transition program gives $10,000 grants to farmers transitioning their land to organic production. 
When farmers transition their land from conventional to organic, they have to wait three years before achieving certification and selling their products as organic. This three-year period is incredibly risky for farmers—they’re learning new farming techniques, creating new systems for their business, and cultivating a new market for their soon-to-be-organic products, all while growing food without earning the price premiums afforded to certified organic goods. Organic Transition grants eliminate the financial barrier for farmers who want to make the leap to organic production. 
Program participants receive grants, mentorship, and technical support in agronomy, business and financial literacy, marketing, and market development over a three-year period. 

- Be farming or ranching on the California Central & Southern Coasts and Central Valley (Santa Cruz, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Colusa, Glenn, Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tulare, Yolo, and Yuba Counties)
- Already be practicing organic production methods
- Have a business plan for transitioning to certified organic production or have identified a means to develop a plan for how they will transition or expand organic acreage on their farm or ranch
- Demonstrate financial need
- Reside and farm/ranch in the United States (this includes U.S. territories)
- Have a minimum of five years of agricultural production experience
- Have at least two years of running or owning their business and/or equivalent experience
- Be willing to conduct an interview as part of the application process
- Submit a Letter of Reference with your application 
- Submit a yearly report and a final report at the end of the grant period

A lump sum of money for a specific purpose that does not need to be paid back.

Grant

Succession

Distribution

Diversification

Events

Trade Show

Certified Organic

Trade Relief

Legal & Finance

Certification

Marketing

Conservation

Research

Compliance

Apply online using the form on this page.

Contour Lines Corporation

Contour Lines supports tree-planting projects worldwide. Depending on the project, Contour Lines may offer technical services, work models, or direct&#x2004;funding for trees, training or tools. Taken on a case by case basis, Contour Lines select projects for their potential to regenerate land at scale and on their capabilities and willpower to create impacts in line with their [mission and vision](https://contourlines.org/about/mission-vision/).


Contour Lines USA officially started agroforestry pilot projects in 2018. To date the program has planted **84,913** **trees** in over **108 agroforestry systems** spanning **25 states**. Contour Lines refined implementation process results in a high seeding survival rate at a fraction of the establishment costs of other agroforestry projects. Contour Lines’s North American profile includes small farmers and larger institutions including: [Eckerd College](https://www.eckerd.edu/green/farm/), [Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservation Land Trust](https://appalachian.org/), and the Richland Correctional Institute. 


Contour Lines Corp provides grants in the form of free trees and technical assistance in exchange for project recipients implementing certain soil conservation methods such as planting on Contour and mulching. All project recipients will be asked to sign and uphold the [Contour Lines USA Working Agreement](https://contourlines.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/20260119-CL-USA-Working-Agreement-English-Google-Docs.pdf).



Contour Lines supports tree-planting projects worldwide. Depending on the project, Contour Lines may offer technical services, work models, or direct funding for trees, training or tools. Taken on a case by case basis, Contour Lines select projects for their potential to regenerate land at scale and on their capabilities and willpower to create impacts in line with their mission and vision.

Contour Lines USA officially started agroforestry pilot projects in 2018. To date the program has planted 84,913 trees in over 108 agroforestry systems spanning 25 states. Contour Lines refined implementation process results in a high seeding survival rate at a fraction of the establishment costs of other agroforestry projects. Contour Lines’s North American profile includes small farmers and larger institutions including: Eckerd College, Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservation Land Trust, and the Richland Correctional Institute. 

Contour Lines Corp provides grants in the form of free trees and technical assistance in exchange for project recipients implementing certain soil conservation methods such as planting on Contour and mulching. All project recipients will be asked to sign and uphold the Contour Lines USA Working Agreement.

- Must be an organized community or association of at least 5 smallholder farming families.
- Must have access to at least 1 acre (1/2 ha) of land per family, to plant these systems,
- Must understand and support the Contour Lines Mission and Vision,
- Must implement be willing and able to implement the required regenerative agriculture methods.


- Our Plants
- What are Contour Lines?
- Methods

Air Quality

Carbon Capture

High Tunnel

Landscape

Regenerative

Soil Health

Wildlife & Pollinator Habitat

Certified Grassfed

Cover Crops

Reduced Tillage

Complete parts 1 and 2 of the application below and return to 
Tony Rutherford
Delaware Electric Cooperative
P.O. Box 600
Greenwood, DE
19950
or by email at trutherford@delaware.coop

Tony Rutherford

Delaware Electric Cooperative has launched a new irrigation grant program to help Delaware farmers&#x2004;install environmentally friendly irrigation systems. The program will provide up to $10,000 in funding to farmers to convert diesel-powered irrigation systems to electric.

Under the program, Delaware Electric Co-op will offer farmers up to $5,000 to cover the cost of running electric to converted systems. Funding from the Delaware Department of Agriculture will provide farmers up to an additional $5,000 to cover costs including parts and labor associated with the electric motor and starter installation, removal of the existing gear head and components, and electrician costs involved in the irrigation system conversion. The grants are only available to farmers served by Delaware Electric Cooperative.

Farmers, who receive a grant from the Delaware Electric Co-op, will also save money by participating in the Co-op’s load control program, which allows the Co-op to cycle-off power to irrigation units during peak energy usage times. Participants in the load control program typically enjoy a savings of 18 to 25 percent on their energy bills.



Delaware Electric Cooperative has launched a new irrigation grant program to help Delaware farmers install environmentally friendly irrigation systems. The program will provide up to $10,000 in funding to farmers to convert diesel-powered irrigation systems to electric.
Under the program, Delaware Electric Co-op will offer farmers up to $5,000 to cover the cost of running electric to converted systems. Funding from the Delaware Department of Agriculture will provide farmers up to an additional $5,000 to cover costs including parts and labor associated with the electric motor and starter installation, removal of the existing gear head and components, and electrician costs involved in the irrigation system conversion. The grants are only available to farmers served by Delaware Electric Cooperative.
Farmers, who receive a grant from the Delaware Electric Co-op, will also save money by participating in the Co-op’s load control program, which allows the Co-op to cycle-off power to irrigation units during peak energy usage times. Participants in the load control program typically enjoy a savings of 18 to 25 percent on their energy bills.

Applicants must
- Be an agricultural producer in Delware
- Be a Delaware Electric Cooperative customer
- Have a minimum electric load of 20kW

Biofuel

Hydro Power

Solar Power

Wind Energy

Water Management

Infrastructure

Grant payments will be made through the State of Delaware. The State of Delaware requires all applicants to register in the new State of Delaware eSupplier Portal before payments can be made.

How It Works

1. Talk to your producer advisor about fit for your operation
2. Provide AgSpire with some on farm information and complete enrollment paperwork
3. AgSpire will help you finalize your seeding plan
4. Complete your seeding and verification process
5. Receive your incentive payments and end of year report.

Get started by filling out the AgSpire Producer Profile. A member of our team will contact you with more information and next steps.

Questions? Email info@agspire.com; or call or text (605) 675-7255.

AgSpire Producer Programs

Through a free, incentive-based program which promotes the use of cover crops, forage, and range plantings, Graze to Gains helps producers increase efficiency and improve longevity of their operation. Graze to Gains is a flexible and voluntary program, where producers&#x2004;have access to a team of livestock and agronomy experts to help them every step of the way.


### Producer Benefits


**Technical Assistance** — You will receive free, local technical support from our team of livestock, agronomy, and grazing experts, giving you direct guidance to improve your operation and make the most of this program.


**Incentive Payments** — This program provides substantial financial assistance, up to $80/acre to make cover crops and forage or range plantings more affordable and beneficial for your operation.



Through a free, incentive-based program which promotes the use of cover crops, forage, and range plantings, Graze to Gains helps producers increase efficiency and improve longevity of their operation. Graze to Gains is a flexible and voluntary program, where producers have access to a team of livestock and agronomy experts to help them every step of the way.

Producer Benefits

Technical Assistance — You will receive free, local technical support from our team of livestock, agronomy, and grazing experts, giving you direct guidance to improve your operation and make the most of this program.

Incentive Payments — This program provides substantial financial assistance, up to $80/acre to make cover crops and forage or range plantings more affordable and beneficial for your operation.

Graze to Gains helps cattle producers enhance their land through cover crops, range plantings, and improved forage.

Producers can enroll in Graze to Gains while also participating in state and federal conservation programs like EQIP and CSP.

A payment that requires some percentage of matching contributions by the recipient.

Cost Share

Cover Crop

Range Planting

Pasture and Hay Planting

Prescribed Grazing

Beef Cattle

Beef Bottom Round

Beef Brisket

Beef Chuck Roast

Beef Eye Round

Beef Flank Steak

Beef Flat Iron Steak

Beef Heart

Beef Liver

Beef London Broil

Beef NY Strip Steak

Beef Oxtail

Beef Rib Steak

Beef Rump Roast

Beef Short Ribs

Beef Sirloin

Beef Sirloin Tip Roast

Beef Skirt Steak

Beef Soup Bones

Beef Stew Meat

Beef Tongue

Beef Top Round

Beef Whole Filet

Ground Beef

Cattle

Livestock

The program offers flexible seeding options and financial incentives to reduce costs while promoting long-term soil health and sustainable grazing.

Cost and payments

Signing up with AgSpire and enrolling in any of our programs is completely free for farmers and ranchers.

Once contract conditions are met and practices have been verified (usually through a verification visit, testing for outcomes, and/or physical verification such as receipts), AgSpire will make payments to producers, which are distributed quarterly.

MDA prioritizes applications received by May 1 of each fiscal year. Read the full Dairy Business Planning Grant Program Details (PDF) before applying. Prepare the information needed for the online application, including: farm or business summary; goal of business plan; professional services you'll be using to develop your business plan; quotes (optional); and workplan and timeline. Apply online through the MDA grants system. If you're a new user, you will need to create an account; once logged in, select "Dairy Business Planning Grant." An MDA review committee will look over your project and decide if it should be funded.

Kami Schoenfeld

Ag Marketing & Development Division

Grants cover 50 percent of the cost to hire a qualified, independent third party to create a business plan for a dairy operation and/or test for stray voltage. Dairy producers have used these grants to evaluate the feasibility of expanding a dairy, plan environmental upgrades, and create strategies to transfer the operation to a family member or other new owner.



Existing and beginning Minnesota dairy farmers are eligible for this grant.

The cost of services that are not directly related to the improvement and continuance of the dairy farm are ineligible for this grant, such as:
- Nutrition consulting
- Retirement and investment planning
- Tax planning and tax return preparation
- Intergenerational transfer planning that discontinues the dairy enterprise
- Loan origination or documentation fees
- Chattel real estate appraisal
- Crop consulting
- Nutrient management planning – except as required in the business plan
- Veterinary/herd health consulting
- The cost to complete a dairy business planning grant application

Dairy

Butter

Cheese

Milk

Yogurt

Cow Milk

Goat Milk

- Dairy Business Planning Grant Application (PDF)
- Livestock Expansion Loan Program
- Livestock Equipment Loan Program

The grant pays 50 percent of the cost to develop a business plan, up to $5,000. Applicant must pay the other 50 percent.

Get started by filling out the AgSpire Producer Profile. A member of our team will contact you with more information and next steps.

Questions? Email info@agspire.com; or call or text (605) 675-7255.

Ranching for the Future supports producers to enhance herd productivity and efficiency, leading to more pounds produced on-farm. AgSpire technical experts will work with you on a customized plan to increase feed&#x2004;efficiency, herd health, and reproductive efficiency, while providing access to premiums and incentives.


### Producer Benefits


**Free Technical Assistance** — A veterinarian / herd specialist and a certified Technical Service Provider work with you to create a customized improvement plan for your operational goals.


**Complimentary Data Management Software** — Get free access to AgriWebb, an all-in-one data solution for livestock operations that enables data-informed insights into productivity and efficiency gains.


**Financial Incentives** — The program offers a per-head premium for participation, as well as additional opportunities for incentive payments.



Ranching for the Future supports producers to enhance herd productivity and efficiency, leading to more pounds produced on-farm. AgSpire technical experts will work with you on a customized plan to increase feed efficiency, herd health, and reproductive efficiency, while providing access to premiums and incentives.

Producer Benefits

Free Technical Assistance — A veterinarian / herd specialist and a certified Technical Service Provider work with you to create a customized improvement plan for your operational goals.

Complimentary Data Management Software — Get free access to AgriWebb, an all-in-one data solution for livestock operations that enables data-informed insights into productivity and efficiency gains.

Financial Incentives — The program offers a per-head premium for participation, as well as additional opportunities for incentive payments.

Phase 2 is now enrolling.

This program is designed for ranchers in South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, and Montana who are interested in opportunities to improve herd productivity.

Nutrient Management

Feeding plans

Inputs

Ranching for the Future is designed for producers who want to fine-tune their operations, optimize resources, and increase profitability while strengthening the health of their land and livestock.

Backed by McDonald's and one of their suppliers OSI Group, Ranching for the Future helps ranchers improve key areas of their operation, including:

- Herd Management – Fine-tune feed efficiency and increase weight gain
- Diet Management – Strategic feed supplements and creep feeding to support growth.
- Field Management – Improve fertilizer and manure efficiency, boost forage availability, and get more out of every acre.

How it Works

We know that there aren't one-size-fits-all solutions in agriculture. Through the Ranching for the Future Program, AgSpire will work with you one-on-one to understand what opportunities exist for your operation.

After visiting your ranch and learning about your goals, our advisors will help identify management changes and create a custom improvement plan. With a herd specialist and agronomist working together on this project, they will provide technical assistance to get the most out of the suggested changes.

Cost and payments

Signing up with AgSpire and enrolling in any of our programs is completely free for farmers and ranchers.

Once contract conditions are met and practices have been verified (usually through a verification visit, testing for outcomes, and/or physical verification such as receipts), AgSpire will make payments to producers, which are distributed quarterly.

How It Works

When you enroll in the Southeast Livestock & Land Program, AgSpire's Advisory Team will work with you every step of the way, providing individualized technical assistance to implement and refine practices.

Spring enrollment for the Southeast Livestock & Land Program is now open. Get started by filling out the AgSpire Producer Profile. A member of our team will contact you with more information and next steps.

Questions? Email info@agspire.com; or call or text (605) 675-7255.

Supporting productivity, and resiliency for beef operations in the Southeast through technical assistance, premium payments, and other incentive opportunities.


### Producer Benefits


**Technical Assistance** — Free one-on-one guidance and technical assistance from a team of experts.


**Seed Incentive** — Seed incentives depending on implementation of cover crops, forage or range plantings.


**Cattle Premiums** — Monetary support of adoption of practices related to herd management.



Supporting productivity, and resiliency for beef operations in the Southeast through technical assistance, premium payments, and other incentive opportunities.

Producer Benefits

Technical Assistance — Free one-on-one guidance and technical assistance from a team of experts.

Seed Incentive — Seed incentives depending on implementation of cover crops, forage or range plantings.

Cattle Premiums — Monetary support of adoption of practices related to herd management.

AgSpire will work with producers to design and implement a plan to increase efficiency and resiliency through herd health, nutrition management, genetic improvements, seeding of cover crops, pasture, and forage.

Animal health plan

Cost and payments

Signing up with AgSpire and enrolling in any of our programs is completely free for farmers and ranchers.

Once contract conditions are met and practices have been verified (usually through a verification visit, testing for outcomes, and/or physical verification such as receipts), AgSpire will make payments to producers, which are distributed quarterly.

Enrollment for the Texas Better Beef Program is now open.

To get started with the Texas Better Beef program, fill out your Producer Profile. A member of our team will contact you with more information and next steps.

Questions? Email info@agspire.com; or call or text (605) 675-7255.

**Efficiency That Pays - From Pasture&#x2004;to Profit**


This program helps producers boost operational efficiency and resiliency through expert technical guidance and financial support. AgSpire partners with producers to enhance grazing management, soil health, herd productivity and long term sustainability.


### Producer Benefits


**Technical Assistance** — Free one-on-one guidance and technical assistance from a team of experts.


**Customized Planning and Support** — We help you reach your goals by understanding where your operation is, and how to improve it.


**Financial Assistance** — Financial assistance available for improved grazing and herd efficiencies.



Efficiency That Pays - From Pasture to Profit

This program helps producers boost operational efficiency and resiliency through expert technical guidance and financial support. AgSpire partners with producers to enhance grazing management, soil health, herd productivity and long term sustainability.

Producer Benefits

Technical Assistance — Free one-on-one guidance and technical assistance from a team of experts.

Customized Planning and Support — We help you reach your goals by understanding where your operation is, and how to improve it.

Financial Assistance — Financial assistance available for improved grazing and herd efficiencies.

AgSpire will work with cow calf producers with 30 or more head of cattle, grazing on 30 or more grazing acres.

Program eligibility

- Cow-calf or stocker operation
- 30 or more head of cattle
- 30 or more grazing acres
- Not enrolled in a private carbon program

Participation requirements

- Willing to adopt and maintain at least 2 herd productivity practices and grazing improvements
- Allow soil sampling on participating acres
- Provide AgSpire with operation, herd, and field information
- Sign 1 year program commitment

Grazing management plan

Financial incentives are available to participating operations based on the number and intensity of practice changes related to improvements in grazing efficiency and herd productivity.

The program publishes two separate average payment rates on two different bases, which is why payment.basis is recorded as "Other (see terms)":

Grazing Management — average payment $10–$30 per acre

- Written Grazing Plan — documented roadmap for improved pasture health.
- Stocking Rate — running the right number of animals for each pasture.
- Pasture Utilization — correct timing and intensity of pasture use: increased rest and cattle movements, cross fencing.
- Pasture Management — seedings, weed control, fertility, residue management.

Herd Efficiency — average payment $20–$40 per head

- Reproduction — AI Gender Skew, Synchronization, Breeding Soundness, Heifer and Bull Development, Calving Season.
- Genetics — EPD Selection, Cross Breeding.
- Herd Management — Early Culling.
- Herd Health — Improved Vaccination Protocols, Antimicrobial Protocol, Parasite Control.
- Nutrition — Ionophore & Supplements.

Producers enrolled in the program implement at least two grazing or herd productivity practices that align with their existing management goals. Participating producers commit to a 1-year program commitment and allow soil sampling and operational data collection.

Cost and payments

Signing up with AgSpire and enrolling in any of our programs is completely free for farmers and ranchers.

Once contract conditions are met and practices have been verified (usually through a verification visit, testing for outcomes, and/or physical verification such as receipts), AgSpire will make payments to producers, which are distributed quarterly.

Payment rates and the full practice list are published in the AgSpire Texas Better Beef Program overview: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GXDioVpxISYIR32Kx1p1f9keeBa8Zc99/view

Working Trees™ works directly with landowners to make the transition to silvopasture as&#x2004;simple as possible, and then helps them earn revenue through carbon storage. During to process. Working Trees does helps you does the following with you:

- Analyzes your farm’s current operations

- Connects you with a technical service provider who can provide regionally-specific advice (as needed)

- Helps you finding private and government funding sources to cover the upfront cost of implementing silvopasture

- Monitors ongoing carbon storage, translating to a steady annual stream of revenue once established (often higher than cash rental rates)



Working Trees™ works directly with landowners to make the transition to silvopasture as simple as possible, and then helps them earn revenue through carbon storage. During to process. Working Trees does helps you does the following with you:
- Analyzes your farm’s current operations
- Connects you with a technical service provider who can provide regionally-specific advice (as needed)
- Helps you finding private and government funding sources to cover the upfront cost of implementing silvopasture
- Monitors ongoing carbon storage, translating to a steady annual stream of revenue once established (often higher than cash rental rates)

Working Trees is currently accepting applications from farmers into their pilot program. Any pasture or hay farmer east of the Great Plains is eligible as long as their land has been free of trees or shrubs for the last 10 years. When applying, Working Trees will provide a free Land Use Analysis to determine your final eligibility.

Silvopasture

Other Commodities

- WorkingTrees.com
- Video Explainer
- Webinar

Submit your grant package at this portal. 

Lisa James

Ashley Estes

The Arizona Department of Agriculture is pleased to present the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP) Grant Manual. The purpose of this program is to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops in Arizona. For purposes of the program, specialty crops are defined as fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, and nursery crops (including floriculture). 



Eligible Applicants and Projects
State and/or local organizations, producer associations, academia, community based organizations, and other specialty crops stakeholders are eligible to apply. SCBGP grant funds will be awarded for projects of up to 2 years duration. Examples of projects aimed at enhancing the competitiveness of specialty crops include, but are not limited to: Increasing child and adult nutrition knowledge and consumption of specialty crops; participation of industry representatives at meetings of international standard setting bodies in which the U.S. government participates; improving efficiency and reducing costs of distribution systems; assisting all entities in the specialty crop distribution chains in developing “Good Agricultural Practices”, “Good Handling Practices”, “Good Manufacturing Practices”, and in cost-share arrangements for funding audits of such systems for small farmers, packers and processors; investing in specialty crop research, including organic research to focus on conservation and environmental outcomes; enhancing food safety; developing new and improved seed varieties and specialty crops; pest and disease control; and sustainability. SCBGP funds shall be used for projects that enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops and benefit the specialty crop industry as a whole. Grant funds will not be awarded for projects that directly benefit a particular commercial product or provide a profit to a single organization, institution or individual. Projects must enhance specialty crop industry competitiveness. Applications for grant funds should show how the project potentially impacts and produces measurable outcomes for the specialty crop industry and/or the public rather than a single organization, institution, or individual.

Specialty Crops

Aloe Leaves

Blackberries

Fruits

Honey

Horticulture

Mamey Sapote

Maple Syrup

Mustard Greens

Parsnips

Passion Fruit

Pineapples

Plantains

Pummelos

Raspberries

Rutabagas

Tree Nuts

Vegetables

Abiu

Achachairu

Antidesma

Apples

Apricots

Bananas

Barbados Cherry

Blueberries

Breadfruit

Cacao

Caimito

Calabaza Melon

Canary Melon

Canary Seed

Caneberries

Canistel

Cantaloupes

Casaba Melon

Cherries

Chinese Bitter Melon

Chokeberry

Citron

Citron Melon

Coconuts

Cranberries

Crenshaw Melon

Custard Apple

Dates

Dragon Fruit

Durian

Elderberries

Figs

Genip

Goji

Gooseberries

Grapefruit

Grapes

Guava

Guavaberry

Honeyberries

Honeydew

Huckleberries

Israel Melons

Jack Fruit

Jujube

Juneberries

Kiwiberry

Kiwifruit

Korean Golden Melon

Kumquats

Important Documents
Download these documents online 
- SCBGP 2026 Grant Manual Final
- Appendix A - Checklist
- Appendix B - Application Cover Sheet Fill and Save
- Appendix C - SCBGP Project Profile Template Fillable 
- Appendix I - Instructions for Submitting Completed Application Packets
- Appendix J - SCBGP Application Project Profile Quick Guide

The Arizona Department of Agriculture anticipates that grant monies will be available to successful applicants by late 2023. AZDA may place a per applicant cap on grant awards.

List of Agricultural Funding for Technical Assistance