Grown Climate Smart Proof of Practice Guidance

To receive incentives for your 2024 enrollment, ensure Proofs of Practice and all other Grown Climate Smart materials are submitted by October 4th, 2024*. Failure to do so will not allow sufficient time to assemble data for the USDA and complete audits and will require release from the program. Requirements to establish sufficient proof of implementation of Grown Climate Smart practices are as follows….

Cover Crop

  • For each FSA Tract ID being enrolled, a photograph of the field after planting cover crop.

  • A seed receipt or documentation of acquiring cover crop seeds to be planted.

  • Complete a Grown Climate Smart Seeding Plan form.

All Practices

  • Request a USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Subsidiary Print from your local FSA office to document eligibility for various USDA programs and completion of the AD-1026 highly-erodible land and wetland compliance form.

Nutrient Management Plan

  • Plan written by a Certified Crop Advisor (CCA) documenting factors on the Grown Climate Smart Nutrient Management Plan Requirements sheet.

  • Plans must meet 590 standards.

Tillage Reduction

  • For each FSA Tract ID being enrolled, a photograph of the field after commodity planting demonstrating the tillage practice.

  • Complete a Grown Climate Smart Soil Tillage Intensity Rating (STIR) form detailing the tillage operations of your enrollment.

Windbreak Protection

  • For each FSA Tract ID being enrolled, a photograph of a section of windbreak before and after an improvement is made (clearing out competition / dead vegetation, planting a sapling to fill gaps, etc.).

  • Complete a Grown Climate Smart CPA-52 Questionnaire.

*Cover Crop proofs of practice have a submission deadline of October 4, 2024, the first Friday in October. Exceptions will be made for enrollments with a planned seeding date after fall harvest.

Upload and Submit Proofs of Practice

Ensure photographs are clearly labeled with their FSA Tract and ID.

Other Ways to Submit Proofs of Practice

OR

Mail proofs to:

Grown Climate Smart

214 Allen St., Clinton, WI 53525

Proof of Practice Guides and Further Explanation

Guides On How To Put Tract ID Numbers on Photos

  • Grown CLimate Smart How to Add Tract ID Numbers

    How to Add Tract ID Numbers Directly Onto Photos

    iPhone Version with Written Step by Step

    Download Infographic Guide
  • Grown Climate Smart Tillage Reduction and No-Till Soil Tillage Intensity Rating (STIR) Form

    How to Add Tract ID Numbers Directly Onto Photos

    iPhone Version Picture Step by Step

    Download Form