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EDF has created an interactive Microsoft Excel© spreadsheet outlining the six-year enterprise transition budget for a corn-soybean operation for use by farmers, lenders and other farm financial partners. The spreadsheet uses Iowa State University’s 2021 annual production cost budgets and adjusts based on PFI’s no-till and cover crop cost, cost savings and new revenue survey results.

Credits for soil carbon sequestration lack comparability and consistency. EDF and the Woodwell Climate Research Center reviewed the 12 published protocols used to generate soil carbon credits through carbon sequestration in croplands.

EDF responds to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack's request for public input on the U.S. Department of Agriculture's climate-smart agriculture and forestry strategy.

Farmers stand willing to contribute to climate solutions. It’s time for Congress and the USDA to help them.

EDF-sponsored research shows the potential cost of climate inaction in Iowa within the next 10 to 20 years.

Environmental Defense Fund commissioned K·Coe Isom, LLP to estimate the potential effect of climate-change induced yield changes on farm revenue, economic productivity, and government revenues in Iowa in the next two decades (2020 to 2039).

EDF's Central Valley Resilience Initiative is working to transform California's Central Valley into a pioneering agricultural region that not only puts food on our nation’s plates but also supports thriving wildlife habitat, outdoor recreation, soil health, groundwater recharge and flood control.

This report from EDF models the potential climate change impacts on Iowa corn, soy and silage production over the next two decades.

EDF guide to advancing strategic land repurposing and groundwater sustainability in California

Crops like vineyards and orchards are the fastest growing category of agricultural production in California’s Central Valley totaling over 3 million acres.

EDF report on a case study of MFA Inc., showing how conservation can support the bottom line.

The vast majority of financial institutions that serve agriculture — one of the sectors most vulnerable to climate change — have yet to take meaningful action.

EDF report provides guidance for researchers, academics, conservation nonprofits, state and government agencies, and other organizations interested in measuring the farm financial outcomes of in-field conservation practices.

Expanding on-farm conservation practices requires closing the information gap on the financial impact these practices have.

EDF's agricultural priorities for the incoming Biden-Harris administration.

Business leaders are recognizing the need to set sustainability targets and invest in practices that support agricultural resilience.

New report from EDF details climate risks to the farm lending sector and provides a path for lenders to support a more resilient agricultural system.

Climate Tech Convening 2020

As California faces an unpredictable water future, policy makers and water managers across the state are seeking solutions to build resilience into our water supply system. Groundwater recharge is an excellent tool to replenish depleted aquifers and bank water for future use. In addition to helping water managers balance their water budget, groundwater recharge also provides an opportunity to create habitat for wildlife. This guide highlights recharge basin management strategies that create wildlife habitat and provide operational benefits to basin managers.

Info for the 2020 Climate Tech Convening 2020

Single page summary of EDF's farm finance report.

One-page summary of EDF's NASDA report.

EDF science is helping struggling farmers in India fight climate change and grow more food.

Conservation can improve the financial health of dairy farms, according to a new report from EDF and K·Coe Isom AgKnowledge.

There is strong scientific consensus on the urgent need to rebuild agricultural soil carbon. That’s the topline message of a comment published this week in the journal Nature Sustainability.