Rice Stewardship Partnership for Climate-Smart Commodities

Producer Eligibility

In order to be eligible for an incentive payment as a part of the Partnerships for Climate Smart Commodities, a producer must:

• Establish Farm Records with the Farm Service Agency (FSA) (have farm, tract, and field numbers in place);
  • Producers must use the same name as is included in the relevant FSA Business File for that Farm ID.
• Complete a CCC-902 and AD 2047 (Customer Data Worksheet to facilitate the collection of customer data for Business Partner Record);
• Certify highly erodible land conservation (HEL) and wetland conservation (WC) compliance via Form AD 1026, Highly Erodible Land Conservation (HELC) and Wetland Conservation (WC) Certification;
• Certify that they are not a foreign person or entity;
• And demonstrate that the applicant will have control of the land for the term of the contract. 
  

Producers are not bound by the payment limitations and the adjusted gross income (AGI) limitations that are in place for other USDA programs.

Producer Application

Applicant is required to submit the following documents at the same time as a completed application form. Any applications submitted with missing documents will be considered incomplete and ineligible. 

• Copy of FSA maps of offered acres with farm, tract, and field listed. 
• Copy of FSA Producer Farm Data Report (PFDR)
• Copy of FSA Subsidiary Print (current year) as proof of HEL and WC compliance.
  • If funded, applicant will be required to submit a current FSA Subsidiary Print for each crop year a payment is received.  
    
• Copy of FSA 578 Forms for offered acres from past 6 years.
• If HU applicant, provide copy of FSA HU documentation.
  

USA Rice Contacts

Josh Hankins
(501) 398-6678
jhankins@usarice.com
Little Rock, AR

Emily Woodall
(571) 213-3006
ewoodall@usarice.com
Little Rock, AR