Get paid for the practices you’re already running.
Most of our growers are already doing the things sustainability programs pay for: reduced tillage, cover crops, split nitrogen, soil sampling. AG1 has partnered with Arva Intelligence so you can turn that into a revenue line on the acres you already farm, without long-term contracts or profit-sharing.
Growers who adopted strip-till or no-till in past seasons can enroll those acres. You are not excluded for having made the change early.
How it works
Four steps, and you decide at every one of them.
1. Sign and connect
Sign the data privacy policy and connect the agronomic data streams you already have: My John Deere, Climate, and others.
2. See your opportunity
Arva builds a Sustainability Opportunity report for your farm: what your practices are worth, acre by acre.
3. Choose your practices
You pick the practices that fit your operation. Nothing is enrolled without your say-so.
4. Verify and get paid
Practices are confirmed by an independent third party, matched to a program, and you’re paid.
The CropForce™ platform
Your data streams feed one platform built on more than 12 million acres of agronomic data. Sustainability programs are one use of it; these are the others.
Harvest analytics
Field and farm report cards that show what limited yield, how hybrids performed, and where next season’s profit is.
Seed selector
Matches hybrid genetics to each field environment to lower risk and improve seed and soil pairings.
Fertilizer Rx
Dynamic prescriptions that account for genetics, field biology, and changing weather.
Planet imagery
In-season satellite imagery so you can adjust prescriptions and catch problems early.
What you get
- An additional revenue stream of up to $25 per acre
- Your existing farm data becomes an asset with a value on it
- A clear, documented sustainability record for your operation
- Legacy land value that carries forward
- Business insights you didn’t have before
Our commitment
- AG1 and Arva facilitate the program. You stay in charge of whether to engage.
- A data privacy policy that protects the grower first
- Independent third-party verification, not self-reporting
- Open-market sales with transparent pricing when you’re ready to sell
- Verification up to three years retroactive, with no commitment to sell
Qualifying practices by crop
Each program needs a soil sample from the past four years, three practices from Group A, and one from Group B. Open a crop to see the full list.
Sustainable CornUp to $25 / acre
| Practice | What qualifies |
|---|---|
| Group A — choose 3 | |
| Crop rotation | More than 2 crops in 2 years |
| Reduced tillage | Under 4 inch tillage depth, minimal soil disturbance |
| No till | No soil disturbance |
| Manure (organic fertilizer) | Chicken, hog, cattle, or other animal manure |
| Nitrogen inhibitors | Applied with nitrogen fertilizer |
| Cover crops | In lieu of winter fallow |
| Variable rate technology | Optimized fertilizer application rates |
| Split applications | More than 2 optimized applications (right time) |
| Livestock integration | Grazed stubble or plant residue |
| Biochar | Application of biochar |
| Stress management | Plant stress mitigation |
| Waterway management | Wildlife and nutrient runoff |
| Harvest management | Optimized harvest for maximum quality |
| Group B — choose 1 (plus a soil sample from the past 4 years) | |
| Nutrient management plan | Documented nutrient prescription plan |
| Soil sampling | Zone, grid, or composite |
| Liming / soil amendments | Amendments to optimize soil chemistry |
| Integrated weed management | Holistic weed suppression and prevention plan |
| Integrated pest management | Holistic insect, disease, and pest suppression and prevention plan |
Sustainable SoybeansUp to $19 / acre
| Practice | What qualifies |
|---|---|
| Group A — choose 3 | |
| Crop rotation | More than 3 crops in 2 years |
| Reduced tillage | Under 4 inch tillage depth, minimal soil disturbance |
| No till | No soil disturbance |
| Cover crops | In lieu of winter fallow |
| Variable rate technology | Optimized fertilizer application rates |
| Split applications | More than 2 optimized applications (right time) |
| Livestock integration | Grazed stubble or plant residue |
| Biochar | Application of biochar |
| Stress management | Plant stress mitigation |
| Waterway management | Wildlife and nutrient runoff |
| Harvest management | Optimized harvest for maximum quality |
| Group B — choose 1 (plus a soil sample from the past 4 years) | |
| Nutrient management plan | Documented nutrient prescription plan |
| Soil sampling | Zone, grid, or composite |
| Liming / soil amendments | Amendments to optimize soil chemistry |
| Integrated weed management | Holistic weed suppression and prevention plan |
| Integrated pest management | Holistic insect, disease, and pest suppression and prevention plan |
Sustainable WheatUp to $19 / acre
| Practice | What qualifies |
|---|---|
| Group A — choose 3 | |
| Crop rotation | More than 3 crops in 2 years |
| Reduced tillage | Under 4 inch tillage depth, minimal soil disturbance |
| No till | No soil disturbance |
| Manure (organic fertilizer) | Chicken, hog, cattle, or other animal manure |
| Nitrogen inhibitors | Applied with nitrogen fertilizer |
| Cover crops | In lieu of winter fallow |
| Variable rate technology | Optimized fertilizer application rates |
| Split applications | More than 2 optimized applications (right time) |
| Livestock integration | Grazed stubble or plant residue |
| Biochar | Application of biochar |
| Stress management | Plant stress mitigation |
| Waterway management | Wildlife and nutrient runoff |
| Harvest management | Optimized harvest for maximum quality |
| Group B — choose 1 (plus a soil sample from the past 4 years) | |
| Nutrient management plan | Documented nutrient prescription plan |
| Soil sampling | Zone, grid, or composite |
| Liming / soil amendments | Amendments to optimize soil chemistry |
| Integrated weed management | Holistic weed suppression and prevention plan |
Why Arva
Arva Intelligence is a producer-first B Corporation run by farmers and ranchers. Their CropForce™ platform is built on more than 12 million acres of agronomic data and is designed so the grower, not a middleman, captures the value of their practices. When you’re ready to sell, Arva facilitates the sale on the open market with buyers paying the best price, and you can verify up to three years retroactively with no commitment to sell.
Ready to see what your acres are worth?
Send us your contact info, state, county, the acres you’d like to enroll, and the practices you’re already running. We’ll take it from there.