Our ingrain good® promise
Our Ingrain Good® mission is to create value for Riceland's members, employees, customers, and consumers by prioritizing education and the adoption of sustainable practices.
Riceland focuses improvement efforts on reducing its carbon footprint, maximizing efficiencies, reducing natural resource consumption, and optimizing the safety and well-being of all people associated with the cooperative.
Riceland Sustainability programs
Through Ingrain Good®, Riceland serves as the bridge between its farmer-members’ stewardship and the evolving needs of customers and consumers. These programs provide practical support and connect on-farm practices to measurable outcomes, creating value from the field all the way through the supply chain.
Learn more about each program below:
Riceland Carbon Ready™
The Riceland Carbon Ready program helps farmer-members deliver climate solutions for customers while earning rewards for current sustainable practices and support for adopting new ones. Launched in June 2022 in partnership with Arva Intelligence, the program captures farm-level data to help customers meet Scope 3 greenhouse gas reduction goals and create lasting benefits for U.S. farmers and their land.
Drive New Market Opportunities
Riceland Carbon Ready™ bridges the gap between on-farm practices and supply chain goals—helping our customers meet Scope 3 targets, verify claims, and earn consumer trust.
Reward Sustainable Practices
Since 2022, the Riceland Carbon Ready program has paid out nearly $8.5 million to farmers. Through this program, Riceland farmer-members are not only utilizing sustainable practices but are being rewarded for them.
Cultivate for the Future
Program participants track key data points through the growing season to showcase how climate smart practices impact sustainable metrics with the assistance of Arva Intelligence.
Read the 2024 Sustainability Report
Program Elements Include
CO2e reductions
Water reductions
Irrigation practices
Fertilizer practices
soil sampling
Tillage practices
off-season management
next-gen impact program™
The Riceland Next‑Gen Impact Program™ is a USDA‑supported sustainability initiative delivered in partnership with Winrock International. The program supports rice farmers in Arkansas and Missouri who are advancing conservation practices that strengthen soil and water stewardship while helping expand markets for sustainably produced U.S. rice.
program overview
This USDA-supported program helps producers invest in on-farm sustainability by pairing conservation practice adoption with operational support designed to offset implementation costs.
The Riceland Next-Gen Impact Program™:
- Builds on your existing participation in Riceland Carbon Ready™
- Supports NRCS recognized conservation practices
- Connects sustainability outcomes with market opportunity for U.S. rice
Farmer funding
Around $14 million will be directly disbursed to farmers through conservation rice premiums and incentives.
conservation rice premiums
Farmers committed to land and water stewardship will receive a $0.25 per bushel premium on up to 170bu/acre, directly enhancing their returns. This rice from enrolled fields must be delivered to Riceland Foods, Inc.
Conservation Rice incentives
Funding will be reimbursed to producers, who invest in financial optimization, technology and data utilization, crop planning services, equipment, and education. This funding will help reduce some of the cost barriers to implementing conservation practices.
Who is eligible?
To participate in the Year 1 of the Next-Gen Impact Program™, farmers must:
- Be a Riceland member
- Applicants must have participated in or signed up for Riceland’s Ingrain Good Sustainability initiative prior to the 2026 crop year
- Provide FSA Records (578s, Maps, etc.) and Entity Information
- Implement and document at least one eligible conservation practice on each enrolled field
- Provide evidence and documentation of Conservation Rice Incentives
Year 1 enrollment is limited to producers already participating in the Riceland Carbon Ready™ Program. If you are not enrolled in Riceland Carbon Ready™ or other Ingrain Good® programs, you can enroll now to be eligible for future opportunities.
Ready to apply?
Choose your path below based on whether you’re ready to get involved in the Next-Gen Impact Program™ or looking to enroll in Ingrain Good® Sustainability Initiatives.
FAQs
The Riceland Next-Gen Impact Program™ is funded by the USDA under the Advancing Markets for Producers funding opportunity, and Riceland Carbon Ready™ is a privately funded program.
The Riceland Next-Gen Impact Program™ will be separate from Riceland Carbon Ready™; therefore, farmers will have the opportunity to participate in both programs in the 2026 growing season. Each program will have independent data collection, verification, and payment processes.
No. Participating in this program does not affect youreligibility for other USDA programs.
You may still enroll in NRCS programs such as CSP or EQIP that support conservation practices. However, you cannot receive reimbursement for the same supplies through both NRCS programs and our ConservationIncentives program.
If you have fields enrolled in other USDA-AMP programs (such as USA Rice/Ducks Unlimited or the Alliance to Advance Climate-Smart Agriculture), those specific fields are not eligible for enrollment in theRiceland Next-Gen Impact Program™.
No, awards made pursuant to this Funding Opportunity are not subject to any payment limitations or Adjusted Gross Income limitations.
Reach out to our sustainability team at sustainability@riceland.com.