Texas Climate-Smart Initiative

The Texas Climate-Smart Initiative is a five-year pilot project led by Texas A&M AgriLife Research and funded by USDA’s Natural Resource Conservation Service. This groundbreaking initiative aims to foster climate-smart agriculture for all major Texas agricultural commodities and create market opportunities across the commodities.



Julie Howe, Ph.D.
Texas Climate-Smart Initiative Project Director



Programs are designed specifically for Texas farmers, ranchers and small forest owners.

Texas Climate-Smart Initiative individuals will work with participants through the whole process, from helping them understand climate-smart practices to loaning necessary equipment.

An incentive structure has been created, considering the cost of operations.


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The Texas Climate-Smart Dashboard will provide information on the regional centers as well as additional program information.

The Dashboard will be posted once available.

The Application will be posted once available.