I too have been following the annulment of the TruTerra program.  This was one of the larger Partnerships within the $3.2 billion IRA Aggies provisions known as the Climate-Smart Commodity grants, $90m plus matching monies.  Brooke Rollins was sworn in as our the Secretary of Agriculture February 13, 2025.  Within a few days she signaled the POTUS47 Executive Order freezing funding of grants and TruTerra's offering would be  reviewed within the new 119th Congress budget.

In April 2025,  USDA  officially canceled the "Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities" (PCSC) program. It was immediately reformed and rebranded as the "Advancing Markets for Producers" (AMP) initiative.

This was driven by a new "Farmer First" policy with strict requirements for all existing grant holders.

The New "Farmer First" Policy:

The primary change was a new, non-negotiable mandate: at least 65% of all federal funds must be paid directly to producers for practice implementation.

The administration stated this was to cut "sky-high administration fees" and ensure farmers, not intermediaries, were the primary beneficiaries.

As a direct result of this policy change—and a major reduction of its original grant from ~$90 million down to $15 million—Truterra's 2025 program was rescaled including the layoffs to streamline TruTerra as financial assistance program focused entirely on direct-to-farmer payments.  Apparently, whatever Land O'Lakes intends for the TruTerra program is stuck in the Congressional budget process freeze and still pending Farm Bill. 

While TruTerra was operating they aligned with CIBO for administrative benefits which likely was a DOGE-boy black-mark as CIBO is closely aligned and funded by the Just Climate Fund of the Generation Investment Mangement firm. More recently, TruTerra has also signaled that Indigo might also be an alternative for enrollees in the TruTerra programs.  

2025 Farmer Incentive Payments (Per Acre)

This table outlines the direct payments available to farmers under the new, AMP-compliant program if its budget is carried forward in the pending 119th Congress budget now stuck in political limbo.

Key Program Details

• Acreage Cap: Payments are available on up to 500 acres per farmer.

• Enrollment Period: August 1, 2024 – June 2025.

• Eligible 2025 Crops: Corn (grain/silage), soybeans, cotton, and wheat (grain/silage).

• Practice Standards: All adopted practices (e.g., cover crop planting) must follow official NRCS Practice Standards.

• Data Requirements: Farmers must provide 2025 crop year data plus three historical years (or a full rotation) by December 1, 2025.

• "Stacking" Payments: This USDA-funded payment can potentially be combined (or "stacked") with Truterra's separate, privately funded carbon program.