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The tools presented below represent a portion of the tools available for the climate, agriculture and forestry sectors. The tools range from specialized calculators to maps, models and datasets estimating a variety of outputs (e.g., crop production, greenhouse gas flux, and species distribution). Certain tools may be more relevant to land managers to aid in year-to-year decision-making, while others are more useful for researchers studying agriculture and climate change. Keep in mind that all tools have limitations and make assumptions that may not be appropriate for an entity’s climate/region/crop/soil type. USDA does not endorse the tools presented below. The tool list is provided for informational purposes only, and is not exhaustive.

    • Cover Crop Species Selector

      In addition to improving soil health and reducing erosion, cover crops provide habitat for pollinators.

      To provide farmers and land managers with a science-based decision support tool to assist with cover crop species selection based on a given farmer’s soils, climate, and crop management goals.

    • Global Farm Animals Ration Programs

      Close up of calves on animal farm eating food

      GlobalFARP can help small-scale producers by offering ration programs in their local languages and optimizing least cost rations using their local feeds and at the same time helping to mitigate methane emissions.

    • COMET-Planner Global

      COMET-Planner Global Screenshot

      The tool allows people around the world to zoom into a map, place a marker in their region, select their current land use, select their conservation practices, and determine the soil carbon sequestration benefits their…

    • Soil and Water Assessment Tool

      planet earth globe in wave of water in the ocean

      The Soil & Water Assessment Tool is a small watershed to river basin-scale model used to simulate the quality and quantity of surface and ground water and predict the environmental impact of land use, land…