CIBO Technologies, a sustainability software company for agriculture, has announced a collaboration with Sand County Foundation to support a US$ 14 million Regional Conservation Partnership Programme (RCPP) funded by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Wisconsin and Illinois. The multi year effort will use CIBO Impact, a data driven program management platform, to overcome long standing challenges in enrollment, reporting, and verification that have hindered large scale conservation initiatives.
Partnership to Address Program and Data Challenges
Sand County Foundation, a nonprofit organisation known for equipping landowners with practical conservation tools, will work with CIBO Technologies to implement the RCPP initiative. The collaboration is designed to overcome hurdles associated with fragmented data and programme management, a challenge that has historically slowed adoption of conservation practices. By leveraging CIBO’s programme management platform, the initiative aims to enable flexible, state specific programme configuration, centralized data collection, and streamlined reporting for both Sand County Foundation and NRCS.
CIBO Impact Platform as Core Infrastructure
At the center of the partnership is CIBO Impact, a purpose built platform that supports multi state conservation projects. The system allows partners to upload field boundaries, qualify and enroll growers, and configure eligibility requirements that vary from state to state.
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CIBO Impact provides real time dashboards that track enrollment and adoption of practices. It also generates customizable digital submissions for USDA NRCS county offices, ensuring standardized reporting across different regions and simplifying multi state program management. By consolidating data workflows, the platform delivers consistent and accurate information, reduces manual processing, accelerates verification, and improves visibility across every stage, from signup to reporting.
“Managing a complex, multi state program requires one go to source for data. With CIBO, we have a single, adaptable system that integrates multiple customized projects while improving transparency for NRCS. We can implement this RCPP effort faster and put more dollars into proven practices.”
This approach addresses one of the most persistent obstacles to scaling regenerative practices: fragmented and manual data collection and verification processes.
“CIBO was built for partner driven conservation, helping to remove the barriers to regenerative agriculture adoption. Through the CIBO platform, we can facilitate greater access to funding, streamline fragmented data and workflows, and provide the technical and agronomic expertise needed for success.”
Expanding Capabilities and Future Applications
The infrastructure developed through this collaboration is adaptable to evolving conservation needs. As the program matures, it can incorporate modeled outcomes, such as greenhouse gas data, and extend support to private Scope 3 initiatives in addition to public funding. This flexibility allows for integration of conservation practices with both federal conservation programs and private sector sustainability goals, enhancing long term scalability and alignment across funding sources.
