Compeer Financial is collaborating with PepsiCo and other industry partners on a pilot programme called RegenLend, designed to help farmers lease strip-till equipment without absorbing the full upfront cost.
Under the pilot, PepsiCo will cover two annual lease payments, lowering the cash-flow hurdle for growers moving to a soil-conservation tillage system.
In its initial year, RegenLend is available to farmers leasing strip-till equipment for at least 600 acres, structuring the programme around operations where reduced tillage can have a measurable soil-health impact.