Maggie Monast
Senior Director, Climate-Smart Agriculture
Work
Areas of expertise:
Environmental economics and policy, agricultural finance and sustainability, agricultural supply chains
Description
Maggie Monast works with farmers, financial institutions, food companies, agricultural organizations and others to create an agricultural system that drives climate stability, clean water and food security. Monast works to quantify the farm financial impacts of conservation practice adoption, collaborates with major corporations to develop sustainability initiatives and develops innovative financial incentives to advance sustainable agriculture.
Background
- Master of Environmental Management, Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University
- BA, Political Science and Economics, Tufts University
Latest pieces
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Farmers need support to survive this economic squeeze
Growing Returns, March 27, 2025 -
The Regenerative Agriculture Financing Program expands in its second year
Growing Returns, December 18, 2024 -
New Report: How high-quality carbon offsets can lower livestock methane emissions
Growing Returns, September 23, 2024 -
Trends to scale collective impact at the 2023 Sustainable Agriculture Summit and beyond
Growing Returns, November 21, 2023 -
Climate, agriculture, and finance: exploring connections at the Fed
Growing Returns, May 31, 2023 -
Breakthrough agricultural loan rewards farmers for environmental stewardship
EDF + Biz, December 20, 2022 -
The Impacts of Climate Change on Agricultural Finance
EDF Business, November 9, 2022 -
Farmers see value in agriculture loans that reward stewardship
Growing Returns Blog, October 14, 2022
Press materials
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CoBank originates its first sustainability-linked loan with Heartland Co-op with support from EDF
November 13, 2024 -
Majority of farmers who participated in groundbreaking farm loan achieved environmental standards and received interest rate rebates
July 19, 2023 -
Farmers Business Network and Environmental Defense Fund Announce Major Expansion of Regenerative Ag Operating Lines, Incentivizing Farmers to Implement Regenerative Ag Practices
December 8, 2022 -
New Survey: 87% of Agricultural Finance Institutions See Climate Change as a Material Risk to Business
November 9, 2022 -
Climate-resilient farming provides financial benefits for small North Carolina farms
March 29, 2022 -
Farmers Business Network and Environmental Defense Fund Launch New Farm Operating Line of Credit that Incentivizes Farmers Who Implement Regenerative Ag
January 11, 2022 -
Market Research Shows Agricultural Lenders Should Be Banking on Soil Health
September 13, 2021 -
Report: How Investors Can Deploy Catalytic Capital to Scale Sustainable Agriculture
October 15, 2020