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5 things you may not know about carbon farming
Here’s a look at the difference in markets, pricing, farmer attitudes, carbon intensity scores and more — plus, how one farm kid found himself explaining agriculture to Pepsi employees.
Providing the information farmers need to capitalize on carbon opportunities.
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Here’s advice to help you find the best way to market this new “crop.”
4 considerations for entering carbon market
Q/A with an expert: What’s new about carbon programs today?
Carbon markets have quickly evolved, but this observer believes it is still a ‘Wild West’ – so proceed with caution.
Explainer: What is a carbon intensity score?
There’s potential new farm revenue for those who can prove how climate-smart practices lower your farm’s CI score.
Claim your share of carbon grant funding
How you can participate in carbon smart grant programs.
Will carbon intensity ratings make carbon programs irrelevant?
For some farmers a new biological could be a better solution than carbon intensity ratings.
Climate-smart constraints could dampen Sustainable Aviation Fuel growth
Corn growers looking for premiums must adopt cover crops, minimum-till and nitrogen efficiency practices to qualify.
5 considerations before you jump into a carbon project
When choosing a carbon program, documented history, data and more are key to selecting an opportunity that fits the farm.
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Although much potential exists for carbon programs and other sustainability, farmers remain uncertain about this new market.
Why uncertainty reigns with carbon programs
Will USDA step in to regulate carbon programs?
The federal government released guidelines that could cut confusion, but details still in question.
Explainer: Why farmers hate a pipeline that could help their own cause — ethanol
What's at stake in the carbon pipeline argument, and what does it really look like on the farm?
Explainer: How do carbon offsets and insets work?
They both relate to strategies on how to reduce carbon in our atmosphere.
FP Next: How to get paid for carbon on your farm
Episode 15 has the answers to your carbon questions from Mitchell Hora, from choosing the right program to turning carbon into profit on your operation. Listen now!
What farmers need to know to get paid for carbon
A lower carbon intensity score could mean money in the bank for corn farmers.
FP Next: What you need to know about carbon programs
Ep. 17. We're talking shop with Farm Futures Senior Editor Ben Potter, as he shares farmer perspectives on current carbon program details, as well as history of carbon credits.
Carbon markets: Young farmers innovate for sustainable income
Carbon markets offer a way to meet regulations while securing the future of family farms.
Four questions to ask before you sign a carbon contract
What you should know about no-reversal clause, data privacy, and other factors to consider before signing.
Carbon program should fit the farm
Opey Rowell has tried carbon credit programs through IL Corn, Pepsico, ADM and Truterra. Here’s what he’s learned and how it works on his farm.
Carbon Payment Opportunities for Farmers
Carbon Initiatives Offering Payments Per Practice
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AgSpire co-founder Jared Knock discusses how carbon concerns drive support for biodiversity initiatives, regenerative agriculture and soil health practices – the keys, as he sees it, to a financially viable future for family farms.
Carbon? It’s just the prologue
Things that could make you say no to a carbon contract
Expect lengthy contracts and stiff early termination penalties.
Carbon brings profitability to farmers
How one farmer uses carbon programs as an income stream.
This farmer’s quest: A carbon-negative beef system
Producer seeks to reduce carbon “hoofprint" of high-quality, natural beef.
Grant helps dairy farmers learn carbon score
These farmers used their own data to generate reports that reveal farm’s carbon footprint.
How to make sense of carbon and sustainability markets
They could be a lucrative revenue stream for farmers. Digitizing data now will help farmers tap these markets.
Getting paid for carbon is easier now
Changes in eligibility, payments, and approved farm practices may make programs more appealing than ever.
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Study details five ways U.S. ag could become greenhouse gas negative – and recommends farmers should be paid for the effort.
Can U.S. ag become a carbon sink?
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Basalt contains nutrients, including calcium, magnesium, manganese, iron, potassium and copper. Research is being done on its benefits to farmland.
Can basalt capture carbon on the farm and help soils?
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Using biochar as a soil supplement can increase yields.
Biochar could help boost yields, improve soil health
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Commentary: Illinois farmer Preston Brown says a market that values low-carbon corn will add value to his family farm, and provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act will make it possible.
How our farm will benefit from low-carbon corn
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CNH has partnered with Michigan State for use of the tractor on university dairy farms.
New Holland’s methane-powered tractor completes circular ag cycle
4 points to consider before you sign a carbon contract
Make sure you read and understand terms and payments before you sign.
Why it’s time to take another look at carbon programs
Climate-smart practices can provide your farm with new revenue and make it more resilient. It may be a better fit than you thought three years ago.
Finding surefire carbon strategies for High Plains land
Missouri producer finds different approach to carbon on High Plains rangeland.
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A Clemson University study, funded by USDA, looks at how forage systems can be better managed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and sequester carbon.
Manage forage to capture carbon
Use carbon credits to add a revenue stream
Compare options for sequestration payments to figure out which offers the most profitable option for your operation, then follow an Iowa farmer’s advice: start small.
Farmers reduce carbon footprint from field to school
PepsiCo and school bus franchises rely on soybeans to fuel their transportation fleets.
Can carbon programs make cover crops profitable?
Maybe. Though eligible for carbon payments and several government conservation programs, the number of acres planted to cover crops is slow to increase because farmers who qualify for those contributions still struggle to make the practice pencil out.
Monetize carbon stored in your trees
Just like carbon programs for crops, do plenty of homework on carbon credits for forestry.
Best path to carbon credits for cattle farmers
Program helps farmers and ranchers seeking the ideal cover crop mix for grazing and carbon sequestration.
What do farmers need from SAF tax credits?
Delta Airlines toured central Kansas farms to learn how climate smart programs impact farmers.