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Strip-Tiller Nets $25 Per Acre Return on Carbon Credit Programs

By Holly Spangler posted on June 13, 2024 | Posted in Soil Health

Opey Rowell has a pretty straightforward take on carbon programs. “Farm the way you believe and if it fits, it fits,” says the Pekin, Ill., strip-tiller.

News Release

Corporate Climate Watchdog Document Determines Carbon Offsets Largely Ineffective

By Virginia Furness posted on May 9, 2024

Source: Reuters

Staff at an influential corporate climate action group whose board announced a plan to allow companies to offset greenhouse gas emissions from their supply chain with carbon credits has now found such offsets are largely ineffective, a confidential preliminary draft reviewed by Reuters shows.

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Growers Boost Bottom Line & Soil Health Through CarbonNOW Program

Locus AG's carbon farming program paid out more than $2M to U.S. farmers in 2022.

By Noah Newman posted on March 6, 2023 | Posted in Soil Health

CarbonNOW is quickly becoming the preferred program in the carbon farming industry because it utilizes powerful biologicals — crop-specific soil microbes – that boost yields and ROI.

Farmers Want Higher Payments for Carbon Contracts According to Ag Economy Barometer

February 13, 2023

According to the latest Ag Economy Barometer from Purdue University's Center for Commercial Agriculture, very few farmers are currently engaged in carbon contracts and of the ones who are, most of them say the payments aren't high enough.

Digital Demonstration

Locus AG's CarbonNOW® Carbon Farming Program

January 5, 2023 | Posted in Equipment

Watch the editors of Strip-Till Farmer and Locus Agricultural Solutions (Locus AG) meet for a live online program demonstration webinar of Locus AG’s CarbonNOW® carbon farming program.

Start Small with Carbon Contracts

March 30, 2022 | Posted in Soil Health

Experts advise farmers considering carbon contracts to start with their worst, sandiest and lowest organic matter field because even if the carbon markets don't pay out, the field will show other benefits in crop yield and water management.

Midwestern BioAg Partners with Indigo Agriculture on Carbon Program

March 18, 2022

By combining Midwestern BioAg's expertise in soil health practices and holistic agronomic services with Indigo Agriculture’s carbon measurement, reporting and verification capabilities and buyer network, the collaboration will help farmers earn carbon credits.

[Podcast] Understanding the Carbon Cycle with Don Reicosky

In today’s Strip-Till Farmer podcast supported by The Andersons, we talk with retired USDA soil scientist Don Reicosky, a leading expert on carbon cycle management in agriculture. An internationally recognized author and speaker, Reicosky was among the first to research the relationship between CO2 and tillage.

June 16, 2021 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment, Soil Health

Maybe Carbon Contracts Will Finally Convince Us to Update Real Estate Laws

By Todd Janzen posted on May 14, 2021 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: Janzen Ag Law

Carbon sequestration contracts for farmland are attempts to restrict usage of land. Historically, restriction on land were put in place by recording easements, mortgages, leases, or deed restrictions.

Yara Announces the Launch of Agoro Carbon Alliance

May 7, 2021 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Crop solutions provider Yara has launched the Agoro Carbon Alliance, a global initiative aimed at helping farmers earn additional revenue through positive climate action.

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Ponds, Panels, Pollinators: No-Till Innovator Takes Conservation to Next Level

On this edition of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by CultivAce, No-Till Farmer’s Conservation Ag Operator Fellow, Ray McCormick, showcases how he’s taking conservation ag to the next level in Vincennes, Ind., with ponds, solar panels, duck hunting and more.

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