Carbon

New MSU Research Helps Better Quantify Soil Carbon Stock Changes

March 13, 2023 | Posted in Soil Health, Investing in Regenerative Ag, Economics

Newly published research from Michigan State University demonstrates how to evaluate soil carbon stock changes more accurately. This calculation has significant implications on measuring the actual environmental benefits of regenerative agriculture practices and economic consequences through emerging carbon markets.

Indigo Ag Issues 110,000 Credits in Second Carbon Crop

February 23, 2023 | Posted in Soil Health, Investing in Regenerative Ag

Source: Indigo

Indigo Ag today announced the completion of its second carbon crop

Bayer Launches Digital App to Connect Farmers, Companies on Regen

August 23, 2022 | Posted in Investing in Regenerative Ag

ForGround digital platform is now live and available for farmers and companies in the United States. The company plants to expand the app globally.

Wisconsin Farm Credit Coop Starts Carbon Collaberation

Compeer Financial, Indigo Ag partner to offer farmers access to credit market

By Brian O'Connor posted on December 9, 2021 | Posted in Economics

Compeer Financial and Indigo Ag will partner to expand options for carbon credit purchases for producers.

Why Add Carbon to the Soil?

October 15, 2021 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: Culpeper Star-Exponent

Carbon sequestration is coming up often in the farm press as we learn about another stream of farm income rising from our land-management practices. Why is adding carbon to the soil worth money to farmers, you might ask? Read more in this article from the Culpeper Star-Exponent (Culpeper, Virginia).

USDA Seeks Grower Input on Carbon Markets

Growers have until Nov. 1 to submit their comments to the federal agency.

By Sarah Hill posted on September 29, 2021 | Posted in Economics

The USDA is looking to create a set of pilot projects that provides incentives to implement climate smart conservation practices on working lands and to quantify and monitor the carbon and greenhouse gases associated with those practices. The pilot projects could even expand or develop new and additional markets.

Hold on to Valuable Topsoil with Cover Crops

By Sarah Hill posted on August 11, 2021

According to a new study published by scientists at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, more than a third of farmland in the U.S. Corn Belt has completely lost its carbon-rich topsoil to erosion.

Cover Crops, Compost & Carbon

August 14, 2019 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: Soil Science Society of America

Recent research published in the Soil Science Society of America Journal compared farming systems that received different amounts and types of organic matter sourced from compost and cover crops. The results reiterated that soil enzyme activity confirms the importance of frequent cover cropping in tillage-intensive organic vegetable production.