Collaboration & innovation key to developing farmer-focused carbon markets
January 13, 2022
Carbon markets are now a fixture in industry headlines – and Iowa is leading the way to encourage carbon sequestration in farming.
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Tag: carbon sequestration
Airly, WhatIf Foods & Moonshot aim to make climate-friendly snacks the main course for 2022
December 27, 2021
A growing number of startups are creating “climate-friendly” snacks that cut carbon and promote regenerative agriculture practices.
Bayer, Bushel & AWS launch carbon measurement tool for US farmers
December 9, 2021
Project Carbonview aims to help corn growers to better report and analyze their carbon footprint across the entire supply chain.
Bioenergy Devco raises $100m to build anaerobic digesters across North America
November 10, 2021
The Annapolis, Maryland-based startup uses anaerobic digestion to convert organic waste, such as discarded food or ag byproducts, into fuel and fertilizer.
Soil Carbon Co is now Loam Bio, raises $30m Series A funding
October 28, 2021
The Australian startup inoculates crops with symbiotic microbial fungi that boost plants’ natural ability to sequester carbon in the soil they grow in.
Indigo Ag acquires Soil Metrics to boost carbon MRV capabilities
October 26, 2021
Soil Metrics was spun-out of Colorado State University in 2019 to commercialize “biogeochemical” soil modeling techniques.
Australia unveils 2050 net-zero target with ‘technology not taxes’ approach
October 26, 2021
The country will double-down on agtech innovations in areas such as soil carbon sequestration and livestock feed to achieve the target.
CIBO Technologies raises $30m Series C funding for carbon trading tools
October 21, 2021
“Our mission [is] to drive the widespread adoption of regenerative farming practices,” said CEO Daniel Ryan.
Agriculture produces just 1% of carbon credits, data suggests
September 28, 2021
Carbon credits generated by ag-related projects make up less than 1% of all issued credits, according to data from the University of Berkeley, California.
Soil health through the lens of the tech stack
September 21, 2021
The Soil Health Tech Stack illustrates the interdependence of technology, science, and economics in connecting suppliers and buyers of carbon credits and other soil health outcomes.
EXCLUSIVE: Leaps by Bayer leads EarthOptics’ $10.3m Series A for carbon mapping
September 21, 2021
The Virginia startup is measuring soil health, compaction, and carbon content for applications in agriculture and beyond.
Nitrogen fixer Andes scores $15m from Bayer, Wilbur-Ellis to move into carbon capture
September 14, 2021
Andes has developed a seed treatment that enhances crops’ nitrogen-fixing capabilities, reducing reliance on synthetic fertilizers. It’s eyeing carbon next.
Brief: Amazon & The Nature Conservancy launch Brazil ‘agroforestry accelerator’
September 6, 2021
The US tech giant claims the scheme will restore 20,000 hectares of forest within three years and remove 10 million tons of carbon from the atmosphere by 2050.
Carbon markets evolving: The way forward for the US agrifood sector
August 31, 2021
Slowly but surely, carbon markets are maturing across the world. In the US, farmers and the wider agrifood industry have a critical role to play in their development.
UPDATE: Growmark & Corteva partner with Indigo on carbon
August 26, 2021
Growmark members will be able to get started with carbon trading via the cooperative’s FS-branded network of ag retailers.
EXCLUSIVE: Cargill, Microsoft join $17m round for carbon verification platform Regrow
August 17, 2021
Regrow was formed in February following the merger of Australian crop science company FluroSat and US soil health startup Dagan.
Can food systems really get to ‘net zero?’
July 26, 2021
‘Net zero by 2050’ has become the rallying cry for many agrifood businesses. Here are some of the ways they can make those aspirations into reality.
EXCLUSIVE: France’s Gaïago raises $15m to scale up natural soil solutions
July 14, 2021
The Breton startup claims its products can stimulate beneficial fungi growth, improve soil structure, fix nitrogen, and improve root nutrition.
Dishing the dirt on ag carbon credits
July 13, 2021
Carbon credits schemes involving agriculture are growing in number – but not all are necessarily equal in their impact, Dan Blaustein-Rejto writes.
Precision ag player reborn as soil carbon market Boomitra; scores $4m from Yara, Chevron
June 22, 2021
The San Jose-based startup aims to offer farmers an easy, cost-effective route to measuring soil carbon and participating in carbon credits markets.
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