Carbon emissions reductions can, and should, go hand-in-hand with helping farmers to maintain the profitability and productivity of their operations.
FLINTpro has been built in Australia to help the ag industry and government understand what they need to report to improve their land management practices.
Carbon farming can “contribute significantly” to EU climate effort, the European Commission says after a two-year study into regenerative ag practices.
The soil carbon market is nascent but growing, and with it, a lot of complex questions, including how to ensure that farmers see the value.
The Hangzhou-based company behind the world’s biggest mobile payments app will also consider investing in carbon offsets in areas such as forest management.
The two companies have combined their crop science and soil health chops with an eye on the nascent carbon credits market.
The US President’s plan calls for a ‘carbon bank’ that would pay farmers, ranchers, and foresters for implementing regenerative agriculture methods.
TruCarbon, the new carbon credits program from Land O’Lakes, will help the co-op’s farmers to measure and monetize sequestered carbon on their land.
The Australian startup has set the ambitious target of achieving its goal by 2025. But co-founder and CEO Sam Duncan is confident it has the tech chops to do it.
The Boulder, Colorado firm believes it can give the nascent carbon credits industry a boost by using hyperspectral imaging to make soil monitoring more efficient.
IBM, JPMorgan, Shopify, and Barclays are among the big-name buyers purchasing carbon credits from Indigo’s marketplace.
Farmers Edge will assist growers in tracking and verifying production data, while Radicle will help them identify opportunities to qualify for credits.
The UK-Australian startup uses AI, data analytics, drones, and ecological expertise to restore carbon and biodiversity to degraded land.
Indigo says incoming CEO Ron Hovsepian, a partner at its investor Flagship Pioneering, is a “seasoned operational leader rightly suited to lead […] at this critical stage of maturation.”
A new bill would task the USDA with creating a certification for ag carbon credit markets – but is government involvement a good thing?
The nonprofit is making its Brand Emissions Estimator available to enterprises that obtain its net-zero certification – including in the food and ag sectors.
WRI’s criticism of regenerative agriculture based on its conclusions about the feasibility of carbon sequestration is a foolish exercise in throwing the bovine out with the bathwater.
Early Twitter and Uber backer Chris Sacca’s firm also invested in Australia’s Soil Carbon Co, which is developing a microbe-mediated method to sequester carbon.
Cargill will begin paying US farmers for carbon drawdown and water quality improvements in a credit-like system starting this Spring.
As scrutiny over livestock production intensifies, some ranchers are highlighting the ecosystem services that they can provide and their capacity to combat climate change.
