Carbon Library from FarmProgress

On land used for crop production in the U.S., adoption of conservation practices such as minimum/no-till and cover crops [CC] to sequester carbon [C] in the soil is being promoted. However, when CC’s are used there is an additional cost to the producer for their insertion into a production system. This has hindered their use by producers who are averse to adopting any practice that does not offer a potential monetary return in the short-term.

To furnish producers with resources that provide details about adoption of practices that have the potential to reduce agriculture’s contribution to C emissions, FarmProgress has made available a Carbon Library that provides information [interviews, articles, videos, podcasts, etc.] to farmers to help them navigate the C landscape. A list of some of the resources in this collection follows.

What farmers need to know to get paid for carbon

Explainer: What is a carbon intensity score?

Q/A with an expert: What’s new about carbon programs today?

Explainer: How do carbon offsets and insets work?

Claim your share of carbon grant funding

FP Next: How to get paid for carbon on your farm

Carbon program should fit the farm

5 considerations before you jump into a carbon program

Will carbon intensity ratings make carbon programs irrelevant?

Click here for conservation practices that can be adopted to meet C sequestration goals, and here and here to access articles on this website that provide additional details about C programs as a source of revenue for producers who qualify when adopting conservation production practices that sequester C.

Composed by Larry G. Heatherly, June 2024, larryh91746@gmail.com