Articles Tagged with ''carbon credit program''

Can Carbon Sequestration Really Help Fight Climate Change?

April 17, 2020 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health, Water Management

Markets are emerging to pay farmers to store more carbon in the soil by using improved agricultural practices. But flows of greenhouse gases into and out of soil are complex, and some scientists are questioning whether these efforts will actually help slow global warming, according to the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies.

Cargill Funds New Program to Pay U.S. Farmers for Carbon Capture

April 16, 2020 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Source: Reuters

Starting this spring, global commodities trader Cargill will pay American farmers for capturing carbon in their field soils and cutting fertilizer runoff.

‘Getting Paid’ for Your No-Till Soil Health

Indigo Ag, Nori pushing programs to pay farmers for the carbon they sequester, as a switch to the open market looms.

By John Dobberstein posted on February 26, 2020 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

While it may not be an immediate windfall, no-tillers who’ve been doing the right thing to protect and enrich their soils may finally have a chance to cash in on that beyond the money they’ve already saved in fuel, machinery and labor.

Carbon Market Sags, But New Options On Horizon

The Chicago Climate Exchange is downsizing its operations, but it plans to roll out a new program for carbon offsets in 2011

By John Dobberstein posted on January 1, 2011

The Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX), which ran the only national carbon-trading market in the U.S., is scaling back its operations.

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Uncertainty, Weak Economy Plague Carbon Credit Prices

October 1, 2009 | Posted in Residue Management, Soil Health

No-tillers enrolled in carbon credit programs that reward them for reducing greenhouse gas emissions are finding the market for their credits has shrunk amid the recession and uncertainty about climate legislation being crafted by Congress.

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