Ryan Heiniger
Executive Director, Conservation Technology Information Center
Scott Herndon
President, Field to Market
Capitalizing on the New Sustainability Commodity Marketplace
Commodity buyers and consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies are rapidly scaling up sustainability pro- grams. Increasingly, they are also interested in benchmarking and measuring progress on environmental metrics for the commodities they purchase. Ryan Heiniger, 4th-generation Iowa farmer and executive director of the Conservation Technology Information Center, and Scott Herndon, president of agricultural supply chain alliance Field to Market, outline the opportunities available to no-tillers to sell their commodities for a premium and what data you need to collect to further position your operation for success in this new marketplace.