Carbon Farming
TOPIC(S): Water, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind), Carbon Farming,
TOPIC(S): Agriculture Global, Carbon Farming,
TOPIC(S): Carbon Farming,
TOPIC(S): Lamb/Sheep, Beef Cattle, Carbon Farming,
TOPIC(S): Carbon Farming,

06/20/2023 SOURCE: finance.yahoo.com

Land O'Lakes says US carbon farming payouts top $5 million in 2022

Truterra LLC, the carbon farming and sustainable agriculture unit of Land O'Lakes Inc , paid U.S. farmers $5.1 million in 2022 for capturing and storing 262,000 metric tons of carbon via sustainable practices, the company announced on Wednesday. The program is among a growing number of offerings from agricultural companies such as Corteva Inc, Bayer AG and Cargill Inc which aim to capitalize on rising demand for environmental credits while making farms more sustainable. The companies tap satellite and weather data and log sustainable farming practices such as reduced tillage or planting winter cover crops to calculate volumes of greenhouse gasses captured and locked into soils.

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TOPIC(S): Sustainability, Carbon Farming,
TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Sustainability, Carbon Farming,
TOPIC(S): Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Climate Change, Regenerative Agriculture, Carbon Farming,

06/16/2023 SOURCE: wikifarmer.com

Dr. Sudarshan Dutta has more than 15 years of working as agriculture scientist in smallholder farming system. Dr. Dutta promotes sustainable farm management practices in Indian farming systems and provides leadership in planning and execution of carbon farming in India. He received several awards and published more than 100 peer reviewed scientific articles in international high impact journals, science-based magazine articles, popular articles, and policy briefs. He is the recipient of many prestigious award including Indian Society of Soil Science Young Scientist award and W. J. Benton Award, USA.

Carbon Farming - An Overview

Today, the temperature of the earth's surface is increasing rapidly. There has been a clear 2-degree Celsius increase in global average surface

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