A Look at the Principles for Transparency in Ag Climate Markets
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A group of companies has developed a set of transparency principles for carbon market developers in agriculture. What do they say and what happens next?
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Farm Emissions and Carbon Math
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Just how much CO2 is produced from the ordinary things we do?
Read MoreThe Six Building Blocks of a Soil Carbon Contract
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Carbon is number six on the periodic table. Similarly, soil carbon contracts have six basic elements.
Read MoreRethinking Carbon's "Additionality" Requirement
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Soil carbon contracts usually require that any CO2 offsets be in addition to what would have been sequestered by normal farming practices. Does this make sense?
Read MoreMaybe Carbon Contracts Will Finally Convince Us to Update Real Estate Laws
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Real property law is one of the oldest legal systems we have. Modern carbon sequestration contracts on farmland will have to address this reality.
Read MoreCreating Carbon Credits
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There are three things farmers should understand about carbon credits: who creates them, how they are packaged into a salable commodity, and who buys them.
Read MoreFarming the Sun: 5 Questions to Ask Before Signing a Long-Term Solar Lease
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Would you take the opportunity to turn your farmland into a solar farm? Here are some things to consider.
Read More7 Questions to Ask Before Signing a Letter of Intent to Build an Anaerobic Digester
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Anaerobic digesters are hot. Farmers approached to sign a letter of intent should be diligent when moving forward.
Read MoreWho Should Control the Carbon Farming Marketplace?
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More opportunities are arriving for farmers to get paid for adopting “climate-friendly” farming practices. Should someone oversee this burgeoning carbon farming market?
Read MoreWill Carbon Farming Finally Show Us the Value of Ag Data?
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New tools are on the horizon to monetize ag data for farmers.
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