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RRV Company to Pay $1 Billion-Plus for Carbon Program

Published May 29, 2025

A carbon development company based in the Red River Valley will distribute $1.1 billion in direct payments to farmers and landowners who bury organic carbon over the next nine years. In a statement, Veteran’s Carbon Holdings said it will work…

Carbon Offset Guidelines Issued

Published May 28, 2024

The Biden Administration has announced new guidelines for carbon credits or offsets. This guidance said credits should represent actual and additional reductions in carbon emissions. An accredited, independent third party should validate the carbon offsets. The carbon markets have faced…

Truterra Sees Significant Growth in Acres Enrolled

Published May 22, 2024

In the first three years of its carbon program, Truterra paid over $21 million to farmers for the sequestration and reduction of over 1.1 million metric tons of carbon. Truterra President Jamie Leifker said the number of farmers participating in…

North Dakota Pipeline Brings Jobs

Published April 23, 2024

During the first public hearing on the Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline, Pickering Energy Partners founder Daniel Pickering spoke about the benefits the pipeline could bring to North Dakota. "The expectation is there will be 1500 to 2000 jobs created during…

A Tool for Climate-Smart Farming

Published March 18, 2024

Farmers and agronomists can now use their ATV and evaluate soil conditions at 20-to-30 miles per hour. EarthOptics has added remote sensing technologies with machine learning to create real-time data maps. In addition to information on fertility and soil moisture,…

Longterm Adopters Eligible for Carbon Program

Published March 1, 2024

Early adopters were left out of the original versions of the carbon management programs. Truterra Director of Field Services Mariah Murphy says that has changed. "We're excited to be among the first to bring together a program that is available…

The ROI Makes Sense

Published February 29, 2024

Kelly Garrett raises crops and cattle in west-central Iowa. Garrett is a believer in regenerative agriculture and partners with Truterra carbon program."They are a very credible source being backed by Land O'Lakes so the economics of the program for growers…

The Carbon Conundrum 2.0

Published February 21, 2024

The sustainability trend is impacting the food and farm market. "That means producers have a decision to make," said North Dakota Farmers Union Government Relations Director Matt Perdue. "They have to decide if they are going to participate in something…

The Carbon Conundrum

Published February 16, 2024

Reducing the carbon footprint and 'green' production is heavily incentivized for today’s farmers. "I don't think any issue or trend is impacting our markets where folks have as many questions as they do about this carbon topic," said Matt Perdue,…

Lowering the Carbon Intensity Score

Published January 20, 2024

All the ethanol plants that belong to the Minnesota Biofuels Association have committed to have a net-zero or net-negative carbon intensity score by 2050. Executive Director Brian Werner says there are several ways to achieve that goal. "One is doing energy…

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RRV Company to Pay $1 Billion-Plus for Carbon Program

Carbon Offset Guidelines Issued

Truterra Sees Significant Growth in Acres Enrolled

North Dakota Pipeline Brings Jobs

A Tool for Climate-Smart Farming

Longterm Adopters Eligible for Carbon Program

The ROI Makes Sense

The Carbon Conundrum 2.0

The Carbon Conundrum

Lowering the Carbon Intensity Score

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