Willie Vogt Normal farming practices are seen as part of the climate problem, but sequestering carbon in soil may be part of the solution.
Bloomberg | Apr 20, 2021
By Mike Dorning, Marcy Nicholson and Isis Almeida
President Joe Biden’s green push is fueling a gold rush across America’s farm country as companies seek to profit from a nascent market for pollution offsets.
Butter maker Land O’Lakes and agri-tech firms Indigo Ag and Nori LLC have all set out to sell carbon credits, produced when farmers adopt practices that reduce emissions. And more are moving in, with non-profit group Ecosystem Services Market Consortium supported by Cargill Inc., General Mills Inc. and McDonald’s Corp. planning to launch a national carbon market by 2022.