(Solutions from the Land) The talk among policy makers in Washington to promote a market in which farmers, ranchers and forestland owners can be fiscally rewarded for their efforts to retain carbon in their soil has excited many. The prospect for additional revenue sources is alluring for a high-risk sector whose members can see a total loss of a year’s revenue in a single day due to flooding or fire. The idea is to reward those who produce our food, feed and fiber and adopt practices that help build up carbon stores in the ground, including reduced tillage, cover crops, rotational grazing practices and others.