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Considerations and concerns when looking into carbon markets

Agricultural producers can capitalize on carbon markets by selling offsets or using insets, but must carefully consider contracts, practice requirements and returns as they navigate this complex and evolving marketplace.

November 20, 2024

Ross Bronson

Many large corporations have made goals to become carbon neutral. To reach those goals, companies must lessen their emissions, purchase offsets or a combination of the two. This has led to a voluntary market for carbon credits in the U.S. where carbon, verified as sequestered, can be sold, thus providing opportunities for agricultural producers.

The necessity for a whole-farm approach to sustainability

Small adjustments in feeding strategies can make significant progress toward sustainability goals, demonstrating the importance of a whole-farm carbon footprint assessment in the decision-making process.

November 7, 2024

Gabriela Acetoze

Addressing dairy sustainability goals through a comprehensive and holistic approach and taking into consideration the entire operation as the active unit mitigating environmental impact is the ultimate way to ensure all initiatives fulfill the true definition of sustainability.

The first of its kind: Bovaer receives FDA support

Learn about the effectiveness and economics of the first methane mitigating feed additive to receive support from the FDA.

August 15, 2024

Kirby Krogstad

On May 28, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that Bovaer met its safety and efficacy requirements for use in dairy cattle. This is a watershed moment, as this approval is the first of its kind and is likely to be the first of many as methane-mitigating feed additives continue to receive investment, research, and development from a variety of public and private organizations.

Sustainability in Ag: From Conversation to Conversion

Where does the rubber meet the road for farmers seeking to be part of sustainability actions?

August 13, 2024

From consumer packaged goods (CPGs) and carbon-conscious conglomerates to even the Vatican, who hosted a ‘Climate Resilience” conference in May of this year, sustainability’s hold on economic, environmental, and societal discussions is tight.

Helping dairy farmers navigate carbon markets

Implementing carbon offset or inset programs can increase on-farm revenue.

July 31, 2024

In early 2022, Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) announced our sector’s commitment to reach net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from dairy production by the year 2050.

Carbon intensity in dairy: Measuring and managing for a greener future

Carbon intensity is a metric that puts all greenhouse gas emissions associated with an activity in terms of the amount of product generated. Knowing the carbon intensity of producing milk should be as familiar as knowing the herd's somatic cell count.

June 27, 2024

Bryan Stolzenburg

Just as financial indexes are used to gauge the overall health of an economy, many different metrics exist to express the relative impact of certain activities on the health of our climate.

Carbon accounting opportunities for any size farm

Historically, only larger farms have had access to carbon credit development as a net source of revenue. However, with a changing regulatory landscape, opportunities for new project types – particularly for smaller farms – are arising to meet the demand for reductions within the supply chain.

June 24, 2024

Lauren Brown

To dairy farmers, carbon credits, or offsets, are best known in association with anaerobic digestion. These projects require big farms with significant amounts of manure and plenty of capital, resulting in credits sold to buyers outside of the dairy or even the food and beverage industries.

Greenhouse gas statements influencing dairy

June 6, 2024

Jenn Coyne

News rippled through the greenhouse gas (GHG) space as announcements were recently made regarding both dairy methane emissions in California as well as the voluntary carbon market across the nation.

Hydrogen as a way of profiting from manure

While renewable natural gas is an essential tool for reducing emissions and increasing profitability for many farmers, it is not suitable or possible in some circumstances. Advancements in hydrogen production technology have led to a new low-carbon solution for biogas use.

June 6, 2024

Wilson Hago

Hydrogen is the new thing. There has been a lot of recent press regarding the potential of hydrogen to remove carbon from the energy equation and lead the way to a more sustainable world.

Weekly Digest: FDA confirms safety and efficacy of methane-reducing feed ingredient for dairy cows

May 30, 2024

Karen Lee

From methane reduction and greenhouse gas programs to nutrition programs and NASS surveys, here is the week's news to wrap up May 2024.

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Articles Tagged with ''carbon credits''

Considerations and concerns when looking into carbon markets

The necessity for a whole-farm approach to sustainability

The first of its kind: Bovaer receives FDA support

Sustainability in Ag: From Conversation to Conversion

Helping dairy farmers navigate carbon markets

Carbon intensity in dairy: Measuring and managing for a greener future

Carbon accounting opportunities for any size farm

Greenhouse gas statements influencing dairy

Hydrogen as a way of profiting from manure

Weekly Digest: FDA confirms safety and efficacy of methane-reducing feed ingredient for dairy cows

Net zero by 2050: Are dairy processors ready to go?

Water and feed: Managing the basis for life

Matching the cow to the grass

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