Top Producer Summit: Profit from Carbon and Soil Health

If a given farming operation can accurately measure its carbon footprint out of the gate, and then seek improvement, the opportunity for greater payments expands in tandem.

The path to soil health profit has opened wider than ever before, expanded by the carrot of carbon, and aggressive growers may have means to benefit from multiple markets. If a given farming operation can accurately measure its carbon footprint out of the gate, and then seek improvement, the opportunity for greater payments expands in tandem. Mitchell Hora, CEO and president of Continuum Ag, explains to implement soil health principles and get paid.

Speaker: Mitchell Hora, Continuum Ag

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