Today, Indigo Ag and Truterra announced they are aligning their carbon efforts for further expansion.
After being in the market alongside each other for four years, Truterra will begin offering Indigo Ag carbon programs, and Indigo Ag science will back Truterra’s carbon measurement.
Leaders of both companies say this has a three-prong goal for the carbon opportunities in front of farmers:
- Simplifying
- Scaling
- Standardizing
“We’ve got to stop double investment,” says Ewan Lamont, Head of Indigo’s Sustainability Solutions business “Both companies have been investing in same things, and it makes absolutely no sense. This work is expensive, it’s difficult, and it involves biology and sustainability science so it’s challenging.”
Lamont specifically says this partnership does not reduce Indigo Ag team members in the field selling and promoting their programs.
Jamie Leifker, President of Truterra, says previous years’ programs for carbon credits have sold out of the tons Truterra enrolled. Leifker is bullish on how adding Indigo Ag into their portfolio will expand opportunities for farmers.
“This market is fragmented and decentralized with inconsistent standards,” he says. “Farmers have a lot of questions—'how do I know what program is right for me?’ What this collaboration means for us is that we’re able to then guide them to the right program by working with Indigo to expand the portfolio of program options that farmers have and give them flexibility to move from one program to the next.”
For 2025, the partnership has two goals:
- expanding access to registry-based credit opportunities through Indigo’s carbon program for farmers and ag retailers in the Truterra network
- expanding Indigo’s and Truterra’s scope 3 programs, using consistent standards, for companies seeking to reduce emissions from within their grain and livestock ingredients supply chain
Lamont says, “This partnership is a big manifestation of the carbon market standing up and really maturing. I can’t think of a better group of guys to doing it with. We will work to align to the rules in the road and therefore expand opportunities.”
