Soil Carbon: Work That Pays Back for Farmers and Ranchers

The amount of work a soil carbon program requires depends on your operation and the practices you implement. On pastureland, grazing management, seeding, and fertilization can mean more effort up front. What they share with reduced-till and no-till row crop practices is a return: lower input costs, better soil health over time, and a carbon payment on top. Steve Hasselman from our Grower Success team sat down with RFD-TV to explain why it’s the opposite for farmers and ranchers, from the labor and fuel savings of no-till to the $30 million already paid to U.S. producers. Watch the interview below.

When reviewing the effort and cost savings from carbon programs, start with the practices themselves because they differ by operation. For row crops, reducing tillage or moving to no-till takes passes off the field, handing back time and fuel in a year when input prices have made both expensive. On the range and pasture side, the work often goes the other way: better grazing management, seeding, and targeted fertilization take effort to put in place. The common thread is what the practices return, healthier soil, lower long-term input costs, and better water retention and nitrogen efficiency. The carbon payment comes on top of those agronomic gains.

The other half of the program is people. Every enrolled producer gets a dedicated agronomist for the life of the program, assigned to their operation from day one, one point of contact to answer any questions you have about the program. That matters more in a long-term program because both sides need the practice changes to work. That’s how trust is built. The proof is in what’s already been paid. Agoro has paid more than $30 million in pre-payments to U.S. farmers and ranchers so far.

If you want to see what enrollment could look like for your operation, contact us today and a local member of our team will contact you.

Soil Carbon: Work That Pays Back for Farmers and Ranchers

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