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Carbon market program information was collected from the program websites and in some cases, interviews with program representatives. For the most up-to-date information about the programs, please view their websites. Program representation on this site does not represent USB endorsement of any of the programs.

To learn more about each carbon market program, click on the program logos below.
Programs are sorted in alphabetical order.

Program selection guide

CONTRACT LENGTH
The length of the contract a farmer must sign to enroll in the program
LAND TENURE AND CONTROL
Must land be owned to participate?
ELIGIBLE PRACTICES
Practices credited by the programs
Program Tillage practices (reduced till, no-till, strip till) Cropping (cover cropping, crop rotation and crop diversity) Nitrogen efficiency practices (e.g. ,use of nitrogen inhibitors, split apps, in-season apps) Grazing Management
Agoro Carbon Alliance
Bayer
CarbonNOW
Cargill
CIBO
Corteva Agriscience
ESMC
Farmers Edge
Gradable
Grassroots Carbon
Indigo Carbon
Nori
Nutrien
Rabobank
Soil and Water Outcomes Fund
Truterra

Practices credited by the programs are ever-evolving and we expect additional practices to be added over time.

AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM FOCUS
The agricultural system the carbon program is focused on

Some of these programs use COMET- which allows for specialty crops so they could credit specialty crops in the future

ELEMENTS OF VERIFICATION
Verification activities used by the program to collect data from the farm
Program Site visit (Program representative visits farm) Soil sampling (Farmer or program representative collects data soil samples) Satellite imagery (Remote sensing technology is used) Desktop review (No site visit, only rely on farmer data)
Agoro Carbon Alliance
Bayer
CarbonNOW
Cargill
CIBO
Corteva Agriscience
ESMC
Farmers Edge
Gradable
Grassroots Carbon
Indigo Carbon
Nori
Nutrien Program still in pilot phase, details will be added as they become available
Rabobank
Soil and Water Outcomes Fund
Truterra

Almost all programs use several methods to verify practices and to ultimately measure the amount of carbon sequestered.

SOIL CARBON QUANTIFICATION
The quantification method is how the soil carbon impact is calculated for each program
Program Pay for Practice (Practices known to have carbon impact) Modeled (Estimate of carbon impact without sampling) Measured (Quantification from soil sampling) Combined Approach (Use of soil sampling and modeling)
Agoro Carbon Alliance
Bayer
CarbonNOW
Cargill
CIBO
Corteva Agriscience
ESMC
Farmers Edge
Gradable
Grassroots Carbon
Indigo Carbon
Nori
Rabobank
Soil and Water Outcomes Fund
Truterra

 

AFFILIATED ORGANIZATION TYPE
This is the organization/company type that the carbon program is affiliated with.
Program Agricultural Retailers & Service Providers Crop Input Companies Start-up Companies Non-profits
Agoro Carbon Alliance
Bayer
CarbonNOW
Cargill
CIBO
Corteva Agriscience
ESMC
Farmers Edge
Gradable
Grassroots Carbon
Indigo Carbon
Nori
Nutrien
Rabobank
Soil and Water Outcomes Fund
Truterra