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Cargill

Year Organization Established a Carbon Program 2021
Affiliated Organization Type Crop and livestock inputs
Affiliated Organizations
Buyers secured
Payment Basis to Farmers  $/ton of carbon generated
Payment Amount and Details $20-$25 per ton of carbon sequestered. Minimum guaranteed payment was received in December 2021, and the balance will be sent after verification is complete in January 2023.
Agricultural System Focus Cropland
Eligible States Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Wisconsin
Eligible Practices New or expanded sustainable practices, such as cover crops and reduced tillage practices
Contract Length 1 year
Contract Details For the 2022 season, producers had to enroll between May 16 and September 16. This program can be stacked with public/government program payments if eligible, but not other privately funded programs.
Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV)
Regrow is the MRV partner for the program
Digital Tools for MRV
Regrow’s digital platform
Qualification/eligibility criteria Producers must be a current or future Cargill grain customer and have a Cargill account number.
Minimum Acreage There is no minimum/maximum acre requirement for practice changes.
Must land be owned?
Minimum Data Requirements
Years of management practice data needed
Does the program pay for past practices?
Additional information
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For additional details, visit the Cargill’s website