Truterra

Truterra is one of four business units at Land O'Lakes. Truterra helps farmers estimate, evaluate, and develop credits and identify markets for credit sales. Truterra offers two carbon programs for farmers. 

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Year Organization Established a Carbon Program 2021
Affiliated Organization Type Agricultural Retailer
Affiliated Organizations Land O'Lakes
Buyers secured Microsoft (contracted for 100,000 tonnes over 20 years)
Payment Basis to Farmers Dependent on type of program
Payment Amount and Details Soil Health Assessment & Plan: Free to producers Market Access Program: $2 - $8/acre Carbon Premium: $30/tonne Carbon Standard Program: $15/tonne
Agricultural System Focus Cropland
Eligible States U.S.
Eligible Practices No-till, Strip till, Reduced till, and continuous soil cover
Contract Length Annual contract
Contract Details Five-year reporting commitment, using the Truterra Sustainability Tool.
Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) Soil sampling protocols follow those of the Soil Health Institute. Soil carbon levels are measured using crop modeling and in-field soil sampling. Truterra covers the cost of the soil sampling.
Digital Tools for MRV Participating Producers get access to the Truterra Sustainability Tool which allows them to set a stewardship baseline for every field and to predict and measure the impact (on both the environment and profitability) of implementing conservation practices.
Qualification/eligibility criteria

Truterra - Qualifications/Eligibility

Program Field Requirements Other Requirements
SOIL HEALTH ASSESSMENT & PLAN – Crops in 2023: corn, soybeans or wheat – Commitment to assessment and consideration of plan – Limited to IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE and WI
MARKET ACCESS – Crops in 2023: corn, soybeans, wheat or cotton – Practices: tillage reduction, addition of cover crop – Practice change year: 2023 – Fields where biomass was removed are not eligible.
CARBON PREMIUM –       Corn/soybean rotation–       Practices: tillage reduction, addition of cover crop–       Practice change year: 2021, 2022 –       Fields where biomass was removed are not eligible.
CARBON STANDARD – Corn, soybeans, wheat and/or cotton in rotation – Practices: tillage reduction, addition of cover crop – Practice change years: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 –       Fields where biomass was removed are not eligible.
Minimum Acreage Farmers must implement a qualifying practice, and the program is open to farmers with corn, soy, cotton, or wheat in rotation.
Must land be owned? Producers who rent land can provide an attestation of their right to market carbon on the property.
Minimum Data Requirements The program requires: Three years of baseline data (years before the practice change), plus data for every year since the practice change. Practices included in the program are no-till, strip till, reduced till, and continuous soil cover. Data required for these practices include: -       Crop. -       Cover crop species. -       Planting and harvest/termination dates of crops and cover crops. Tillage method and depth. The program could requires up to six years of historical data.
Years of management practice data needed The program could require up to six years of historical data.
Does the program pay for past practices? Practice change must have been made between crop year 2017 2021 and crop year 2021 2023.
Additional information
Payment Calculator To sign up visit www.truterraag.com/CarbonSurvey

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