Advancing Agriculture to Address Climate Change

There's a scalable climate solution where farmers are the heroes. It’s backed by technology, driven by innovation, and supports sustainability across the supply chain. It will differentiate your company's environmental and social good strategy.

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Invest in the Farming We Need

By adopting beneficial practices, farmers can reduce and sequester carbon dioxide, while enriching their soil. Your company can directly support the farmers starting to act on this unique, scalable climate solution that will continue to advance with deployment and ongoing scientific collaboration.

Monitor. Quantify.
Verify. Reward.

Indigo worked with the Climate Action Reserve and Verra – through their Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) program – to help develop innovative methodologies for monitoring, quantifying, verifying, and reporting net on-farm greenhouse gas emissions reductions and removals. The methodologies are the first to allow for affordable long-term monitoring of on-farm emissions, abatement, and carbon removal.

Catalyzing Carbon Farming

Adopting practices such as cover crops and reduced tillage can improve the health of farmers’ soil, their bottom line, and ultimately the planet. By investing in Indigo Carbon, you are providing the financing to help make that possible.

Meet the Farmers

Get to know some of the thousands of farmers who have started using beneficial practices that improve their profitability and help make agriculture a distinguished, nature-based climate solution.

Ray Sneed
Kasey Bryant Bamberger
Mike Bretz
Matt & Kelly Griggs
Adam Chappell
Ray Sneed

Ray Sneed

Tennessee

Ray and his brothers focus on sustainability, he says, because if you can maintain your yield while using less inputs and synthetics, you can also regenerate your land in the process. With cover crops, the Sneeds have been able to cut back on irrigation, fertilizer, and equipment costs. A five-way cover crop blend just planted on their farm has led to a positive response Ray has never seen before in his 50+ years of experience: his non-irrigated corn hasn't stressed once this year.

"We are looking for ways to use regeneration – especially with cover crops – to maximize that output. If you can make your business thrive without putting as many chemicals in, then you are going to end up making a more profitable crop."

Beneficial practices: Cover CropsPlanting cover crops between a farm’s regular cash crop plantings keeps the soil covered with living roots year-roundNo-tillBy not breaking up the land through tillage, soil is undisturbed and allowed to regenerate and thrive
Kasey Bryant Bamberger

Kasey Bryant Bamberger

Ohio 19,000 acres

On her family’s farm in Ohio, Kasey uses digital technology and natural microbiology to enrich her soil and produce a healthier crop. They may be in their first year of using cover crops and no-till, but this experience with the latest tools serves them well as they implement regenerative farming practices and reduce inputs. They have already seen a large-scale weed reduction.

"Consumers are challenging our industry to do better, and we're answering that call."

Beneficial practices: No-tillBy not breaking up the land through tillage, soil is undisturbed and allowed to regenerate and thriveCover CropsPlanting cover crops between a farm’s regular cash crop plantings keeps the soil covered with living roots year-roundReduced InputsReducing the application of fertilizers and chemicals by enhancing the natural cycling of nutrients, thus reducing GHG emissions and supporting a healthy ecosystem
Mike Bretz

Mike Bretz

Iowa 500 acres

After a long career in food supply “making breakfast cereal,” Mike Bretz came back to the family farm with an insight: agriculture offers one of the most immediate ways to address climate change. He had been listening to the book Dirt to Soil a dozen times while riding around in his tractor. Mike jumped in, feet first: all 500 acres into regenerative practices, planting cover crops last fall and going for another round this spring. He’s testing for water infiltration and carbon stocks in his soil come the summer, building on his soil organic matter and reaping the benefits.

"We just need to change our mindset and utilize what the earth gives us in agriculture. More carbon in the soil will create healthy soils, bring back the biology, and create a more resilient system. And while we are at it, we can help save the earth.”

Beneficial practices No-tillBy not breaking up the land through tillage, soil is undisturbed and allowed to regenerate and thriveCover CropsPlanting cover crops between a farm’s regular cash crop plantings keeps the soil covered with living roots year-roundReduced InputsReducing the application of fertilizers and chemicals by enhancing the natural cycling of nutrients, thus reducing GHG emissions and supporting a healthy ecosystem
Matt & Kelly Griggs

Matt & Kelly Griggs

Tennessee 2,000 acres

Matt and Kelly Griggs and their family have been shifting to more and more sustainable practices on their farm for the past two decades. Starting seven years ago and continuing to add new techniques, Matt and Kelly have reduced their costs and sustained their yield by using less synthetic fertilizers, adopting the use of manure and cover crops, and building water control structures. This has resulted in a 1,200% increase in water infiltration — a fact that has given them peace of mind during times like the current dry spell.

“Our biggest hurdle was changing our mindset from farming out of a chemical jug to working with Mother Nature to do the work.”

Beneficial practices: Crop RotationsSwitching out the crops in different fields in a coordinated sequence to reduce the loss of nutrients that occurs when the same crop is planted over and over againReduced InputsReducing the application of fertilizers and chemicals by enhancing the natural cycling of nutrients, thus reducing GHG emissions and supporting a healthy ecosystemCover CropsPlanting cover crops between a farm’s regular cash crop plantings keeps the soil covered with living roots year-round
Adam Chappell

Adam Chappell

Arkansas 8,000 acres

A non-believer in the common phrase, “we’ve always done it this way,” fourth-generation farmer Adam Chappell saw rapidly-changing environmental conditions on his farm as an opportunity to change the way he farmed. He has planted cover crops, implemented a no-till system, ditched synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, and focused on the health of his soil—which is now rich with carbon, earthworms, and life. Adam’s continually expanding adoption of regenerative farming methods not only improved his crops, but reduced his input costs and helped his farm become one of the top yielding farms in the area.

"We were going to change the way we farmed completely or we were going to change jobs. It was time to change the way we farmed."

Beneficial practices: Reduced InputsReducing the application of fertilizers and chemicals by enhancing the natural cycling of nutrients, thus reducing GHG emissions and supporting a healthy ecosystemNo-tillBy not breaking up the land through tillage, soil is undisturbed and allowed to regenerate and thriveCrop RotationsSwitching out the crops in different fields in a coordinated sequence to reduce the loss of nutrients that occurs when the same crop is planted over and over againCover CropsPlanting cover crops between a farm’s regular cash crop plantings keeps the soil covered with living roots year-round

Unlocking the potential of agriculture

 

Indigo Carbon supports farmers in their transition to more sustainable practices, delivering technological solutions and sponsor investments to reduce and sequester carbon dioxide into agricultural soils.

Step 1

Farmers can earn additional revenue by farming carbon

Farmers enroll in Indigo Carbon, then implement practices to reduce carbon emissions and increase soil carbon.

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Step 2

Climate impact is quantified

Net changes in greenhouse gas emissions and soil carbon levels from those practices are calculated by Indigo. Carbon credits are independently verified, validated, and issued by a leading carbon registry.

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Step 3

Supporters connect with farmers

By purchasing farmer credits, supporting companies catalyze climate and community impact while meeting their sustainability goals.

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Step 4

Farmers and rural communities thrive

Farmers use additional revenue from credits as an incentive to adopt practices faster, boosting their bottom line and climate impact.

Carbon Supporters

Companies are committing to agriculture

Ranging from life sciences to finance, consulting to brewing, there are companies who have made their commitment to farmers and the climate known.

Maple Leaf Foods

The World's First Major Carbon Neutral Food Company producing high-quality, sustainable meat and plant-based protein, on a journey to become the most sustainable protein company on earth

BCG

Global management consulting firm investing in scaling agriculture as a nature-based climate solution as part of their strategy to achieve net-zero climate impact and become climate positive by 2030

Barclays

A global financial services firm driving innovation in the banking industry, and with a net-zero ambition that is proactively supporting the transition to a low-carbon economy

New Belgium Brewing Company

Nationally distributed brewery dedicated to enabling consumers to drink sustainably through their flagship brand Fat Tire, the nation’s first Certified Carbon Neutral beer

Shopify

Global commerce company working to spur innovation across the best long-term approaches to climate change through their industry-leading Sustainability Fund

Blue Bottle Coffee

Global specialty coffee company advancing industry-leading scalable climate and sustainability solutions such as zero waste and regenerative agriculture

JPMorgan Chase

Global financial services firm dedicated to addressing climate change and creating solutions that protect the environment and grow the economy

Cool Effect

Cool Effect is a nonprofit dedicated to reducing carbon emissions around the world by allowing individuals, businesses, organizations, and universities to create a tangible impact on climate change by funding the highest quality carbon reduction projects that are verifiably and measurably reducing global warming emissions

Givewith

Technology company harnessing the power of transactions between businesses such as BCG and IBM to fund environmental and social impact initiatives, offering technology-enabled traceable agricultural carbon credits through their platform

The North Face

The North Face was built on a love of the outdoors and the desire to enable all types of exploration, from your backyard to the Himalayas. Their sustainability mission is to create the best performing products while leaving an ever-smaller footprint on the planet

Epiphany Malt

Epiphany Craft Malt has a mission to provide an integrated regional supply to brewers, distillers, and other sprouted grain ventures.

Dogfish Head Craft Brewery

Craft brewing company collaborating to pilot the first traceably sourced beer to address climate change through agriculture using Indigo Carbon

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"As the first apparel brand to partner with Indigo, we are excited about the positive environmental impacts regenerative cotton production can have not only for The North Face products, but for our industry as a whole. Regenerative products have the ability to shift the industry from simply ‘doing less harm’ to actually replenishing or having a positive impact on nature and resources, and as a brand that is committed to protecting the outdoor places we love to play, we believe this is another critical step in addressing climate change impacts in our supply chain."

Carol Shu | Senior Manager of Global Sustainability at The North Face
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"BCG is excited to partner with Indigo Ag as they develop promising technologies. The world needs viable, scalable, and high-quality carbon sequestration projects to address the climate crisis."

Rich Lesser | CEO of BCG

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"Developing solutions that protect the environment, support sustainable development, and grow the economy is imperative to addressing the impacts of climate change. By giving farmers a way to tap into the market for carbon offsets, Indigo Ag is doing just that."

Marisa Buchanan | Head of Sustainability at JPMorgan Chase

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"We are pleased to offer Indigo carbon offsets on the Cool Effect platform. We value Indigo's pioneering work with the Climate Action Reserve and Verra to quantify carbon sequestration in soil as well as its goals to teach and promote beneficial, sustainable agricultural practices that help both the farmer and mother earth."

Dee Lawrence

Cool Effect Co-Founder
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"Indigo’s approach to changing and improving farming by adjusting long-standing farming practice while revolutionizing how crops are managed inspired me to think bigger about solutions to fight climate change. At Epiphany Malt, the small grains we use are the foundation to our excellence in malting. We want to start where it matters most to us, in the field."

Sebastian Wolfrum

Founder and Director of Malting and Roasting Operations at Epiphany Craft Malt
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"We are proud to partner with Indigo Ag as another key milestone in our purposeful journey to becoming the most sustainable protein company on earth. The potential for carbon sequestration through regenerative agriculture is game changing for global climate action. As a carbon neutral company, Maple Leaf Foods is committed to creating a more sustainable food system by investing in high-impact environmental projects and supporting local farmers as they harness the power of agriculture to meaningfully reduce greenhouse gases globally."

Michael McCain

President and CEO, Maple Leaf Foods

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All figures are examples based on specific assumptions that may not be applicable to all land. A number of variables can affect outcomes on any particular land. Indigo does not guarantee any results with respect to agronomic outcomes, financial or profitability outcomes, carbon dioxide equivalents sequestered, carbon credits generated or amount or eligibility of payments with respect to any individual landowner or operator. Website for promotional purposes only. Additional terms apply.

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