Brands 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.
An interview with JPMorgan ChaseThere'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 environmental and social good strategy.
By adopting beneficial practices, farmers can reduce and sequester carbon dioxide, while enriching their soil. Your brand 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.
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.
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.
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 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."
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."
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.”
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.”
A fifth-generation farmer, Doug Keesling was also an early adopter of beneficial farming practices and is still learning today. He brought on no-till in 1987, before adding a broader suite that included cover crops and livestock, but even now continues to add new practices. Benefits were noticeable after only a couple of years. Soil health was building back up with organic matter. Rain events didn’t lead to widespread runoff. Diversifying the practices and crops was a boon for the farm’s resilience.
“Most farmers are already environmentalists: they want what’s best for their land, the next generation, and the world’s soil. Indigo Carbon is just another way to step up more, and pass the farm on to their sons and daughters.”
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."
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 enroll in Indigo Carbon, then implement practices to reduce carbon emissions and increase soil carbon.
Step 2
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.
Step 3
By purchasing farmer credits, supporters catalyze climate and community impact while meeting their sustainability goals.
Step 4
Farmers use additional revenue from credits as an incentive to adopt practices faster, boosting their bottom line and climate impact.
Ranging from life sciences to finance, consulting to brewing, there are companies who have made their commitment to farmers and the climate known.
An interview with JPMorgan ChaseGlobal 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
Global commerce company working to spur innovation across the best long-term approaches to climate change through their industry-leading Sustainability Fund
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
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
Global specialty coffee company advancing industry-leading scalable climate and sustainability solutions such as zero waste and regenerative agriculture
Global financial services firm dedicated to addressing climate change and creating solutions that protect the environment and grow the economy
Nationally distributed brewery dedicated to enabling consumers to drink sustainably through their flagship brand Fat Tire, the nation’s first Certified Carbon Neutral beer
Craft brewing company collaborating to pilot the first traceably sourced beer to address climate change through agriculture using Indigo Carbon
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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