Carbon Market Webinar

We have been seeing renewed interest and activity associated with a market for carbon credits, in particular credits created through new land management and conservation practices farmers implement on their land. Last week, we participated in a webinar providing information on this emerging topic. You can watch the webinar here. Topics include:

• An introduction to carbon markets and carbon credits (slides)
  • Chad Hart, Professor and Extension Economist
• Understanding carbon sequestration under different conservation practices (slides)
  • Marshall McDaniel, Assistant Professor, Department of Agronomy
• Contracts: Considerations and questions to ask before signing (slides)
  • Kristine Tidgren, Director, Center for Agricultural Law and Taxation
• Overview of current carbon programs and opportunities (slides)
  • Chad Hart, Professor and Extension Economist

Resources shared during the webinar

• Conversations about Carbon, ISU Bioeconomy Institute in association with ISU College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
• How to Approach Carbon Market Opportunities, University of Minnesota Extension
• How to Grow and Sell Carbon Credits in US Agriculture, ISU Extension and Outreach Ag Decision Maker
• What Questions Should Farmers Ask about Selling Carbon Credits? Farmdoc Daily, Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, April 13, 2021.
• Illinois Sustainable Ag Partnership
  • Ecosystem Market Information
  • Ecosystem Market Information - Background and Comparison Table 2
  • Ecosystem Market Information - Background and Comparison Table 3
• Search Carbon Markets