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Kansas Farm Bureau, Agragate to host carbon credit meetingsInformational meetings slated in three Kansas locations in January Kansas Kansas Farm Bureau and AgraGate Climate Credits Corp., will host a series of informational meetings on carbon credits for farm operators and landowners in the state. Chad Martin, cropland soils aggregation specialist with AgraGate, and Steve Swaffar, Director of Natural Resources with Kansas Farm Bureau will present the sessions Jan. 16 in Holton, Topeka and Lawrence. "The emerging carbon credits market is a new revenue opportunity for farm operators," Martin says. "Farmers with no-tillage or strip-tillage practices or those with new grass plantings since 1999, are eligible to participate. There also are programs for forestry and riparian buffer strips and agricultural methane. This meeting is open to any farm operator or landowner who is interested in learning more about this new market." Kansas Farm Bureau is the newest contract facilitator for AgraGate and is enrolling producers in the program beginning this month. KFB will conduct additional meetings in February and March throughout Kansas. "This is a win-win and we are excited about this opportunity for our members to become involved," Swaffar says. "It will enhance soil quality by capturing and storing carbon and at the same time put money in their pockets." The meeting dates, times and locations: Jan. 16: --Holton: 10 a.m., at the Jackson County Fairgrounds Building, Upstairs Room, 5th and Dakota Street. --Lawrence: 2 p.m., at Building 21 North, Douglas County Fairgrounds, 2110 Harper Street. Co-sponsored by Douglas County KSU Research and Extension. --Topeka: 7 p.m., at the Shawnee County Farm Bureau office, 3801 SW Wanamaker Road. Additional information on the meetings is available from Kansas Farm Bureau at 785-234-4535, swaffars@kfb.org or AgraGate (toll-free) at 866-633-6758 or by visiting www.agragate.com. AgraGate, a subsidiary of the Iowa Farm Bureau, is the leading aggregator of carbon credits from agriculture. On behalf of farmers, ranchers and private forest owners, the company has marketed carbon credits from more than 1.5 million acres in 24 states on the Chicago Climate Exchange. Kansas Farm Bureau represents grassroots agriculture. Established in 1919, this non-profit advocacy organization supports farm families who earn their living in a changing industry. 1/14/08 Date: 1/10/08
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