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Cashing in on carbonColorado Getting paid more money for something you are already doing sounds too good to be true. But for once, it's not. Southeast Colorado agriculture producers found that out at a Carbon Credit Program meeting March 18 in Lamar. Southeast Rocky Mountain Farmers Union, Baca County Conservation District, and Southeast Colorado RC&D hosted the event. Forty-three farmers and ranchers from five states learned detailed information about Farmers Union's Carbon Credit Program. Basically producers can get paid for conservation practices they are already doing that store carbon in the soil. Liz Mathern, Program Specialist, began her presentation with the history of carbon credit trading. She then provided a comprehensive training on how to submit an on-line application via their website: http://carboncredit.ndfu.org. Producers can enroll in five categories: conservation tillage, long term grass seeding, rangeland management, forestry and methane offset. The website has a payment calculator, where producers can input their acreages and see how much their payment would be based on the current market value of carbon. Mathern stated that in 2007 Farmers Union cut checks to 1050 producers for $2.5 million dollars. Lunch was provided by Laura and Burt Heckman with Southeast Rocky Mountain Farmers Union. 3/24/08 Date: 3/19/08 Advertisement
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