Carbon farming is a process that removes carbon from our atmosphere while helping plants grow more effectively, and now, farmers are getting paid to do it.
LOVELAND, Colo. — The USDA found in the last year, more than 80% of farms across the country made less than $100,000, and low profits forced nearly 7,000 farms to shut down business. But there's a new, environmentally-friendly way of farming that's putting thousands of dollars back into farmers' pockets. It’s called carbon farming, and it’s gaining popularity in family-owned farms across the United States.
When plants grow, they remove carbon from the atmosphere and store it. Now, there are companies making natural compounds to help crops do that better. The goal is to slow or reverse the impacts of climate change and grow crops better and faster. Olander said enrolling in the program earned him several thousand dollars in a time when every penny counts. The company that he’s working with has paid family-owned farms across the country more than $1.2 million for carbon farming.
Travis Kraft of Locus Agricultural Solutions said he hopes more family-owned farms will enroll in the program.
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