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More evidence that carbon farming pays only $10-20/acre, which isn't enough for farmers. Out-of-pocket costs of adopting practices and climate policy are higher than that, so RIPE wants $100/acre for farmers. See more at https://riperoadmap.org/ripe100/
A small fraction of U.S. farmers who have pursued contracts for capturing carbon in the soil – an incentive for climate mitigation – say the going rate is $20 an acre or less.
https://www.agriculture.com/news/business/at-dawn-of-carbon-markets-farmers-get-up-to-20-per-acre
RIPE loves working w @FredYoder & other farmers to create a producer-led, incentive-based, voluntary program that sees farmers as providers of solutions to improving GHG emissions & other enviro outcomes while protecting them from policies that could jeopardize their livelihoods.
Biden mulls giving farmers billions to fight climate change. Even farmers are unsure about the plan.
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/29/biden-carbon-bank-proposal-478224