FBN, which recently launched Gradable with POET as a partner, designed its program around providing a single farm-level score to make it easier for buyers to purchase premium low-carbon grain.
“Grain buyers offer premiums directly to growers to win their premium grain. Your score depends on how efficient you can be with inputs while maximizing outputs. This means that whether you are reaping the rewards from years of conservation tillage practices or just starting out with precision nitrogen program, there is room for growers at all levels to participate,” said Steele Lorenz, the head of sustainable business for FBN. Read more at Farm Progress.
Original article by Chris Torres, Editor, American Agriculturist for Farm Progress.