By Rhonda Brooks
AgWeb
As companies have ventured into the carbon marketplace, nearly all the programs to date have paid farmers to adopt new conservation practices on new acres. In other words, farmers already using conservation practices such as no-till, strip till and cover crops were excluded.
In addition to the nine states that were part of the program last year, Bayer is expanding its program to include farmers in Arkansas, Delaware, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wisconsin.