Farmers must feel like major league rookies as they evaluate the barrage of carbon markets pitched their way.Like their baseball counterparts, farmers are neophytes in this new arena. The good news is that carbon markets can be a hit in terms of a new "crop" for farmers.In carbon markets, firms help match businesses aiming to be carbon neutral with farmers. Farmers receive payments to raise crops or livestock in ways that sequester greenhouse gases that fuel climate change: carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, and methane. Examples include:Conservation tillage,Cover crops,Nitrification inhibitors.
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