Low Carbon Technologies, LLC

This project will help to implement climate-smart methods in beef production, reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and expanding climate-smart markets and generating carbon credit revenue for producers.

ISAP is unable to confirm that this program is still running, given recent changes in federal funding availability. Please contact the program administrator for confirmation and to receive the most up to date information on this program.

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Blended Programs: These programs often combine public and private funding and may be claiming carbon credits, therefore farmers often cannot combine enrollment with other programs. Contact the program administrator for additional details.

Farm Eligibility

Start Date

Jun-23

Geography

Nationwide

Eligible Practices

  • Cover Crops

  • Nutrient Management
  • Pasture and Hay Planting
  • Prescribed Grazing
  • Range Planting

Additionality Requirement

Does not specify

Money Matters

Payment Schedule

Does not specify

Price

1.Written fertilizer and soil management plans: $10/acre for cover crop acreage and $5/acre for forage or range acreage
2. Multispecies cover crop planting on cropland for feed or grazing: $40/acre
3. Forage/biomass planting on pasture land: $75/acre
4. Conversion of cropland to rangeland or enhancement of range planting: $100/acre

Stackability (With goverment programs and other markets)

No double-counting for federal sources

Carbon Related Incentive

Not applicable

Contracting Info

Contract Length

The Partnership for Climate Smart Commodities program was a five year program starting in February 2023.

Data Collected at Enrollment

All projects are required to include plans to (1) quantify greenhouse gas (GHG) benefits and (2) monitor/verify those benefits over time.

Enrollment Assistance

Does not specify

Agronomic/Technical Assistance

This project will use Vytelle SENSE to identify high performing animals for reproducing based on feed intake, weights & behavior. Vytelle INSIGHT will help producers make genetics selections based on dry matter intake & enteric methane emissions. AgSpire will provide technical assistance, practice implementation advice, and cost-share program assistance.

Technical Info

Lead Organization

Low Carbon Technologies, LLC

Outcome Estimation

COMET will be used for benchmarking carbon sequestration.

Verification

Does not specify

Penalty for Temporary Break in Practice Implementation

Does not specify

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Funded by the Illinois Soybean Association Checkoff Program.

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