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ISAP’s Carbon Farming Opportunities in Illinois Fact Sheet

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With over 23 million acres of cropland available for the implementation of practices capable of increasing soil carbon and storage such as planting cover crops and reducing tillage, the opportunity for Illinois farmers to offer immediate, scalable solutions to climate change is immense. This fact sheet, developed by the ISAP Science Advisory Committee in September 2020, serves to introduce farmers to carbon-related financial opportunities.

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AFT – Ifft Yorkshire’s Farm Economic Case Study

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To provide the eocnomic evidence that soil health practices work, AFT estimated the net economic and environmental improvements experienced by farmers who have adopted several soil health practices, including: no-till or strip-till, cover crops, nutrient management, conservation cover, compost application, and mulching.

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AFT – Thorndyke Farms Economic Case Study

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To provide the eocnomic evidence that soil health practices work, AFT estimated the net economic and environmental improvements experienced by farmers who have adopted several soil health practices, including: no-till or strip-till, cover crops, nutrient management, conservation cover, compost application, and mulching.

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ISAP Risk Managment Conference Recordings

ISAP’s bi-annual Risk Management Conference highlights the use of soil health and conservation drainage practices as tools to mitigate production risk.

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