Marketing Carbon Sequestration Credits from Reduced Grazing and Soil Conservation

The ability to reliably package and market emissions offset credits for carbon sequestration resulting from improved crop and range land management will provide incentives for agricultural producers to participate in conservation programs. The purpose of this project is to demonstrate the benefits of a site-specific, verifiable, model-based quantification system for the generation of high-quality carbon sequestration credits. Successful demonstration and adoption of this system may result in expanded implementation of management activities that result in carbon sequestration through market-based mechanisms.