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New Oat, Wheat Markets Debut in Iowa

February 28, 2020
Source: Wallaces Farmer
The new program will offer farmers wheat and oat contracts to deliver grain to Smithfield’s Allerton and Davis City elevators in south-central Iowa, along with a cost-share rate of $25 per acre through Practical Farmers of Iowa to establish a cover crop after oat or wheat harvest.
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Registry Accepts First Canadian Grassland Carbon Offset Protocol

February 28, 2020
Source: Canadian Cattlemen
A new pilot project aims to reward Canadian producers for sequestering carbon in grasslands, highlighting the value of agriculture on these landscapes to the public.
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The Biodiversity Crisis Can’t Be Solved by the Market

February 28, 2020
Source: Open Democracy
Mainstream green finance initiatives conceptualize environmental funding gaps as examples of market failures. Nature- and climate-related risks are perceived as underpriced in financial markets, resulting in negative externalities borne by society and the natural world.
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USDA Invites Input on Agricultural Conservation Easement Program Rule

January 30, 2020
Source: PR Newswire
USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service seeks public comments on its interim rule for the Agricultural Program. The rule – now available on the Federal Register – takes effect on publication and includes changes to the program prescribed by the 2018 Farm Bill.
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Mirova: A Natural Approach to Investment

January 30, 2020
Source: Environmental Finance
Mirova's Natural Capital Platform is looking to generate attractive returns and positive impact from investments in sustainable agriculture, fisheries and conservation. CEO Philippe Zaouati spoke to Environmental Finance.
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Capitalizing on Climate Change

January 30, 2020
Source: The River
In August, an estimated 4.6 million acres of the Amazon rainforest burned in a government-condoned campaign to clear land for crops and cattle. What most of the world saw as a hopeless and horrifying political problem, though, Bjorn Otto saw as a math problem. And math problems can be solved.
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Indigo Closes $200 Million Financing to Support Continued Growth of Its Platforms, Including Indigo Grain Marketplace and Indigo Carbon

January 30, 2020
Source: Yahoo! Finance
The $200 million round included new investor FedEx, and new lender Pacific Western Bank as well as existing investors, bringing Indigo’s total capital raised to approximately $850 million.
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Iroquois Valley Farmland REIT Raises $6 Million for Soil Restoration Funding

January 30, 2020
Source: ImpactAlpha
The notes drew a wide range of accredited investors including individuals, non-profits, family offices and ImpactAssets’ Donor Advised Fund to help convert conventional farmland to organic. In addition to the soil restoration notes, the REIT in September launched a direct public offering that could raise up to $50 million from the general public for farmland conversion.

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