Team Member of Lincoln U’s USDA Climate-Smart Commodity Grant
Glad to be developing CPC (commodity plus carbon) hemp futures contract as team member of Lincoln University’s USDA climate smart commodity grant.
CPC Futures Contracts Mitigate Trade Risks
Look what’s coming! Trade carbon tarification in the EU. Fertilizer-only ag related item on EU Parliament CBAM list for 2026 but ag commodities sure to follow. Our CPC futures contracts will mitigate such …
Earth Day
Earth Day 2023 and forever!
Decarbonizing Supply Chains
Offsets vs insets vs CPC (commodity plus carbon) futures. Link to an article on need to pivot to decarbonizing supply chains. https://www.imd.org/ibyimd/strategy/moving-from-a-carbon-offsetting-to-a-carbon-insetting-mindset/ Strong on why but not on how. GIC’s …
National Ag Day
This year, National Ag Day comes in conjunction with mounting challenges: IPCC’s annual report of rising temperature negative impacts on ag yields, and rising food insecurity. It also marks a …
OTC Pilot for 25,000 Bushels of #2 Corn Following CPC (Commodity Plus Carbon) Procedures
What better time than in conjunction with USDA Ag Outlook Form to announce our OTC pilot for 25,000 bushels of #2 corn following CPC (commodity plus carbon) procedures. Now underway, …
Energy and Action Needed
Chip, chip, and away. Fossil fuel stocks at a peak; ESG stocks losing their luster; next COP meeting in Dubai; downward trend of bell curve in carbon market prices; still …
A New Year of Ag Futures Contracts
A New Year, by definition, should be distinct from the old so, mindful of last year’s mistakes, we’re going for new ag futures contracts that reward emission reductions cost effectively …