The Trump administration’s undersecretary for farm production and conservation at USDA suggests carbon markets won’t be big moneymakers for farmers right away.

Bill Northey tells Brownfield reducing tillage and implementing cover crops will make soil more productive over time.

“Now, what that turns into for a market, I just don’t know what that looks like. We have several different players out there (with) each taking different approaches.”

He says the “additionality” of carbon markets concerns him.

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