A northeast Illinois farmer believes carbon markets are a good thing and are headed in the right direction, but hopes they recognize farmers who implemented regenerative practices years ago.

Corey Johnson tells Brownfield their Will County farm has been 100% no-till since the late 80’s and this is their 7th year planting cover crops on the majority of their acres- and they’ve never done it for a carbon market payment.

“We’re not looking for credit for doing it the past however many years, but to allow farmers who have been doing it to jump right into the program instead of penalizing them for not having a new practice change.”

He says farmers who already have those practices in place should have the same opportunities in the carbon market as those just starting out.

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