Bayer has chosen 27 farmers in seven European countries to develop its plan to help farmers reduce carbon in the atmosphere.
The farmers will get coaching from a Bayer team on initiatives such as cover crops, tillage reduction, crop rotations and precision nitrogen application.
They will have software that will document their initiatives so they can claim government subsidies.
“Our Carbon Program actively contributes to the development of carbon farming activities in Europe by working directly with farmers in their role as primary producers and involving companies throughout the food value chain,”said Lionnel Alexandre, Carbon Business Venture Lead for Europe, Middle East and Africa at Bayer Crop Science.
“This collaboration at a food value chain level will help decarbonize the European food system in a way that works for farmers, the environment and consumers,” he said.
Seems like a lot of ballyhoo about very little.
