Pat Shuff

Investing in Farmland: Considering Schober's Article

Also holding Sprott Resource Corp since Dec. '08.

Canadian farmland investment premise from Agcapita Partners LP:

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Zero till farming allows credits to be claimed in both Alberta and Saskatchewan currently.

Vehicles for mining carbon credits, turning green into green?

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How it works
According to Alberta regulations, carbon credits can be generated through various methods. One attracting the most attention is through “no till” practices in the agriculture industry.

“Basically, no-till means that instead of tilling their land, farmers would do direct seeding. This process removes carbon from the air and stores it in the soil,” explains Larry Ruud, Meyers Norris Penny’s director of intensive livestock.

Larry adds that most businesses generating carbon credits will want to use an aggregator or carbon credit trader to help market the credits. Aggregators pool the carbon credits from farmers and other sources, then market them to utilities and other major companies to offset their own emissions. Meyers Norris Penny held information seminars on the new industry in February 2008.

“Carbon credit trading is an emerging market. It rewards farmers and others for pursuing more carbon-neutral ways of doing business.”