Unlock Profitability: Lower Your CI Score
If you thought all of this talk about Carbon Intensity (CI) scores was eventually going to be a fleeting thought, you’re wrong. CI scoring is not going away. In fact, you will only be hearing more about them in the coming months leading up to January 2025. So it’s important to get educated now so you can be ready when the opportunity arises.
CI Scores and Their Significance
The standard CI score for corn sits at 29.1g GHG/MJ, a baseline assigned to uncertified fields nationwide. Soon, every load will carry a county default score unless your field is CI-certified. Consider regional differences: Minnesota's superior soil health yields higher bushels/acre, naturally lowering CI scores. Higher yields translate to lower CI scores, boosting profits and premium opportunities.
Beyond yields, other best practices like cover cropping, reduced-till methods, and manure application also impact CI scores. Our focus? Helping farmers lower fertilizer usage. You may wonder, "How can I maintain yields while using less fertilizer?" It's not only achievable but already underway. We've got the evidence to prove it.
Transform Your Practices with Ide Seed & Fertilizer
Through the use of biologicals, we can increase the health of your soil, providing it with the nutrients it needs to increase fertility and allow the plant to start taking in the fertilizer you are applying to it. This is your reminder that more fertilizer is not better. You can continue to add and add fertilizer to your fields, but it will just sit in your dead soil because the nutrients are not available for the plant to take and use. Our approach ensures every nutrient counts, maximizing efficiency and profitability.
Embrace Change and Opportunity
The time for action is now. Things are changing—be at the forefront and ready when they take effect. Be willing to change your practices and mindset. If you don’t believe it, call us, and we’ll show you the proof. At Ide Seed & Fertilizer, we are farmers, too. We aren’t just using these products in our customers’ fields; we are also implementing these practices and products in our own fields.
If you are ready to learn more, join us on June 18 from 9:00 - 2:30 pm at Jackpot Junction Casino and Hotel in Morton, MN, for a FREE lunch and workshop by the Minnesota Soil Health Coalition to learn about low-carbon farming and how soil health principles will reduce your CI score. With panels including ethanol and biofuel industry representatives, as well as Minnesota Soil Health Coalition farmers, you can be sure to get all of your questions answered and your farm's baseline CI score for FREE! Mitchell Hora from Continuum Ag and the host of The Topsoil Podcast will be the keynote speaker. We hope to see you there!