EPISODE · May 11, 2021 · 30 MIN
The Truth About Carbon Offsets vs. Carbon Tax
from Growing the Future · host Bill Dorgan, Dan Aberhart
Most producers lump carbon tax and carbon offsets into the same frustration, and Bill Dorgan, who leads Trimble's carbon aggregation business and grew up on a fourth generation Saskatchewan grain and cattle operation, spends this conversation pulling the two apart. One is a cost. The other, done right, is one of the only places left where a farm's own management practices turn directly into a check. What's Inside - Why carbon offsets and carbon taxes are two completely separate issues that keep getting merged into one argument - How Alberta's zero till protocol generated over 4 million tons of offsets and 50 million dollars for producers before hitting an expiry date - The flawed census question that convinced regulators zero till was no longer "additional" - What's coming next: soil organic matter protocols, nitrous oxide reduction, and beef feedlot efficiency credits - Why chicken scratch on a notepad won't get you paid, and what real data capture for carbon actually requires Connect with Bill: Bill Dorgan Learn more about carbon here: https://agriculture.trimble.com/software/agri-trend/ Connect with Growing the Future Website: growingthefuture.ca YouTube: Growing the Future Instagram: @growingthefuturepodcast LinkedIn: Growing the Future Subscribe to the Growing the Future Podcast wherever you listen, and register for Convergence Conference 2027 at convergence.ag. Register for the Convergence Conference at convergence.ag and stay updated by subscribing to the Growing the Future Podcast at growingthefuturepodcast.ca.
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Bill Dorgan, who leads Trimble's carbon aggregation business and grew up on a fourth generation Saskatchewan grain and cattle operation, joins the show to separate two issues most producers lump together: carbon tax and carbon offsets. He walks through how Alberta's zero till protocol generated over 4 million tons of offsets and 50 million dollars for producers before a flawed census question convinced regulators to let it expire, and what protocols are coming next. The tension is that carbon offsets are one of the few places left where a farm's own management practices turn directly into revenue, but almost nobody is capturing the data rigorously enough to prove it. Producers walk away with a clear distinction between the two carbon conversations and a real sense of what it takes to actually get paid.
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