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7/30/2008 - Farmers Going Green, Making Money - Click here to print this information

Hundreds of South Dakota farmers and ranchers who are getting paid to reduce greenhouse gases by capturing and storing carbon dioxide in their soil, and its big business. Larry Birgen with the South Dakota Farmers Union announced a record distribution of 1-point-3 million dollars is in the mail this week to 414 South Dakota producers who are participating in the Farmers Union Carbon Credit Program.
Birgen says the Carbon Credit Program began as a way to encourage good land stewardship.

Carbon Credits can also be earned with native rangeland, methane and tree planting projects. Birgen says the program began with the North Dakota Farmers Union in 2006 and is now up and running in 26 states, including South Dakota. He says the enrollment continues with the next deadline August 15th for no-till, or seeded grass offsets.

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