Aug. 11 (Bloomberg) -- The Japan Electric Power Exchange will start trading carbon credits in October on a trial basis as part of Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda 's goal to cut greenhouse gases by more than half, officials said. Read more »
In other agribusiness news…. (High Plains Journal)
Darren Zink has been named strategic accounts manager for Brock Grain Systems, Milford, Ind. More than 2,300 farmers and ranchers will receive checks in the mail for capturing and storing carbon dioxide in their soil through the National Farmers Union Carbon Credit Program. Read more »
Carbon credit generates nearly $500,000 for Nebraska’s farmers (High Plains Journal)
Nebraska Farmers Union President John K. Hansen announced that 221 Nebraska farmers will receive checks totaling $484,485.66 in income for 2006 and 2007 practices from no-till and newly seeded grassland offsets that capture and store carbon in their soil through the National Farmers Union Carbon Credit Program. Read more »
New carbon credit program aims to clean up the sky for ducks (The Bismarck Tribune)
A new program in North Dakota aims to put less greenhouse gas in the air and more ducks in the sky. Read more »