Colorado Seed Growers Association Provides Verification Services to Chicago Climate Change

 

Employees of CSGA this fall conducted field inspections to verify that land enrolled in the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX) carbon credit trading program met its requirements. CSGA provided the services for AOSCA, the Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies. These field inspections are to verify that the landowner is successfully capturing carbon from the atmosphere by maintaining a no-till field or planting a grassland cover. Land enrolled in CCX programs earns annual payments at rates based on the amount of atmospheric carbon it sequesters.
   

“Working with Colorado Seed Growers Association highlights the increased efficiency our system brings to this project by managing it from a central point of contact from the AOSCA office," said Chet Boruff, CEO of AOSCA. AOSCA delegates responsibilities regionally across the country to capable people with expertise in field inspection such as Colorado Seed Growers Association. “We were excited to participate in the CCX project,” said Brad Erker, Director of Seed Programs at CSU. “It gave us an opportunity to learn something new, diversify our operations, and utilize our field inspectors living in Eastern Colorado.”

 

Landowners or operators who want to learn more about how to sign up for Chicago Climate Exchange programs may contact Tony Frank at Rocky Mountain Farmers Union at tony.frank@co-ops.org or call 303-283-3532.

 

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