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With: Felipe Miranda de Souza Almeida, Graduate Research Assistant, UNL Agricultural Economic; Elliott Dennis, Associate Professor, UNL Agricultural Economics; and Richard Perrin, Professor, UNL Agricultural Economics.
Low-carbon fuel policies are reshaping grain and meat markets. This webinar breaks down new research estimating the carbon intensity (CI) of corn, soybeans in the Northern Plains using two leading life-cycle models. We’ll show how CI varies across regions, irrigation systems, and production practices and why some common assumptions miss the mark. Most importantly, we’ll explore how management choices like tillage and cover crops can dramatically shift CI. If future premiums emerge, who benefits, and will these premiums actually be paid by consumers?
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