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Understanding the concepts surrounding lowering carbon emissions can be confusing.\u00a0 However, as many companies undertake efforts to reduce their carbon emissions, two main strategies have emerged:\u00a0 carbon offsets and carbon insets.\u00a0 \u00a0While both strategies can be used by a company to reduce their company’s carbon footprint, they can have very different implications for agriculture.<\/p>\n

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My colleague, Dr. Jordan Shockley, along with Casey Matzke and I, recently wrote a fact sheet discussing the difference between carbon offsets and insets and what these approaches mean for those of us involved in agriculture.\u00a0 All producers should take the time to understand these concepts and how they could potentially impact their operation.<\/p>\n

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Understanding the concepts surrounding lowering carbon emissions can be confusing.\u00a0 However, as many companies undertake efforts to reduce their carbon emissions, two main strategies have emerged:\u00a0 carbon offsets and carbon insets.\u00a0 \u00a0While both strategies can be used by a company to reduce their company’s carbon footprint, they can have very different implications for agriculture. 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