Measure the organic carbon in soil
What is CarbonCares?
Increasing organic carbon in agricultural soils is key in mitigating climate change and a marker for regenerative agricultural practices. Yet, measuring the carbon content in soils has been a challenge.
But not anymore: The AgroCares CarbonCares solution is powered by SoilCASTOR. Our peer-reviewed SoilCASTOR methodology generates optimal sampling locations for rapid soil scanning and calculates carbon stocks in t/ha. With our solution, you will be able to measure and monitor your soil organic carbon stocks in a fast, reliable and affordable way.
CarbonCares is a robust, affordable and rapidly scalable solution which determines the carbon stock (tC/ha) in the top 30 cm. Have access to your data 24/7 via AgroCares online Digital Platform to get carbon stocks, clay content and density values. CarbonCares has been designed to align with the most common global carbon certification protocols.
Are you interested in CarbonCares solution?
Ground-truthing with AgroCares Scanner Solution
The AgroCares Scanner solution is a rapid and cost-effective soil testing for ground-truthing our global carbon model. It is trained on a dataset of ~18,000 lab-based measured samples and can be used both for determining carbon content as well as for other soil nutrients.
Carbon farming or reporting on science-based targets
The AgroCares Carbon Monitor solution is powered by SoilCASTOR: a peer-reviewed scientific approach that aligns with carbon credit certification protocols and has won Bayer’s 2022 Grants4Tech CarbonStock Challenge due to the optimal combination of cost-effectiveness, accuracy, and speed.
With the AgroCares Carbon Monitor you can easily quantify and report your annual carbon removals, both for compensation and insetting purposes.
How do you demonstrate that carbon is sequestered on your farm?
According to the GHG Protocol Land Sector and Removals Guidance and the carbon standards, a monitoring framework is required.
Measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) are the cornerstones of a sound monitoring framework. They allow tracking the farm’s progress in carbon sequestration, either for insetting or compensation (carbon credits) purposes.
Measurement and data collection using the Scanner
Farmers who adopt regenerative land management practices increase carbon sequestration (removals) in the soil. According to MRV protocols, accounting for these removals requires measurement, typically before regenerative practices are implemented (baseline) and in periodic intervals (monitoring).
To collect data, the AgroCares Carbon Monitor app provides you with a GPS-based sampling plan that’s unique to your farm and minimizes the number of soil samples you need to take with the AgroCares handheld scanner.
Unlike removals, baseline data on your farm’s emissions do not need to be measured but can be calculated using, e.g. the Cool Farm Tool.
Reporting
Any key data on your farms must be compiled annually in the form of inventories, such as the amount of fertilizer applied, crop yields, and other data related to practice changes.
We help you manage the complexity of your on-farm carbon reporting. Our interactive web-based portal stores all your soil sampling data, such as SOC content at specific locations and carbon stock, in CO2 equivalent per hectare. This data can be easily imported into your farm management software via an API.
Verification
All farm data related to practice changes should be evaluated by an independent auditor. Different guidelines have been set by different carbon standards with Verra currently verifying the highest standards. The AgroCares Scanner is a Near-Infrared technology, which is approved for use under the Verra methodology VM0042 for Improved Agricultural Land Management.
Only when the reported farming data is verified can the carbon stored in the soil be counted as removals in your supply chain or traded on voluntary carbon markets as carbon credits.
Our Client and Partners
AgroCares works with a range of clients and partners on carbon sequestration:
