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Farmers, ranchers, foresters and other landowners are beginning to realize the benefits of carbon markets, and companies are working to balance dreams of the marketplace with reality.

States are trying to meet land conservation goals and protect agricultural acreage, but securing enough money – and enough land to do that has been difficult across the country.

A new report from American Farmland Trust aims to demystify ag carbon markets and answer the questions many producers have raised about the opportunities.

Kevin Burkum has been tapped as the new CEO for U.S. Farmers and Ranchers in Action. He most recently served as the chief communications officer for Global Dairy Platform. He succeeds former CEO Erin Fitzgerald, who left USFRA in April.

Dig into U.S. farmland tenure to see what’s happening and what’s likely for the future, and Carson Futch’s 87-year-old dad, Alvin, is very typical.