carbon

“Pizza, Pop, and Profits” Lunch and Learn Series Starts January 17

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The Pizza, Pop, and Profits Lunch and Learn Series continues in 2025 with our first event on January 17.  Mike Estadt, OSU Extension Pickaway County will join us to share a program on carbon markets and current industry updates for the farm and landowner.  Mr. Estadt has been following the carbon market headlines and trends for several years and presenting around Ohio in an effort to keep Ohio agriculture informed on potential trends and impacts related to carbon credit programs and carbon sequestration.  There are many constantly changing factors in the carbon marketplace and we will discuss the changes, opportunities, and pitfalls for agribusinesses.  Come at 12:00 noon for lunch with our speaker to start at 12:30 pm.

This program is jointly sponsored by the Muskingum County OSU Extension Office and the Soil and Water Conservation District Office.  Find registration and more information here: https://www.muskingumswcd.org/Events/Pizza-Pop-Profits/

Carbon Sequestration for the Farmer and Landowner Presented by: Ohio State University Extension Energy Outreach Program, October 29, 8am

| Clifton Martin

The overall goal of carbon sequestration is to reduce the amount of CO₂ and reduce the effects of climate change by mitigating the greenhouse effect.  Many large corporations and industries will pay landowners and farmers to implement practices that capture CO₂.  Such practices include, planting trees, no till farming, cover crop usage, and other agricultural practices that will move carbon from the air to the ground.

Come listen to our panel of experts discuss how carbon sequestration can impact the farmer and landowner on October 29, 2024, in a virtual webinar at 8 a.m.  Download a Program Flyer

Panelists include:

  • Peggy Hall: Attorney & Director, Agricultural & Resource Law Program
  • Michael Estadt: Assistant Professor & Extension Educator, Pickaway County
  • John Porter: Outreach & Partnership Liaison | Truterra, LLC

Join us on Tuesday, October 29, 2024, at 8 a.m. using the link:  go.osu.edu/carbon2024

Registration is not required.

Contact Dan Lima at lima.19@osu.edu or call the OSU Extension office in Belmont Co. (740) 695-1455 for more information. 

Carbon Capture and Storage: Coming Soon to Ohio?

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Among the many headlines discussing carbon, Carbon Capture and Storage is a potential future market in Ohio.  The OSU Agricultural and Resource Law program is beginning a series of posts to explain the background and interest for our region. See the entire first blog post here: Carbon Capture and Storage: Coming Soon to Ohio? | Farm Office.

Key points to know:

  • CCS technology captures CO2 from airborne emissions and injects it into geologic formations beneath the land surface.
  • Though some are hearing of CCS for the first time, CCS technology has existed for decades, as have many studies on its safety, sustainability, and the amount of carbon that can be stored in different formations and regions.
  • CO2 injection wells are regulated under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act by the EPA through the Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program. The category of wells relevant to CO2 for geological storage is “Class VI” wells.
  • A more recent (and arguably more prominent) factor driving CCS is the current federal tax incentive. The 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) expanded the tax credit known as “Section 45Q,” first enacted in 2008 and extended in 2018.
  • Can we do CCS in Ohio? No, not without legislation. Two legal changes are necessary to enable CCS technology in Ohio. (1) Ohio law must define and clarify property rights to the pore space in geological formations beneath land surfaces, and (2) the state must allow the establishment of CCS injection wells in Ohio. Clarification on these two requirements will come in future OSU Farm Office Blog posts.