Sustainable Camelina Production
SEASON: 24/25
Vision BioEnergy Oilseeds LLC (VBO) is supporting farmers in verifying sustainable camelina production in the US.
Gain access to new markets while getting full traceability of your crops, demonstrating the sustainability of your camelina crop and with free measurement of the carbon footprint of your crops.
Participation Process
A contact from ucrop.it will get in touch to review benefits and requirements of the program. They will help you connect your John Deere Operations Center data to the ucrop.it platform and explore the most efficient way to complete the program.
Before sharing any data with Vision Bioenergy Oilseeds you will be sent a license agreement to review the terms and requirements of the program.
Traceability Targets
In order for VBO to be able to communicate sustainable targets they need all the reported data to be backed up with evidence and farmer validation.
Planting Information
Report seed varieties used, planting date/s and rate/s, tillage type, area. Inputs applied at planting and rate. Evidence: JD Op Center download
Applications
Report all crop protection/fertilizer applications, detailing the date, products used and their rate, acres applied and form of application. Evidence: JD Op Center download
Yield Monitoring
Report predicted yield in the advanced reproductive period.Evidence: Provided by ucrop.it and NDVI images.
Harvest Information
Report yield harvested per field, date and acres harvested. Evidence: JD Op Center.
Carbon Footprint
We combine your reported farm practices with the Cool Farming Tool to provide a solid calculation.
Elegibility
These are the requirements to participate
Location
Farms in the United States, in the areas of Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, North Texas
Practices
Farmer uses and connects their John Deere Ops Center
Acreage
No limitations
Enrollment Period
Open Year Round
Contacts
These are the contacts within ucrop.it who will be assiting you in this program
Matthew Blackerby
Key Account Manager
Pandora Sota
Operations Lead - US
Apply to the Program
We’ll provide all the necessary support to ensure you succeed with the program.
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