Sorghum Traceability
SEASON: 2024
S&W Seed Company is supporting farmers who trace their sorghum production process in the US with: $1.5 per acre
This incentive is meant to incentivize a collaborative interaction while allowing S&W to provide a better assistance to farmers.
Get full traceability of your crops, setting baselines for your farm practices and with free measurement of the carbon and water footprint of your process.
APPLY TO THE PROGRAM HERE
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 Jhon Deere Operations Center information to the ucrop.it platform and explore the most efficient way to complete the program.
Before sharing any information with the company you will have the chance to review your crop's information and approve.
Traceability Targets
In order for S&W 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 and/or hybrids used, planting date/s and rate/s, tillage type, area and previous crop. Inputs applied at planting and rate. Evidence: JD Op Center download
Herbicide Applications
Report all herbicide applications, showing the date, product used and rate, acres applied and rate for applications of crop protection, additives and surfactants. Evidence: JD Op Center.
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.
Water Footprint
We combine your reported irrigation practices with the Cool Farming Tool to provide a solid calculation.
Elegibility
These are the requirements to participate
Location
Farms in the United States
Practices
No specific practice changes required.
Acreage
Farms between 100 and 1500acres
Enrollment Period
From February to April 2024
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
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