Environmental reporting was a big topic of discussion at the recent AgGateway annual meeting in Austin.
The opening keynote session featured a panel discussion moderated by Executive Vice President Jeremy Wilson featuring three retail representatives working on the challenges and opportunities in data gathering for environmental reporting in sustainability and carbon programs. He was joined by Brian Henze from Growmark, Trey Colley from Greenpoint Ag, Caleb Smith from Keystone Cooperative, and Michael Gomes, Topcon vice president of sustainability.
As a farmer, Wilson said he had just hoped he would not have to deal with environmental reporting. “I’ve got called about a carbon program, I’ve got called about a sustainability program. We’ve seen everything around climate, smart commodities, we’ve heard about regenerative AG. And for the longest time I took the approach that this stuff’s all going to go away,” said Wilson.
But to take advantage of the high-value opportunities that will be available in the agriculture industry as we go forward, Wilson says we must overcome these data obstacles and be ready to deliver what companies and consumers are starting to demand.
AgGateway Environmental Reporting panel (13:44)