Sponsored: Insets and Offsets: Behind USDA’s $3 B Plan to Transform Commodity Production

Name: Sponsored: Insets and Offsets: Behind USDA’s $3 B Plan to Transform Commodity Production
Start: 2023-02-15T14:45:00-08:00
End: 2023-02-15T15:45:00-08:00
Location: Arizona Ballroom D-E

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

2:45 pm - 3:45 pm

Location:

Arizona Ballroom D-E

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is on target to pump more than $3 billion into food system transformation through its new Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities grants. Hear major recipients of these grants discuss how these funds will be changing the way food, fuel and fiber are grown to leverage the benefits of climate-smart agricultural practices.

In this interactive session, you will learn how these unique grants aim to enable additional soil organic carbon sequestration and open up new market opportunities for farmers. Experts will also discuss how the grant design creates new opportunities for historically underserved producers, attracting a more diverse agricultural talent pool.

This session is sponsored by Truterra. Sponsored breakouts are sponsor-created and hosted sessions, created independently by the sponsor without input from GreenBiz. Please note that attendee contact information will be shared with the sponsoring company.

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Session Speakers

Freddie

Davis III

Director of the Rural Training and Research Center

Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund

Freddie

Davis III

Director of the Rural Training and Research Center

Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund

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Registered forester, Freddie Davis III, serves as the Director of the Rural Training and Research Center (RTRC) for the Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund located in Epes, Alabama. The Federation owns and operates more than 1300 acres of land collectively which includes its unique training and agroforestry center.

The RTRC has long been the site for local, state, regional, national and international groups to hold meetings, trainings, and recreational activities. The Southern Regional Agro-forestry Center (SRAC) was established in 2016 through a memorandum of understanding between USDA’s Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS), the US Forest Service, and the National Agroforestry Center. A multi-dimensional initiative, the SRAC was designed to conduct research, extension and training to assist African American landowners in the South in adopting sustainable agroforestry practices as well as serve as a regional forestry demonstration site and national showpiece. The goal of the center is to be an integral part of the US Forest Service’s network of experimental forests to conduct leading-edge research on all aspects of forestry, forest uses, and socioeconomics related to limited resource landowners and communities of color.

Mr. Freddie Davis has always been up for a challenge and is a known problem solver in the field. With more than 20 years-experience in agriculture, forestry, and natural resource conservation, Davis has brought a unique combination of skills to the RTRC. His background includes, Forestry Technical Service Provider for USDA, Procurement Forester and Harvest Contract Manager for Weyerhaeuser Wood Products in Alabama, Land Management Forester for International Paper Company in North Carolina, and military veteran of the US Army and Mississippi National Guard. He has been a successful entrepreneur, establishing himself as a reputable resource for landowners in the region. Mr. Davis supports limited resource farmers and landowners and advances the mission of the Federation.

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Sponsored: Insets and Offsets: Behind USDA’s $3 B Plan to Transform Commodity Production

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

2:45 pm - 3:45 pm

Julie

DiNatale

Commercial and Strategic Partnerships Lead

Truterra

Julie

DiNatale

Commercial and Strategic Partnerships Lead

Truterra

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Julie DiNatale has been working in sustainability and agriculture for over two decades and is Truterra’s
Commercial and Strategic Partnerships Leader. Julie has been involved in the emerging ecosystem
services markets and regenerative agriculture programs across North America. Prior to joining Truterra,
Julie worked for Corteva Agriscience, an ag tech start-up, consulted for large agribusinesses, and was an
ag-sector analyst for a sell-side Wall Street firm. Before her career in agriculture, Julie spent a decade in
sustainability, health, and safety for a large chemical manufacturer. Julie grew up in Western New York
where she spent summers on her cousin’s dairy farm. Julie earned a B.S. from Michigan State
University’s College of Agriculture, and an M.S. in Environmental Science from the University of
Rochester.

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Sponsored: Insets and Offsets: Behind USDA’s $3 B Plan to Transform Commodity Production

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

2:45 pm - 3:45 pm

John

Larson

Vice President

American Farmland Trust

John

Larson

Vice President

American Farmland Trust

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John represents AFT externally and works to establish strategic partnerships that advance mission goals. Before joining AFT, John served as CEO of the National Association of Conservation Districts, executive director of the Washington Association of Conservation Districts, and president of the Washington Association of District Employees. He has also served as manager of the Conservation Districts Partnership—a consortium of multiple conservation districts in Washington State. Before beginning his service with conservation districts, Larson owned and operated his family’s irrigated farm in Royal City, Washington. He attended Washington State University, with an emphasis in agricultural economics. John currently lives in the Minneapolis metro area with his wife Shannon, and their two Australian Shepherd pups.

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Sponsored: Insets and Offsets: Behind USDA’s $3 B Plan to Transform Commodity Production

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

2:45 pm - 3:45 pm

Gregg

Allard

Senior Manager, Commercial and Strategic Partnerships

Truterra

Gregg

Allard

Senior Manager, Commercial and Strategic Partnerships

Truterra

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Gregg Allard is a member of the Commercial and Strategic Partnerships team at Truterra where he is responsible for building and implementing regenerative agriculture programs with food, fuel, feed and fiber companies. These projects include both supply chain insetting and carbon offsetting projects to support the Truterra network of growers across the US. Gregg has extensive experience in both consumer foods and foodservice. A six-year veteran of Land O’Lakes, he joined the Truterra team in October 2021 following several roles with Land O’Lakes’ Dairy Foods Business.

Sessions

Sponsored: Insets and Offsets: Behind USDA’s $3 B Plan to Transform Commodity Production

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

2:45 pm - 3:45 pm

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Leading Change

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Breakout