CBB's 35th Annual Convention and China Gets U.S. Blueberries Friday Jul 30th, 2021 From the Ag Information Network, I’m Bob Larson with your Agribusiness Update. **Several programs exist to pay farmers for storing soil carbon, but a lack of standards has so far held back the burgeoning farm carbon credit sector. That’s according to a new report from the Environmental Defense Fund that says the USDA should play a role in collecting data and building markets for carbon credits. www.agriculture.com reports, they argue that in the meantime, food and agriculture companies should focus on cutting their own greenhouse gas emissions.