b"S T R A T E G Yreservation to provide visitorshave to look at different crops information and experiencesin some cases, Richards says on technology and innovationbiological products can also in agriculture and how thatefficiently help seeds start relates to their own homes. under the stressful conditions Folks can come in andclimate change is bringing. learn more about sustainableAs those climate change practices and agriculture.conditions progress and we Were just trying to do our parthave more extreme cold and to help educate, Perry says. more extreme heat with wet and dry moisture stress to Climate Changecontend with, when you treat Considerations with our products or with As the shift to alternative fuelother biological products, you sources continues, oil cropscan still get very good uniform such as canola and soybeansgermination, she explains. could see even more empha- Biologicals provide the tools sis on biodiesel uses. to help those crops in those Those trends have bigstress condition. Sustainability plans help customers think of climate change implications when you thinkconsiderations in the present.about, seeds, traits, crop pro- Follow Throughtection, fertility, Perry says. With any effort, followingple to fight climate change,Its important to start with For example, canola wasthrough on plans and prom- something the ag industry islong term goals, especially recently approved by theises is going to make or breakespecially passionate about. when considering the return USDA as being a high valuehow successful sustainabilityUSDA ERS reports U.S.on investment. fuel source because it canefforts will be.agriculture emitted an esti- You cant just pencil it in reduce carbon emissionsThere is definite benefitmated 698 million metric tonson one year, there's always by over 50% when used into no tillage or limited tillageof carbon dioxide equivalentgoing to be more upfront biodiesel. practices when we can getin 2018, with 12.3% of carboninvestment if you're chang-Additionally, canola ismore carbon sequestering indioxide, 36.2% as methaneing a practice, Perry explains. a very deep-rooted cropthe soil, but we have to commitand 51.4% as nitrous oxide. You really need to plan with which is good for the carbonto doing that because as soonWe can all agree that wethe end in mind and have a system, Perry says. So, BASFas you go till the ground up, allare contributing, though prob- longer term when you think is focused on how to expandthat goodwill just goes away,ably there are other thingsabout sustainability and ROI.those markets, as well asPerry explains. contributing at much greaterAnd working together is juncea, which is in the sameMaking sustainability anlevels. But I think there's a lotimperative. family as canola but can growintegral part of companymore for us to learn and weAg has tremendous in warmer climates.culture helps reinforce theseperhaps have the greatestpotential to help be part of the Were looking at how wecommitments by continuallyopportunity to also contributesolution. And we're all working can take that further southengaging in industry effortsto the solution, Perry says. Itowards that. It's so encourag-into the US into other mar- and discussions. Sustainabilitydefinitely foresee it changinging to see so many companies kets, he says.is not a one-time project, butthe way we farm and the waythat are providing solutions, However, while growers willan ongoing guiding princi- we think. Richards says. SWENDORSED BY 58/ SEEDWORLD.COMSEPTEMBER 2022"