The TopSoil Podcast

The 34th episode of CI Chit Chat is co-hosted by COO Brad McDonald and Operations Intern, Luke Schumacher at Continuum Ag. Together, they discuss what the difference is between Carbon Intensity (CI) Scores and CI Certification, the importance of collecting your data for CI Certification, what data you will need for CI Certification, CI Certification deadlines for 2025, and going over the recent US...

In the 33rd episode of CI Chit Chat, Continuum Ag's CEO Mitchell Hora is joined by Dale Lyons, Operations Intern at Continuum Ag. Together, they discuss what they're hearing from farmers on the 45Z tax credit and CI Certification, Mitch's talk with a Wisconsin Ethanol Plant, Continuum Ag deadlines to get in your data for CI Certification, and answer your submitted questions. We hope...

During the TopSoil Webinar, Mitchell Hora is joined by Astri Martin from Southwest Airlines as they expand on their conversations from our annual event the TopSoil Summit. Listen as they dive into Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), Southwest Airlines' newest venture, Nonstop to Net Zero, and their take on using feedstock to make SAF. We hope you enjoy this Webinar! If you have any further quest...

In the 32th episode of CI Chit Chat, Continuum Ag's CEO Mitchell Hora gives insights on the Chevron Supreme Court Ruling and how that can impact 45Z,  how the USDA wants to hear from farmers like you on 45Z, what Southwest Airlines is doing for Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) and how it relates to CI, and why knowing your on farm data is so important. We hope you enjoyed this CI Chit Chat! I...

Episode 31 of the CI Chit Chat is Co-Hosted by Sales Agronomist Jessica Kott and Regen Success Agronomist Stephen Dearden. Together, they go over commonly asked questions around Carbon Intensity, TopSoil.ag and the CI Certification process, and your submitted questions.  We hope you enjoyed this CI Chit Chat! If you have more questions, visit other episodes for more information.  SUBSCRIBE TO OUR...

In the 30th episode of CI Chit Chat, Continuum Ag's CEO Mitchell Hora gives his key takeaways on CI from his trip to the U.K., provides updates on the IRS with 45Z and how the USDA wants to hear from farmers like you, updates on Continuum Ag's recent price increase, and his regenerative ag practices with relay crops on his family farm. We hope you enjoyed this CI Chit Chat! If you have m...

The 29th episode of CI Chit Chat is co-hosted by COO Brad McDonald, and Director of Strategic Initiatives Alex Klopfenstein. Together, they chat about carbon intensity, regenerative ag practices, CI Certification, and also answer your submitted CI-related questions. We hope you enjoyed this CI Chit Chat! If you have more questions, visit other episodes for more information.   SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUT...

During the TopSoil Webinar, Mitchell Hora is joined by Kelly Garrett from Xtreme Ag as they expand on their conversations from our annual event the TopSoil Summit. Together they dive into Kelly's insights and experiences on the evolution of carbon over the years while going in-depth on the intersection of soil health and carbon markets. Additionally, listeners gained insights into Kelly'...

In the 28th episode of CI Chit Chat, Continuum Ag's CEO Mitchell Hora dives into covering updates on all things carbon intensity, answering your submitted CI-related questions, and what practices can help improve your CI Score the most. We hope you enjoyed this CI Chit Chat! If you have more questions, visit other episodes for more information.   SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL ➡️ https://ww...

In the 27th episode of CI Chit Chat, Continuum Ag's CEO Mitchell Hora is joined by VP of Marketing, Diana Rich. Together, they cover updates in the carbon intensity space, reflect on Continuum Ag's annual event The TopSoil Summit, and answer your submitted CI related questions. We hope you enjoyed this CI Chit Chat! If you have more questions, visit other episodes for more information. ...

During the TopSoil Webinar, Mitchell Hora is joined by John Carroll from Agdev and Carroll family farms as they look at John’s story and his global family farm spanning from Illinois to Brazil. Together they also go in-depth on his thoughts and perspective on Carbon and Carbon Intensity. We hope you enjoy this Webinar! If you have any further questions, feel free to explore our other episodes for...

In the 26th episode of CI Chit Chat, Continuum Ag's CEO Mitchell Hora is joined by VP of Marketing, Diana Rich. Together, they cover updates in the carbon intensity space and go over Continuum Ag's annual event The TopSoil Summit. We hope you enjoyed this CI Chit Chat! If you have more questions, visit other episodes for more information.   SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL ➡️ https://www...

In the 25th episode of CI Chit Chat, Continuum Ag's CEO Mitchell Hora breaks down what Carbon Intensity is, the GREET Model, and the 45Z Tax Credit. He provides clarification on the 40B and 45Z Tax Credits and also answers several CI-related questions. We hope you enjoyed this CI Chit Chat! If you have more questions, visit other episodes for more information.   SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANN...

The 24th episode of CI Chit Chat was a special 60-minute episode where Continuum Ag's CEO, Mitchell Hora, answers questions about Carbon Intensity (CI) Scores, CI Certification and the 40B SAF GREET Model Updates. Mitchell also shares details about the 40B and 45Z Tax Credits. We hope you enjoyed this CI Chit Chat! If you have more questions, visit other episodes for more information.   SUBSC...

On May 1, 2024, CEO Mitchell Hora held a Press Conference to provide updates to the 40B SAF GREET Model that was released on April 30, 2024.  Low Carbon Intensity Biofuels are positioned to  greatly impact American Agriculture, the 40B announcements provide an indication as to the 45Z rules but don't definitively spell out the details. The details we do know about were discussed during today&...

In the 23rd episode of CI Chit Chat, Continuum Ag's CEO Mitchell Hora is joined by Alex Klopfenstein, Director of Strategic Initiatives at Continuum Ag. Together, they discuss the anticipation of the new GREET Model release and processes around strategies for Carbon Intensity (CI) Scores and CI Certification processes. We hope you enjoyed this CI Chit Chat! If you have more questions, visit o...

In the 22nd episode of CI Chit Chat, Continuum Ag's CEO Mitchell Hora is joined by Jaiden Bauer, a CI lead for Farmers Choice, one of our dealers. Together, they discuss Carbon Intensity verification and participation, Carbon Intensity (CI) Scores and grain contracts, biofuel industry tax credits and opportunities, and answer your submitted CI related questions. We hope you enjoyed this CI Ch...

In the 21st episode of CI Chit Chat, Continuum Ag's CEO Mitchell Hora provides updates on Carbon Intensity, explains how the entire CI Certification process works and answers your questions around Carbon Intensity.  We hope you enjoyed this CI Chit Chat! If you have more questions, visit other episodes for more information.   SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/channel...

During this TopSoil webinar, Mitchell Hora is joined by Carolyn King, VP of Operations at Continuum Ag. Together, they share insight on what farmers should think about as they prepare for planting season regarding carbon intensity, documenting their practices and they also go into detail on all of Continuum Ag's product offerings.  We hope you enjoy this Webinar! If you have any further quest...

In the 20th episode of CI Chit Chat, Continuum Ag's CEO Mitchell Hora provides updates on Carbon Intensity, gives clarification on the 45Z tax credits and the premiums that farmers can earn for their low-carbon grain. We hope you enjoyed this CI Chit Chat! If you have more questions, visit other episodes for more information.

During the TopSoil webinar, Mitchell Hora is joined by Dr. Rodrigo Werle, Associate Professor and Extension Cropping Systems Weed Scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Together, they share insight on the topics of offensive soil management tools like cover crops to help fight off weeds like waterhemp, herbicide programs, best practices of cover crops, and the shown benefits of cover cr...

In the 19th episode of CI Chit Chat, Continuum Ag's CEO Mitchell Hora is joined by special guest, Brian Hora. This episode highlights updates on the carbon intensity space, updates on the 45Z tax credit, Brian's farming story, and answering questions regarding CI Scores and CI Certification. We hope you enjoyed this CI Chit Chat! If you have more questions, visit other episodes for more...

In the 18th episode of CI Chit Chat, Continuum Ag's CEO Mitchell Hora is joined by special guest, VP of Sales, Jessica Kott. This episode highlights updates on the carbon intensity space, farmers and ethanol plant relationships, and answering questions regarding CI Scores and CI Certification. We hope you enjoyed this CI Chit Chat! If you have more questions, visit other episodes for more inf...

In the 17th episode of CI Chit Chat, Continuum Ag's CEO Mitchell Hora provides an update on Carbon Intensity, gives clarification on the 45Z tax credits and the premiums that farmers can earn for their low-carbon grain, farmers, and ethanol plant relationships, and answers questions regarding CI Scores and the 45Z tax credit. We hope you enjoyed this CI Chit Chat! If you have more questions,...

In the 16th episode of CI Chit Chat, Continuum Ag's CEO Mitchell Hora is joined by special guest, COO, Brad McDonald. This episode highlights updates on the carbon intensity space, the importance of CI Certification, farmers and ethanol plant relationships, and answering questions regarding CI Scores and CI Certification.  We hope you enjoyed this CI Chit Chat! If you have more questions, vis...