The Better Cotton Initiative ( BCI ) said a group of its United States-based cotton growers have reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 54 percent in a single season, compared to regional averages. And that impact increased to 77 percent when including carbon removals.

The BCI -licensed growers in Arkansas, Mississippi and Missouri implemented four regenerative agricultural practices through a collaborative pilot project with Indigo Ag , sustainable cotton organization and agricultural solutions provider. Those regenerative practices include crop rotation, cover cropping, nitrogen management and no-till farming.

Through these practices, the farmers were able to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and sequester carbon that totaled more than 17,000 metric tons over 19,000 acres.…