PROGRAM OVERVIEW
In June 2022, Riceland launched its Riceland Carbon Ready™ program in partnership with Arva Intelligence, to help members capture and utilize the farm-level data generated within their operations. Riceland Carbon Ready™ also allows Riceland to help our customers in achieving their Scope 3 GHG emission reduction goals, while creating a meaningful impact for U.S. farmers and their land.
RICELAND - ARVA PARTNERSHIP
Riceland’s partner, Arva Intelligence (“Arva”) is a leading provider of software enabled data management, agronomic decision making, and environmental asset solutions. Arva’s software provides farmers and their advisors with tools to assist in agronomic decision making and management of field-level data, allowing them to aggregate high-quality datasets to quantify environmental outcomes.
OUR INGRAIN GOOD PROMISE
The mission of Ingrain Good is to create value for Riceland’s members, employees, customers, and consumers by prioritizing the education and adoption of sustainable practices. Riceland focuses improvement efforts on reducing its carbon footprint, maximizing efficiencies, reducing consumption of natural resources and optimizing the safety and wellbeing for all people associated with the cooperative.
WHERE CONNECTION MEASURES IMPACT
RICE
Needed to feed ducks and other migratory waterfowl
DUCKS
Depend on flooded rice fields to provide habitat and nutrition essential to their migration journey each year
WATER
Needed to grow rice
2023 PROGRAM SUCCESS
IN 2023 FARMER PAYOUTS
138,684 TONS TOTAL CO2 e REDUCED IN 2023 $4 MILLION
Riceland Foods distributed over $4 million to its farmer-members enrolled in the 2023 Riceland Carbon Ready TM program. Through this program, Riceland farmer-members are not only utilizing sustainable practices but are being rewarded for them.
69,859
ACRES OF WATERFOWL HABITAT
Because harvested rice fields provide the perfect environment for migrating waterfowl, Riceland farmers flood their fields to provide habitat and food for the millions of birds traveling through.
The C02 reductions generated on Riceland member farms had a significant impact on the scope 3 emissions of participating Riceland customers in 2023. The diligence of our farmer-members to lower their environmental impact is not overlooked, instead it is rewarded by companies all over the world.
24.1B GALLONS OF TOTAL WATER SAVINGS
With over 50% of the nation's rice crop being grown in Arkansas and Missouri, we have made it a priority to emphasize water stewardship to ensure rice production in our footprint is viable into the future.
As climate impact continues to drive business decisions, Riceland is partnering with consumer package goods companies, retailers, and other supply chain stakeholders to deliver climate solutions.
If your company has sustainability goals and wants to make a significant impact on farms in Arkansas and Missouri, reach out to our sustainability team!