+ What is tags for tonnes?

'Tags for Tonnes' is a first of it's kind funding mechanism, by which landholders can overcome the main barrier to uptaking world-leading satellite livestock monitoring technologies, cost. The insights from this technology combined with soil and management data will lead to soil carbon optimising actionable insights. Boosting the success of your soil carbon project, farm productivity, and profitability.

+ What difference do tags make to my carbon project?

As producers, you know the difference your grazing and herd management has on your land and your soils.

At AgriProve, we know how vital getting your grazing management right is to maximise your soil carbon sequestration. We strongly believe that to optimise management, you must optimise measurement, that is what AgriProve was founded on.

High quality insights on your herds will mean your grazing management can be tailored to maximise your soil carbon project's returns, and your enterprises' efficiency.

+ What benefits will I get from participating in this program?

No-upfront cost, access to the world's best and most applicable herd monitoring technology.

State of the art actionable insights software developed by AgriProve will provide clarity into how your herd management is impacting your soil performance. AgriProve's continual investment in state-of-the-art technologies, are purpose built to make your carbon project and your enterprise as productive and profitable as possible.

+ Why should I use future ACCUs to purchase tags?

AgriProve has removed any cost consideration to use Ceres Tag products through our future carbon credit payment option. This will get you up and running instantly, whilst our free insights software will provide actionable clarity on your herd, land condition, and soil performance.

The initial cost is deducted from the carbon credits you earn over a 5 year period. If at the end of the 5 year period you have outstanding costs this will need to be paid with cash. There is no interest charged and you will only be required to pay your originally invoiced amount.

+ How is this different from me buying tags somewhere else?

Buying Ceres Tag from other distributors provides the hardware products only with upfront payment required. AgriProve provides an option to use Carbon Credits instead plus you receive AgriProve’s advanced FREE PREMIUM software is offered at no additional cost to view insights into your herd activity and optimise your farm's performance.

Not only do you have the option to remove the upfront costs but AgriProve will also complete the set-up of tags and the installation of farm maps into the AgriProve software solution at no additional cost for AgriProve carbon project holders.AgriProve’s tailored software solution is built with farm and soil productivity and profitability at the forefront rather than leaving you to make sense of raw data, AgriProve is making your data actionable.

+ Why Ceres Tag products?

Ceres Tag represents the best-in-class livestock monitoring solution. No towers, no ongoing costs, no subscriptions, and clear metrics on your stock's health and performance. Much more than just movement, Ceres Tag products serve as a 'FitBit for livestock', ensuring you have optimised clarity of your herds performance, down to an individual level. No more guess work or assumptions, make informed decisions.

+ Why Ceres Tag Ranch product?

Ceres Tag Ranch tags have a lifespan of three years. These tags are solar powered and only require an initial charging period before tagging. Tags will stay charged through their continued exposure to sunlight. This means no battery changes, no need to bring the herd in regularly, just charge, activate, apply, and manage.

+ What are we already hearing from participating farmers?

Early adoption farmers involved with the Tags for Tonnes program have already provided feedback to the insights gathered including;

• Proof of provenance,
• mustering efficiency gains,
• stock theft reporting,
• informed grazing rotations for land utilisation,
• individual animal feed efficiency insights for genetic selection,
• infrastructure development optimisation,
• shading requirement determination,
• marketing of products to consumer with evidence storytelling enabling premium market access,
• asset management evidence for finance application support,
• automated evidence reporting for regulatory requirements

These are some of the key themes behind the 'why' farmers are uptalking this program.

+ How do I sign up/ purchase tags?

If you have a carbon project with AgriProve you can simply access the online order form to place your order for tags. You can choose to pay upfront or to pay via future carbon credits.

If you do not have a carbon project you can bundle the purchase of tags into the establishment of your carbon project when you make you initial expression of interest. There are no upfront Tag for Tonnes program costs when starting a carbon project with the option to also defer project set up costs to be paid via future carbon credits.

+ Who is eligible for Tags for Tonnes?

New and existing AgriProve carbon project holders can participate in the Tags for Tonnes program