Farming Collaborative Landus Tracking Sustainability at Soybean Farms with Verity Data Tools

Feb. 4, 2025
Verity will track and verify the attributes of agricultural products, helping Landus to document and assign value metrics for soybeans processed at its facility in Ralston, Iowa.

Agricultural solutions and farming cooperative firm Landus plans to collaborate with Verity Holdings to utilize the latter’s data-verification services in tracking and valuing sustainability premiums in Iowa soybean production.

The collaboration will utilize Verity’s platform to track and verify the attributes of agricultural products, helping Landus to document and assign value metrics for soybeans processed at its facility in Ralston, Iowa. The agreement highlights Verity and Landus' goal to expand opportunities in international markets for sustainably certified products, like those derived from regeneratively grown soybeans and corn.

“We are partnering with organizations that prioritize scalable solutions and sustainable agriculture done right,” said Paul Bloom, Chief Business Officer for Gevo, parent company of Verity. “Landus and Verity are demonstrating the value of collaboration from field to finished product, ensuring that sustainability premiums benefit farmers, processors, and their customers alike—particularly in the growing export markets for differentiated agricultural goods.”

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By streamlining the certification and data-verification process, the partnership intends to deliver premiums to farmers meeting program requirements and incentivizing processors to adopt systems driving long-term sustainable outcomes.

Landus and Verity plan to expand their efforts to additional Landus facilities and pilot innovative market solutions. They are building trust and transparency with farmer-owners and stakeholders by sharing regular progress updates.

The Ralston soybean facility dates back to the early 1940s. Nearly a decade ago, Landus invested $23 million in a plant expansion that increased soybean production by 50%.

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