Marlowe Ivey and the Carbon Neutral Pig

Marlowe Ivey and the Carbon Neutral Pig

“Change has got to start somewhere” becomes a key line in this 2021 USFRA docudrama, as second-generation pig farmer Marlowe Ivey encounters activists online and in her local community that criticize her career and lifestyle as being harmful to the planet.

Ivey envisions her farm as a place where she can make positive change, using science and the knowledge of experts to evolve and improve the closed-loop processes her father started on this land in the 1980s and 1990s — with pigs, soy and corn. Ivey describes in detail how she is developing a carbon neutral farm powered by an innovative methane capture system. It is inspiring, and should motivate others working in this industry.

By watching this short video unfold, you’ll gain an understanding of the important role farmers and ranchers are taking through climate-smart agriculture practices — forging new solutions with help from transformative investors and partners.

The Carbon Neutral Pig is the second feature in USFRA’s docudrama series about how U.S. farmers and ranchers are harnessing technology to provide social benefit and remain economically sustainable while acting as change agents for national and global climate solutions.

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Marlowe Ivey and the Carbon Neutral Pig