This startup provides a soil carbon verification technology that combines dry combustion, spectroscopy, remote sensing, and automation to accurately measure soil carbon. Their service helps farmers reduce measurement costs and scale their participation in soil carbon markets.
Funding
$75K raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
Founders
Product
Problem
Current methods for measuring and verifying changes in soil organic carbon (SOC) are either too expensive or lack the accuracy needed to detect small changes from year to year. The high cost of accurate testing limits sample density and challenges the scalability of soil carbon markets, hindering the adoption of regenerative agricultural practices.
Solution
Haystack provides a cost-effective and high-accuracy soil carbon measurement service, enabling growers to participate in carbon markets and adopt regenerative practices. The company's system combines spectroscopy, dry combustion, remote sensing, and automation to reduce testing costs while maintaining accuracy comparable to traditional gold standard dry combustion methods. By lowering the barrier to entry for SOC testing, Haystack facilitates more robust market function, faster learning cycles regarding effective practices, and increased confidence in measurement and verification protocols. This allows for increased adoption of regenerative practices, improved soil health, and improved farm profit.
Target Audience
Haystack's primary customers are agricultural producers, carbon market participants, and organizations involved in promoting and verifying regenerative agricultural practices.
Features
- Scalable soil organic carbon (SOC) measurement system
- Combines spectroscopy, dry combustion, remote sensing, and automation technologies
- High-accuracy measurements rivaling traditional gold standard dry combustion quantification methods
- Cost-effective testing service