Value Added Production Demand to Rise

Rabo Research, the AgriFinance sector of Rabobank is an in-house knowledge and intelligence team that provides valuable information to equip their entire team and clients to make sound business decisions. Eric Gibson, a sustainability analyst for farm inputs and crop production at Rabo AgriFinance shares insights on their work.

“We're all aware sustainability is growing rapidly in its demands, and what's a focus is very far and wide. So what I'm really focusing on is helping our clients and our team members to understand the products, the practices and the principles behind what sustainability means for downstream demand and regulatory function.”

He says farmers can significantly leverage sustainability by finding ways to improve their return on investment.

“There is a lot of hope that in the future there will be, you know, value-added properties that the consumer is willing to pay for while that is being constructed, we're looking at some opportunities, a lot of programs that may be offered through USDA or NRCS that say, Hey, if you do these practices, perform these principles, you know, there's some value opportunity for the producer there, with the Partnership for climate-smart commodities program grants through USDA, lot of great opportunities for farmers to maybe try new practices or maybe insert a higher degree of level of those practices in their operation, be it cover crop, efficient, Nutrient Application, whatever it is.”