Key Takeaways
- Veterans Carbon Holdings (VCH) confirmed issuance of the first third-party validated soil-sample carbon credits in the United States.
- Credits are based on direct stratified soil sampling and validated under BCarbon’s Soil Carbon Protocol v2.0.
- Serialization is underway using DOVU’s blockchain infrastructure on Hedera for full traceability.
- The initial credits originate from farmland in the Red River Valley.
- VCH projects distributing approximately $1.1 billion to U.S. farmers and landowners over nine years, with 55% of revenue allocated to growers.
Veterans Carbon Holdings Confirms Issuance of Soil-Sample Carbon Credits
Veterans Carbon Holdings (VCH) has announced that the first-ever third-party validated soil-sample carbon credits have officially been issued in the United States. The credits are based on direct soil measurement rather than satellite imagery or practice-based modeling.
According to the company, the credits were generated using stratified soil sampling and independently validated under BCarbon’s Soil Carbon Protocol v2.0. Serialization is currently in progress through DOVU’s blockchain infrastructure on Hedera, enabling traceability from issuance through sale.
The credits originate from agricultural land in the Red River Valley and represent verified subsoil carbon gains under BCarbon’s scientific framework.
