Credit buyer · England
UK Farm Soil Carbon Code (status)
A planned national standard for selling farm soil carbon; it is not a buyer and no code had been published by October 2026.
- From
- Sustainable Soils Alliance consortium
- Buys
- soil carbon
How to apply
- Watch the Sustainable Soils Alliance for publication
Feasibility study ran 2021-2022; minimum requirements for soil carbon codes have been published but there is no live code. 2026 research says 30%+ of soil carbon sits below 30 cm, which may change future rules. Until a UK code exists, soil carbon schemes use their own or international standards.
Similar schemes
- Soil Capital carbon payments (arable) OpenSoil CapitalMeasures your farm's carbon each year and pays you for tonnes of CO2e reduced or stored by selling certificates to companies, with a guaranteed minimum price.
- Cefetra Ecosystem Services Open all yearCefetra with Soil CapitalPays arable growers who sell grain/oilseeds through Cefetra for verified sustainable practices, so food companies can claim lower Scope 3 emissions.
- AgreenaCarbon Check it’s runningAgreenaIssues Verra-registered carbon certificates for regenerative arable practice which you can keep, sell, or have Agreena sell for you.
- Agroforestry carbon credits (status) Check it’s runningSoil Association Agroforestry Carbon Code projectA project explored a UK code for agroforestry carbon credits; We found no operating code or company buying agroforestry carbon from English farms in 2026.
- Hedgerow Carbon Code Check it’s runningAllerton Project (Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust)A draft code to let farmers sell carbon from new hedges or letting hedges grow bigger; it is not yet a working market and nobody currently buys hedgerow carbon under it.
- Trinity Natural Capital Markets / Sandy Check it’s runningTrinity AgTechSandy software calculates farm carbon and biodiversity; the sister marketplace (Trinity NCM) was set up for farmers to sell credits to companies of their choice.
Checked against the official pages on 29 October 2026. Sources: 1, 2, 3. Always read the official page before you apply.