Carbon by Indigo

Morgan Mooney

Joanna Rogerson

Tom Lawler

Step-by-step guides for getting up & running quickly in the Carbon by Indigo software

A step-by-step guide with short videos for getting started in Carbon by Indigo.

Getting Started With Carbon by Indigo

Your step-by-step guide to creating a free account or logging into your existing account and completing your Profile.

How to Sign up, Log in, & Complete your Profile

Want some more information on what those terms mean when you are creating your account? We’ll define those terms in this guide.

Terms used when creating your account

Creating a Free Account & Completing your Profile

Uploading field boundaries, selecting a boundary, or drawing from scratch

How to add your fields in Carbon by Indigo

Use our Connect feature to bring your fields over from John Deere Operations Center™

How to add fields by connecting to John Deere Operations Center™

The requirements your fields should meet to be successfully added to Carbon by Indigo

Carbon field boundary requirements

A guide to editing boundaries that overlap

How to edit overlapping boundaries in John Deere Operations Center

Using mapping tools to remove areas of a boundary and add pivot fields

How to save multiple polygons as a single field using the Draw tool to reduce data entry.

How to create multiple polygons per field using the 'Draw' tool

Learn how to upload your digital field boundaries rather than drawing them.

How to upload shapefiles

How to Request Shapefiles from the FSA

A guide to making changes to your existing field boundaries.

How to edit a field boundary

Learn how to quickly edit your farm name(s).

Edit your Farm Name in two easy steps

3 easy steps to change the Farm Name or Entity for a given field

How to move your fields to a different Farm or Entity

Watch a short demo video on how to confirm your boundary edits

How to confirm boundary edits

Adding your Fields

A guide to resolving eligibility issues on your fields

Resolving Eligibility Issues

An overview of the eligibility requirements for Carbon by Indigo participation

Carbon Eligibility Overview

Checking your Eligibility

A step-by-step guide to contracting the fields you've added to your account.

How to contract your eligible fields in Carbon by Indigo

A how-to guide to check the status of your field boundaries

How to check if your fields are successfully contracted with Carbon by Indigo

How to edit previously-enrolled field boundaries

How to unenroll (and re-enroll) fields in Carbon by Indigo

How to add more fields to an existing Carbon by Indigo contract

Add Fields to a Carbon by Indigo Contract

Signing your Contract

Learn how to generate a cover crop blend for your fields

Explore cover crop blends using the Cover Crop Selection Tool

Answering your questions on qualifying practice changes

FAQ carbon farming practices that qualify

Learn how to identify which fields still need practice change info and how to enter it

How to add practice changes to contracted fields

Planning Practice Changes

How to use the Plant-Available Nitrogen from Cover Crops tool to get an estimate of Plant-Available Nitrogen from Cover crops

Find out how much Plant-Available Nitrogen you can expect from Cover Crops tool

How to use the Tillage Cost Estimator to view equipment cost savings from tillage practice changes

Get an estimate of tillage equipment cost savings using the Tillage Cost Estimator

Agronomic Support

Carbon by Indigo requires growers to tell us a bit about what happened on their fields. Learn how to get started entering field records.

How to enter field records in Carbon by Indigo

Use our Connect feature to bring your field record events into Carbon from John Deere Operations Center™

How to add field records by connecting to John Deere Operations Center™

Learn how to copy event details from one field to one or more other fields

How to copy an event from one field to another

How-to guide on deleting multiple events from a field in one go

How to batch delete multiple events

Tips to help prepare you for farm record entry and submission

Tips to keep in mind as you begin field record entry

The number of years of field records required depends on your crop rotation. Learn more here.

How many years of field records do you need to enter for Carbon by Indigo?

This guide will walk you through how to add multiple of any event type.

How to add multiple of any event type

Events created via import or manual entry can now be saved prior to finalizing all required sections

Using draft events & events from multiple sources

Learn how to add multiple event geometries for a given event to one field without overlap

How to map multiple event geometries on one field

Know the dos and don'ts of the "I don't know" answer option when entering your events

How to use the "I don't know" option when adding an event

Glossary and definitions of words used in the Carbon by Indigo program

Terms used for Carbon by Indigo field records entry

How to properly document the termination of your cover crop.

How to add an event for cover crop termination

Learn how to remove events from your fields if they did not occur

How to remove events that didn't occur on your field(s)

The My Documents page creates a single place for you to organize your supporting documents

How to use the My Documents Page

Learn more about acceptable documentation for field events such as tillage and fertilizer application.

What supporting documentation can I use for events?

This guide walks through how to use Weather Underground as an option for documenting winter kill on cover crops

Providing Documentation for Winter Killed Cover Crops

Supporting documents help provide proof of the management events you did on your fields. Learn how to add them and what is required.

How to upload supporting documents

Learn how Indigo safeguards your data through our data collection standards and partnership with ADT

Carbon by Indigo's policy on data integrity

Entering Field Records

Learn how to use the My Carbon Status page to prioritize fields for record entry, and resolve edits, and file.

How to review Indigo feedback and file your fields

Reviewing Feedback

A visual guide for understanding your payment report

Reviewing your Carbon payment report

Terms & Conditions: 2022 Carbon Harvest $5K Giveaway

Terms & Conditions: 2022 Carbon Harvest $1K Giveaway

How-to guide for ensuring Indigo has the required payment details to issue payment for Carbon credits

How to add, update, or confirm payment details

Check out this article for more information on how Carbon credit payment estimates are calculated for Carbon by Indigo.

How Carbon Payment Estimates are Calculated

Understand how you will get paid in the Carbon Program

Payment FAQ

Terms & Conditions of 2022 Carbon Harvest Giveaway

Getting Paid

Learn more about your next steps for getting paid with Carbon by Indigo

What's next for your Carbon-enrolled fields in 2023

An overview of grower responsibilities at each stage of the Carbon by Indigo program and how to get support

Carbon: Program Support & Grower Expectations

Want more information on who is purchasing our verified Carbon credits? Check out this help article full of resources.

Carbon by Indigo - Who are the supporters?

A must-watch video about Carbon Harvest, an integral step in the Carbon by Indigo program to ensure you get paid for credits you generate

Carbon Harvest 101 Webinar

Review frequently asked questions on the Carbon program

General Carbon Program FAQ

Soil sampling is an exciting step in the Carbon program. Check out this article for answers to your questions.