Groundwork BioAg & Beck’s launch Rootella Carbon® through Beck’s Grain Attribute Program

Mazor, Israel / Indiana, USA — Groundwork BioAg announced a collaboration with Beck’s to expand grower access to Rootella® mycorrhizal inoculants and the Rootella Carbon® insetting program via Beck’s Grain Attribute Program. The partnership integrates biological soil health solutions with a structured pathway for farmers to generate premium, durable carbon credits while maintaining agronomic performance.

What’s new: As of the 2025 season, select Beck’s growers have begun using Rootella® to participate in a carbon-based revenue stream, with plans to scale availability. The program formalizes enrollment, verification, and monetization within Beck’s established grower channel, making carbon participation simpler and more credible for mainstream row-crop operations.

How Rootella Carbon® works: Rootella® mycorrhizal fungi colonize plant roots and extend a hyphal network into the soil, enhancing nutrient uptake, water efficiency, and stress tolerance. Critically, this symbiosis accelerates carbon allocation into stable soil pools, enabling a carbon dioxide removal (CDR) pathway with higher permanence than short-lived biomass. Under the Rootella Carbon® protocol, growers enroll their acres, apply Rootella® at planting, and follow a standardized measurement and verification framework to issue carbon credits.

Scale and momentum: In 2025, Rootella® inoculants are reported in use on 5.5+ million acres across 23 markets including the United States, Brazil, India, and China. The Rootella Carbon® program, introduced to U.S. growers in recent seasons, is expanding through agronomic channels like Beck’s to meet rising demand for credible, biology-enabled carbon programs.

Value to growers:

• New revenue stream: Participation unlocks premium-grade carbon credits that are independent of commodity prices.
• Agronomic upside: Mycorrhizae support yield stability, fertilizer efficiency (especially phosphorus), and abiotic stress tolerance without requiring disruptive practice changes.
• Operational simplicity: Enrollment and product access are integrated within Beck’s Grain Attribute Program, reducing administrative friction.
• Scientific credibility: Protocols emphasize durability, repeatability, and traceability, aligning with the market’s push for high-integrity CDR credits.

Program features (at a glance):

• Insetting model: Credits are generated within supply chains, enabling brands and buyers to invest in farmer-led, nature-based CDR at source.
• Seasonal application: Rootella® is applied at planting; fields are enrolled and tracked under a defined protocol and verification workflow.
• High-permanence focus: Carbon is directed into more persistent soil fractions through fungal pathways, supporting long-lived storage.
• Time to issuance: A streamlined cycle targets credit yield within the first year of program participation (subject to measurement and verification timelines).

Why it matters: Demand for trustworthy agricultural carbon credits is increasing, while growers seek options that do not compromise productivity. By pairing biological soil health with a high-integrity CDR framework, the Groundwork–Beck’s collaboration positions Rootella Carbon® as a scalable route to climate impact that fits into conventional agronomy.

Outlook: With early cohorts already enrolled and broader rollout planned, the program is expected to expand across key row-crop regions. Near-term priorities include onboarding additional acres, supporting verification at scale, and deepening agronomic support so that carbon outcomes and farm-gate economics move in tandem.

About the companies: Groundwork BioAg is a developer of mycorrhizal inoculants and climate-smart programs built around Rootella® technology. Beck’s is a leading, family-owned seed brand in the U.S., operating the Grain Attribute Program to connect farmers with premium opportunities aligned to end-user demand.