OffsetTrap — Spot the cage before you sign

1. Choose how to check the deal

Client-side keyword/phrase scan only — no upload, no account, no tracking. Works offline after first load.

Sample is clearly labeled SAMPLE / fictional and is packed with cage clauses so the wow works without a real contract.

2. Risk scorecard

3. Flag cards

4. $/acre sanity check ESTIMATE

Compare a promised payment to the UNL-style educational ballpark (~$0.33–$0.67/acre after aggregator cut). Not current market.

Promised $/acre Promised $/ton

Acres enrolled Promised $/acre (before aggregator cut) Aggregator fee %

Enter the promise and fee, then run. Default tons/acre (~0.15) reflects a midrange of 5–10+ acres per additional ton — an ESTIMATE.

5. Lawyer brief (printable one-pager)

Sources (cited in the product)

Manitoba Co-operator stories about Smart Carbon / carbon contracts are used as cautionary education for prairie farmers — not as accusations about any company. Always read your own paperwork with counsel.