[Link] How organic beef farmers are benefiting from fermenting muck
Organic beef farmers Andy and Nicola Morris have reduced muck-handling requirements by fermenting organic matter and are improving soil health in a qu…
Tag: carbon sequestration
[Link] Bill Berry: Soil health practices can help us all
“These practices are touted as ways to reduce agriculture’s impact on climate change — and research is showing they do, by keeping carbon in the…
[Link] Regen Farming Tools Go Beyond Just Keeping Carbon
Regenerative farming practices can do a lot more for no-tillers than just sequester carbon in the soil, says Clay Pope.
[Link] Galloway farmer releases 25 years of soil data in bid to prove carbon negative dairy farming is possible
A pioneering Galloway dairy farm has made 25 years of soil data freely available on its website with a request for scientists to include more practica…
[Link] Soil health/Regen ag can do so much more than just carbon sequestration
All this said, however, I sometimes get a little concerned that all of this focus on carbon dioxide reduction has the tendency to push aside any discu…
Dynamics of carbon sequestration, nutrient interactions and managing calcium soil amendments
Recently I received an email asking some great questions about a variety of topics. I respond to those questions here.
[Link] Cashing in on Carbon for Diversified No-Till Profitability
After many years of farming, it can be a pleasant surprise to develop a new profit center for the farm — let alone more than one.
[Link] Tillage Practice Impacts on the Carbon Sequestration Potential of Topsoil Microbial Communities in an Agricultural Field
Soil microorganisms are the core force driving the conversion of plant residues into soil organic carbon (SOC). Identifying the changes in soil microo…
[Link] Switch to regenerative method improves soils on US beef farm – Farmers Weekly
Working with nature has increased soil organic matter from 0.5% to 5% and doubled carbon sequestration at White Oak Pastures farm on America’s east …
[Link] Scaling Up Soil Carbon Markets
The race is on globally to scale carbon markets, where farmers can sell the carbon they sequester in their soil to buyers who want to offset emissions…
