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TOPIC(S): Commodities, Forestry, Carbon Farming,

07/11/2023 SOURCE: www.alleghenyfront.org

Forest owners look to the carbon market to help manage their trees

A program that started in Pennsylvania sells carbon credits on behalf of smaller family forest owners and helps them better manage their land.

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TOPIC(S): Soil Health, Carbon Farming,

07/11/2023 SOURCE: www.theguardian.com

Improving soil could keep world within 1.5C heating target, research suggests

Better farming techniques across the world could lead to storage of 31 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide a year, data shows

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Carbon Farming,

07/11/2023 SOURCE: www.farmersjournal.ie

Carbon farming worth €300m a year, claims Minister Ryan

Selling carbon credits on EU markets could land some of the most farmers €100/t, the environment minister said.

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TOPIC(S): Ag Europe, Carbon Farming,

07/11/2023 SOURCE: www.politico.eu

EU’s carbon farming plan comes under fire

The bloc sees carbon farming as a way to combat climate change, but NGOs and small-scale farmers aren’t keen.

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TOPIC(S): Rice, Carbon Farming,

07/10/2023 SOURCE: www.eurekalert.org

In search of rice to reduce methane emissions

Livestock, the petroleum industry and landfills are all leading producers of methane, a potent greenhouse gas. But another significant but less well known contributor is one of the world’s most popular crops: rice. Rice plants transport methane from the flooded rice field into the atmosphere. A new paper from researchers at the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT has found that it is possible to lower emissions by developing new varieties of rice.

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Carbon Farming,

07/10/2023 SOURCE: news.uark.edu

Mid-South Soil Health Study Seeks Links Between Tillage, Carbon Sinks, Yield Potential

The study seeks to better understand how soil conservation and nutrient management practices affect soil health indicators in Mid-South irrigated crop production systems.

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture Global, Carbon Farming,

07/10/2023 SOURCE: www.fwi.co.uk

Financial rewards of regen farming highlighted at Groundswell - Farmers Weekly

The many ways in which regenerative arable farming practices are starting to be rewarded financially were a feature of this year’s Groundswell event. With

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TOPIC(S): Forestry, Agriculture Global, Carbon Farming,

07/10/2023 SOURCE: www.msn.com

Agriculture, Forestry to Play Key Role in Namibia's Carbon Markets

Namibia has placed more weight on agriculture and forestry as key sectors in which carbon credits can be traded in Namibia, as agricultural practices, such as conservation tillage and soil carbon sequestration, can remove carbon from the atmosphere and store it in the soil.Recent studies have found that forests take in about 30% of the carbon emissions from burning fossil fuels globally.Other related sectors that Namibia has also lined up as...

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TOPIC(S): Regenerative Agriculture, Carbon Farming,

07/07/2023 SOURCE: www.csrwire.com

Bayer Sees More Than Doubling of Accessible Markets

Bayer announced its Crop Science Division will capitalize on opportunities presented by the shift to regenerative agriculture to grow in adjacent markets in addition to its core business of seeds, traits, crop protection and digital.

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TOPIC(S): Ag Europe, Carbon Farming,

07/07/2023 SOURCE: www.euractiv.com

Carbon farming law only ‘first step’ in negative emissions push

The EU executive’s proposed legislation on carbon sinks is only the first step in a broader effort to certify negative emissions in agriculture, as well as remunerate and potentially trade them, according to a Commission official.

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