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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Soil Health, Research, Carbon Farming,

How Adding Rock Dust to Soil Can Help Get Carbon into the Ground

Researchers are finding that when pulverized rock is applied to agricultural fields, the soil pulls far more carbon from the air and crop yields increase. More studies are underway, but some scientists say this method shows significant benefits for farmers and the climate.

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Weeds, Ag Innovation, Carbon Farming,

Carbon Robotics Autonomous Weeder - Eliminates Weeds with Lasers

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Climate Change, Carbon Farming,

08/23/2021 SOURCE: www.timesrepublican.com

Carbon task force looks for ways to make money for Iowa farmers

Agricultural interests that dominate Gov. Kim Reynolds’ new carbon-sequestration task force made it clear Friday they want to make money for farmers while addressing one of the biggest environmental threats worldwide. At an inaugural meeting held at the State Fairgrounds, task force members spoke of carbon trading, cover crops, and other ways they can help […]

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Nancy Kavazanjian
shared this 2 article 4 years ago
Topics: Soil Health, Livestock/Meat, Regenerative Agriculture, Carbon Farming,

Grazing cattle can reduce agriculture’s carbon footprint | AgriLife Today

Cattle contribute to the maintenance of healthy soils and grasslands, and proper grazing management can reduce ag's carbon footprint.

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shared this 2 article 4 years ago
Topics: Climate Change, Regenerative Agriculture, Carbon Farming,

New model tracks carbon in agroecosystems

Carbon is everywhere. It's in the atmosphere, in the oceans, in the soil, in our food, in our bodies. As the backbone of all organic molecules that make up life, carbon is a very accurate predictor of ...

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Nancy Kavazanjian
shared this 2 article 4 years ago
Topics: Research, Carbon Farming,

A Soil-Science Revolution Upends Plans to Fight Climate Change | Quanta Magazine

A centuries-old concept in soil science has recently been thrown out. Yet it remains a key ingredient in everything from climate models to advanced carbon-capture projects.

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Environment, Carbon Farming,

Planes Sampling Air Above the Amazon Find the Rainforest is Releasing More Carbon Than it Stores - Inside Climate News

Over the last several years researchers have said that the Amazon is on the verge of trans...

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Soybeans, Regenerative Agriculture, Carbon Farming,

Carbon Farming: U.S. Soy Can Play Critical Role Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions - U.S. Soy

Carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas emissions were a key topic during the May 2021 Soy...

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Topics: Agriculture US, USDA, Government / Policies, Climate Change, Carbon Farming,

Biden wants to pay farmers to grow carbon-capturing crops. It’s complicated.

Farmers are a crucial part of Biden's plan to address climate change, but the economics behind paying them to capture greenhouse gases are complex.

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Conservation/Tillage, Regenerative Agriculture, Carbon Farming,

06/28/2021 SOURCE: www.cnbc.com

These farming techniques can help trap carbon dioxide in the soil and make farmers an extra buck

Regenerative farming focuses on replenishing the soil's nutrients by using things like no-till cultivation, rotational cattle grazing and planting cover crops.

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