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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Organic, Forestry, Crop Consultant, Sustainability, Research, Regenerative Agriculture, Education,

Soils in old-growth treetops can store more carbon than soils under our feet

AGU press contact: Rebecca Dzombak, +1 (202) 777-7492, news@agu.org (UTC-4 hours) Contact information for the researchers: Peyton Smith, Texas A&M University, peyton.smith@ag.tamu.edu (UTC-6 hours) Hannah Connuck, Franklin and Marshall College, hconnuck@gmail.com (UTC-4 hours) NEW ORLEANS—New research reveals a previously underappreciated way old-growth forests have been recycling and storing carbon: treetop soils. Branches in forest canopies can hold caches of soil that may store substantially more carbon than soils on the ground beneath them, and scientists are just beginning to understand how much carbon canopy soils — which exist on every continent except Antarctica — could store. The new research on these unique soils, being presented on Wednesday, 15 December at 5:00 p.m. CST at AGU Fall Meeting 2021, marks the first attempt to quantify carbon capture by canopy soils. The work highlights another way old-growth forests are rich, complex ecosystems that cannot be quickly replaced by replanting forests. Tree branches collect fallen tree leaves and other organic material over hundreds of years, like the ground does. On top of the branches, the plant litter decomposes as it accumulates, forming a carbon-rich layer that can be several inches thick. The researchers climbed up into the rainforest canopy in Costa Rica, instruments in hand, to find out just how much carbon canopy soils can contain. Active carbon, a short-term storage pool of organic carbon, was three times higher in canopy soil compared to soils underfoot, the researchers found. “We knew these would be really organic-rich soils, but we didn’t expect the extremely large amount of carbon compared to mineral soils,” said Hannah Connuck, an undergraduate researcher at Franklin and Marshall College who will be presenting the study results. The researchers are still calculating the total concentration of organic carbon at their research site, but other research has found canopy soils to have up to 10 times higher concentrations of or...

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Research, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind), Education,

ASU begins joint appointment program with National Renewable Energy Laboratory

ASU and NREL begin a joint appointment program to advance renewable energy research, education and technology development.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Precision AG , Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Research, World Hunger, Education,

Biologist roots out solutions, creates tools to help others grow better crops - MixPoint

Biologist roots out solutions, creates tools to help others grow better crops

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Young Farmers, Economics, Government / Policies, Ag Africa, Education, Safety (Farm/Production),

'I want to see a lot of youth in agriculture' - Ghanamma.com

Alhaji Mashoud Mohammed adjudged 2021 National Best Farmer Farmers want access to credit facilities Farmers urge government to do more for the agricultural sector The 2021 National Best Farmer, Alhaji Mashud Mohammed, has added his voice to calls for young people to venture into agriculture stating, it is lucrative. Speaking after being adjudged the 2021 […]

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Dairy, Agriculture Global, Economics, Research, Education,

How to use Cow milking machine

Guidelines to Use Milking Machine | Advantages | Disadvantages

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John LaRose Jr.
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NGO promotes smart agric in Gokwe - NewsDay Zimbabwe

The project is funded by the European Union and is being implemented by a German charity organisation, Welthungerhilfe, with the support of Empretec Zimbabwe.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Organic, Beekeeping, Economics, Food/Nutrition, Gardening, Pollinators, Education,

How to start honey bee keeping business

Honey Bee keeping for profit

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, World Hunger, Plant Breeding, Education, Food Security/Shortage,

Farming reboot could lay seeds for prosperity in poor and food insecure regions

Agriculture experts from The Australian National University (ANU) have teamed up with government bodies and NGOs in sub-Saharan Africa to improve irrigation schemes and boost crop production. The researchers' work is improving food security, reducing water waste and lifting people out of poverty.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Precision AG , Commodities, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Economics, Sustainability, Research, Ag Australia/NZ, Education,

Revealing the 'hidden half' of grain using imaging at ANSTO's Australian Synchrotron to benefit Australian agriculture

Professor of Soil Science at The University of Queensland Peter Kopittke and co-principal investigator Professor Enzo Lombi of the University of SA are very optimistic about the use of a new synchrotron-based imaging technique that captures in 3D the complex interaction of soil and roots.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Poultry, Research, Education,

Poultry Farming For Beginners: Guide For Starting A Poultry Farm

Following a poultry farming for beginners guide will help you a lot for setting up your new poultry farming business. As poultry farming has already proven to be lucrative business, so you may be willing to start a farm for your new source of income. In broad, poultry farming means raising various types of domestic birds commercially for the purpose of meat, eggs and feather production.

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