Farm fields don’t just feed us. They store carbon. But a big question is how much

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that it will use $300 million from the Inflation Reduction Act to monitor agricultural emissions, including by creating a research network to monitor carbon levels in soil. Article and video featuring Dr. Shalamar Armstrong, Brad Wetli, and Purdue students.

Experts question whether carbon dioxide storage in farming soils helps the climate

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CO2 storage in farming soils barely helps climate

Sequestering CO2 in farming soils is promoted as an excellent strategy to mitigate climate change. Is this actually the case, however? Several soil

Researchers to Train Farmers on How to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Improve Soil Health

Pa. farmers dig into soil — and its ability to trap carbon — as one solution to climate change | StateImpact Pennsylvania

The federal government’s Climate Smart Commodities grant program has a goal of sequestering — through climate-smart ag practices — more than 60 million metric tons of carbon dioxide, equivalent to that produced by 10 million gas-powered vehicles annually.

High Plains farmers are experimenting with novel techniques to protec…

A minority of farmers in the Texas High Plains region are looking to organic and regenerative techniques to keep their soil healthy year round, despite a dry climate.

New Research Sparks Growing Concern for Herbicide-Resistant Weeds

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, the University of Wisconsin Weed Science team shares results from a new study on herbicide-resistant waterhemp. In the Cover Crop Connection segment, assistant editor Mackane Vogel stops by the Michael Fields Agricultural Institute field day to learn about alternative cover crops. Plus, Eric Reed shares some of the secrets to his high-yielding success in less-than-ideal conditions on the Alabama/Tennessee border, we get the scoop on a dual-purpose perennial crop that’s showing major promise in the U.S., and say farewell to the John Deere Moldboard Plow 3710!

Sustainable agricultural practices: key to boosting the decarbonization of agriculture in the Americas

This has been borne out by Bayer’s PRO Carbon initiative, as explained by program representatives during a visit to exchange perspectives with IICA on both entities’ efforts to develop a carbon neutral agriculture sector.

Soil moisture sets the stage for the next cotton

Cotton growers must balance the impact of soil moisture and cropping practices to boost soil health and nutrient availability.

What it takes to get clarity on soil carbon | Greenbiz

Food companies have jumped all the way into soil carbon sequestration but there is still the question of measurement.