06/29/2023 SOURCE: www.wsj.com
Executives say farming programs designed to capture carbon dioxide in fields offer long-term benefits including healthier soil, and they provide extra cash.
Agriculture Companies Push Carbon-Capture Farming; Growers Are Skeptical
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06/25/2023 SOURCE: www.climatehubs.usda.gov
Natural and working lands play a vital role in helping California meet its goal of carbon neutrality by 2045. There is huge potential to store carbon in soils on croplands and rangelands in California using soil amendments. In addition to enhancing soil carbon sequestration, soil amendments may provide co-benefits to growers such as increased crop and forage yields and improved soil health.
Soil Health, Soil Amendments, and Carbon Farming | USDA Climate Hubs
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06/22/2023 SOURCE: www.eurekalert.org
Current farming practices disrupt soil, release carbon into atmosphere
Researchers to train farmers on how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve soil health
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06/19/2023 SOURCE: news.yahoo.com
“I saw those all the time when I was a kid."
Gardener issues critical warning about an unexpected danger hiding in your garden: ‘If you see [these], get rid of them’
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Topics: Soil Health, Research,
A $25,000 Award for Women Scientists Working to Improve Soil Health
The Story Exchange will award $5,000 incentive prizes to 5 women scientists addressing soil health and the changing climate.
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06/16/2023 SOURCE: www.msn.com
Red wiggler worms break down food waste at the Arizona Worm Farm, located near Phoenix's South Mountain, to promote sustainability.
Here's how worms turn food waste into soil at a south Phoenix farm
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05/26/2023 SOURCE: www.psu.edu
A new discovery, reported today in a global study that encompassed more than a decade of research, could lead to the breeding of corn crops that can withstand drought and low-nitrogen soil conditions and ultimately ease global food insecurity, according to a Penn State-led team of international researchers.
Discovery of root anatomy gene may lead to breeding more resilient corn crops | Penn State University
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Topics: Soil Health, AgriBusiness,
Building Business Around Soil Health
Ag retailers have the opportunity to provide an important service to growers while supplementing their own bottom lines.
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05/17/2023 SOURCE: www.udel.edu
Scientists test soil to monitor the effects of new management practices on soil properties and environmental conditions.
Delaware Soil Testing Program | Cooperative Extension | University of Delaware
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Topics: Soil Health, Precision AG , Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global,
How Can Plastic Digestion From Microbe Help Agriculture?
A research conducted by a team of researchers from the Swiss Federal Institute WSL found a microbe that can digest plastics at 15C. Read more!
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