Deep-Carbon storage: Biological, chemical & physical strategies to enhance carbon stocks in agricultural subsoils
A recently published paper in Soil Biology and Biochemistry has shed light on an overlooked but critically important component of carbon sequestration in soils. The paper highlights the role of agricultural subsoil, which is the soil that exists under the topsoil at depths greater than 30 cm, in combatting climate change through soil carbon sequestration. […]
Carbon Cropping Challenges in the Northern U.S., Thoughts from an Agronomist
There are inherent challenges with introducing new conservation practices on any farm. Whether it is in a corn, soybean or wheat field or others, these challenges may be the same or they may be unique, depending on a variety of factors. When an additional layer of constraint is added to these systems, the challenge can […]
Carbon Markets Explained
What are carbon markets and why are they important? Essentially, carbon markets were created to put a price on pollution. Although polluting land, water, and air has long been treated as if it were “free,” it definitely comes at a price—one that we all pay in the form of environmental degradation. Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions […]
