Articles Tagged with ''carbon dioxide''

Ralph Martin: Has Fertilizer Canada Given Up on the 4Rs?

By Ralph C. Martin posted on September 30, 2022 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Recent Fertilizer Canada lobbying has morphed the fourth principle from Right rates to holding the line at rates without “a mandatory reduction in the use of fertilizers.” These are 3R and STIR (same to increased rates) principles. Is this right?

You Can't Eat or Drink it, but you can Trade it: Carbon Credits 101

July 25, 2022 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: Climate Conversations Newsletter

This explanatory column by the CEO of Climate Conversations explains carbon credits in easy-to-understand terms.

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Times Op-Ed Video Offers Shotgun Approach to Ag Industry

By Brian O'Connor posted on February 11, 2022 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Amid drone footage of industrial scale Ag facilities, footage of Senate Agricultural Committee member Sen. Corey Booker (D-NJ) looking concerned on a couch when he clearly had other things to do, a bearded man eating what appeared to be the same piece of steak several times, and some earnest-sounding lawyers, a voiceover contrasted the national discourse over the environment with what aims to be a serious discussion about agriculture and America's food chain.

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My Cows Sequester More Carbon Than Your Hybrid Car

By Clay Pope posted on May 27, 2021

Producers should try to reduce methane levels from livestock, by improving feed conversion efficiency to reduce the amount of feed consumed, says Clay Pope. But we also need to understand that cattle, sheep, chickens and pigs are not the villains some people make them out to be.

Woods End Introduces Solvita IRTH

IRTH offers easy, automated monitoring of microbial respiration.

June 6, 2019 | Posted in Soil Health

The soil science community now has a new instrument available in their carbon toolbox: a sophisticated yet simple way to measure biological carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.

Long-Term Tillage and Soil CO2 Fluxes

March 7, 2018 | Posted in Residue Management, Soil Health

Source: University of Nebraska

A research fellow at the University of Nebraska compares no-till and several different kinds of tillage operations to measure how soil disturbance affects the loss of soil carbon.

How Canola Sequesters Carbon and Reflects the Sun

December 26, 2017 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Residue Management, Soil Health

Source: Alberta Canola Producers Commission

Research scientist Brian McConkey explains why canola is a big winner when it comes to sequestering carbon and reducing radiative forcing.

How Do Atmospheric Shifts Affect Soil-Dwelling Microbes?

November 22, 2017 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: University of Nebraska

Rising levels of carbon dioxide, ozone and other gases can affect soil microbial communities, but their response can depend on the crop species or its genetic profile, says University of Nebraska researcher Daniel Schachtman.

Solvita Soil Master Measures Soil Respiration in Field

April 14, 2016 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: Woods End Laboratories

Measuring soil respiration using freshly sampled soil can provide vital information regarding a soil's natural behavior, Woods End Laboratories says.

Soils Low in Carbon Dioxide May Be Hindering Crop Growth

December 31, 2014 | Posted in Soil Health

Some soils have fallen so low in organic carbon that they no longer produce enough carbon dioxide to feed vigorously growing plants.

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