Jerry Hatfield
Retired Director of the USDA-ARS National Laboratory for Agriculture & Environment

Understanding How Carbon Impacts Soils & Crops

Carbon dynamics in agriculture is a complex interaction between how growing plants capture carbon and factors that release carbon, such as tillage, says Jerry Hatfield, retired Director of the USDA-ARS National Laboratory for Agriculture & Environment. No-tillers stand to benefit from understanding how different crops, soils and climates influence carbon capture. Hatfield explains how carbon capture’s effect on soil water and nitrogen directly impacts the farmer’s ability to produce a crop and increase his profitability. Learn how different crops, soils and climates influence carbon capture, and how carbon capture directly impacts your soil water and nitrogen.