#soil carbon

[indoorverticalfarmingnews]

Grassroots Carbon Allocated $3M in 2023 For Soil Carbon Drawdown Credits To Ranchers

Key Takeaways Financial Rewards for Ranchers: Grassroots Carbon has allocated $3 million in 2023 for soil carbon drawdown credits to ranchers, totaling $5 million since the company’s establishment in 2021. Commitment to Regenerative Practices: The company collaborates with U.S. cattle and bison ranchers to advance regenerative land management practices, enhancing carbon sequestration,…

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#Carbon Credits #Ranchers #Soil Carbon

[tenth-sentence]

It allows the soil to store water better in dry times, and to drain better in heavy rains.

"Soil: The incredible story of what keeps the earth, and us, healthy" - Matthew Evans

#book quote #soil #matthew evans #nonfiction #soil carbon #soil health #carbon storage #carbon sequestration #carbon #rain #drainage #soil drainage #water storage

[probablyasocialecologist]

Politicians on both sides of the aisle and the Biden administration have fallen for carbon offsetting’s simplistic appeal to fund carbon-smart farming practices without new regulations or government programs. But without a mandate to cut climate-warming pollution, buying unregulated carbon credits amounts to little more than misleading green marketing as companies maintain the status quo.

Soil carbon is hard to commodify, and offset sales lack basic market mechanisms. For one, naturally high variations in soil carbon concentration make it hard to generalize how certain practices, like no-till or planting cover crops, increase soil carbon sequestration. Soil carbon offsets also sell a claim to something that’s naturally impermanent – just one major disturbance or change in management practices can quickly release years of accumulated soil carbon.

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Major agribusiness companies like Cargill, Bayer, Corteva, and Nutrien have all launched private programs that purport to pay farmers for sequestering carbon. These projects let agrichemical companies define “climate-smart” agriculture in their image.  

Biodiverse, agroecological, and perennial farming methods have far greater climate and environmental benefits than implementing isolated practices like cover-cropping or no-till agriculture on conventional, monocrop farms. For instance, even by conservative estimates, agroforestry can sequester 10 to 20 times more carbon per acre than no-till or cover-cropping.

Yet virtually all agribusiness-led carbon payment programs only reward farmers for a limited set of practices that can be integrated into the conventional industrial approach to farming: reducing fertilizer use, reducing tillage, or planting cover crops. Bayer has a particular incentive to reward no-till and cover crop practices because most large-scale farms rely on glyphosate, the main ingredient in Bayer’s Roundup, to “knock down” cover crops and control weeds in lieu of tillage. We found that Bayer promotes using glyphosate to support no-till and cover crops.

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Corporate-run carbon contracts also aren’t a fair deal for farmers. While some programs tie payments to carbon-credit sales value, Bayer and Cargill unilaterally set the prices they pay per practice per acre or per ton of carbon sequestered. Carbon contracts are also long-term commitments. Farmers in Bayer’s Carbon Program must sign 10-year contracts with an additional 10-year “retention period,” during which farmers must maintain their new practices to ensure long-term carbon sequestration. This effectively commits farmers to 20 years of new fixed costs with only 10 years of guaranteed pay, at a price set by Bayer.

#big ag #soil #farming #agriculture #carbon credits

[soilthesimpletruth]

Carbon is everywhere and it’s a good decision to utilize it at every convenience, especially if you grow food. Shown in the photos are waste products that didn’t make it to the trash. Instead they where used to make soil at “The Carbon Farm” which is part of the #Aglanta program supported by Groundwork Atlanta.

#soil food web #carbon #zero waste #Aglanta #groundwork atlanta #biodynamic #polyculture #permaculture #atlanta urban ag #compost #soil #food systems #urban ag #food access #biodiversity #soil creation #worms #organic #soil health #food justice #food security #vermicomposting #food sovereignty #maurice small

[materialsscienceandengineering]

University of California, Riverside, scientists have moved a step closer to finding a use for the hundreds of millions of tons of plastic waste produced every year that often winds up clogging streams and rivers and polluting our oceans.

In a recent study, Kandis Leslie Abdul-Aziz, a UCR assistant professor of chemical and environmental engineering, and her colleagues detailed a method to convert plastic waste into a highly porous form of charcoal or char that has a whopping surface area of about 400 square meters per gram of mass.

Such charcoal captures carbon and could potentially be added to soil to improve soil water retention and aeration of farmlands. It could also fertilize the soil as it naturally breaks down. Abdul-Aziz, however, cautioned that more work needs to be done to substantiate the utility of such char in agriculture.

The plastic-to-char process was developed at UC Riverside's Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering. It involved mixing one of two common types of plastic with corn waste -- the leftover stalks, leaves, husks, and cobs -- collectively known as corn stover. The mix was then cooked with highly compressed hot water, a process known as hydrothermal carbonization.

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#Materials Science #Science #Plastics #Polymers #Waste #Environment #Carbon #Charcoal #Soil #UC Riverside

[kp777]

Climate change: Former Red Arrow joins farmer on carbon quest - BBC News

Traditional farming practices like deep ploughing can release stored carbon from soil, but less intensive methods may reverse the process and slow down climate change.

#u.k. #soil #soil analysis #carbon sink #climate crisis

[worldsoilday]

Getting Started With Multidimensional Soil Layers in the ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World.

World Soils 250m Organic Carbon Density. Soil layers are served in six

The ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World is proud to announce the curation and release of the ISRIC Soilgrids soil maps of the world, version 2.0. At 250m resolution, they represent the best available soil data for many places.

Before now these layers were only available as VRT tiles on a server, or through WMS/WCS, and were difficult to work with. Now working with them is online, and only takes a few steps.

The soil maps contain 11 thematic layers for mapping and decision support. In some places there is more confidence about the values on the soil map, and we included the uncertainty as companions to the 11 layers. Finally, these soil maps show values at six depth ranges around the world.

Watch the Webinar!

#ArcGIS #Living Atlas of the World #Soilgrids #soil maps #Soil Layers #soil science #soil types #soils #Organic Carbon Density

[the-learning-hub]

Creating a DIY Compost Bin for Organic Waste Management: A Step-by-Step Guide

Creating a DIY Compost Bin for Organic Waste Management: A Step-by-Step Guide

Are you tired of throwing away your food scraps and yard waste, only to have it end up in a landfill? Well, have no fear, because creating a DIY compost bin is here! Not only will it reduce the amount of waste you send to the landfill, but it will also provide you with nutrient-rich soil for your garden. First, let’s talk about what can go in your compost bin. Food scraps such as fruits and…

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#aeration #carbon #Compost #decomposition #diy #Environment #food #garden #management #Moisture #organic #scraps #soil #waste #yard

[hylianengineer]

I’m loving the 666k note self care post for many reasons, including the fact that I can just go to the comments section and infodump about whatever I want. Tonight it was the earliest life on earth and the evolution of life from the first microbes to the first trees. Now I’m sentimental about how COOL biogeochemical cycles are.

#biogeochemistry #<- words i had to add to dictionary today because appararently autocorrect doesn't know science jargon #to be fair i don't think anyone other than biogeochemists knows biogeochemistry is a thing #but they should! we talk about biochem all the time and that's super cool but you know what else is cool? #the global cycles of nutrients and energy that control everything on the entire planet! #rocks! animals! plants! microbes! fungi! #anything and everything is connected to biogeochemical cycles #and it makes sense to talk about these together as opposed to just biology and chemistry and geology because they! are! connected! #the microbes and the lichens make soil out of rocks and they eat the organic matter from decomposing plants and animals #plants take nutrients from the soil and carbon from the air to grow #animals eat the plants and sometimes make calcium carbonate based shells that eventually become part of rocks! #that's where we get limestone and marble! from shells! #it's all connected and it's so beautiful and amazing and god i am in love #<- tags that make me think I should maybe go to grad school #hylian rambles

[rebellum]

As a kid I was like "how do people know that a plastic bottle can decompose in 500 years (or w/e) if they haven't been around for that long?"

And now we know

They fucking don't

#it doesnt actually decompose! #it gets gets smaller and smaller and smaller! #see with decomposition the separate elements get reused as nutrients #eg an apple falls on the ground. worms n bugs n microbes feed on it. #microbes eat it and break it down. hydrogen and carbon and oxygen bonds break down into separate h and c and o. #microbe dies. its part of the soil. a plants roots go into that soil. it sucks up the carbon and oxygen and hydrogen and uses it to build #more cells. more apple cells. and turns those elements into fructose again! #plastic doesnt do that. it just breaks down until its a few micrometers across and so far... stays there. #some microorganisms are evolving to digest some kinds of plastic but its a long way off.

[harrelltut]

Lo!… JEHOVAH OKCULT BIBLE [JOB] WITNESS Me [ME = U.S. Michael Harrell = TUT = JAH] as ENQI [JE = JESÚS] NUDIMMUD on May 26th in 2022 [VI] San Diego County [D.C.]… since iBEE A Highly Complex [ADVANCED] Ancient 9 Ether CARBON BASED ATLANTEAN @ Our Highly Classified… U.S. Ancient [USA = PREDYNASTIC]… Interplanetary BLACK SOLAR SUN [SUL] MILITARY of AREA 51… 200 MILLION AZTECAN Years Ahead [MAYA] of Lost 2022 [VI] America

#quantumharrelltech #2022 America is Dead [A.D.] #QHT @ AREA 51 #I Smell War on American Soil #QHT INCREASING OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT on earth #9 ETHER CARBON WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION #QHT LAUGH AT THE ARTIFICIALLY INTELLIGENT #artificial intelligence is for dummies #Buckle Up America

[prose2passion]

this is about inorganic carbon compounds, such as calcium carbonate.

#science #environment #soil #carbon storage #inorganic carbon #climate catastrophe

[abhishekshahgaur]

#Carbon #Carbon emission #carbon sequestration #Carbon sink #carbon trapping #climate #Climate Change #Soil

[soilthesimpletruth]

Please take time to notice the littlest details in life because these deep details are a simple part of who we are.

#deep carbon cycling #carbon sequestration #leaves #compost #atlanta urban ag #food security #food access #permaculture #bio char #soil biodiversity #biodynamics #soil #food systems #soil food web #soil creation #worms #polyculture #food justice #vermicomposting #food sovereignty #maurice small

[livelocalorganic]

The Impact of Your Food Choices on The Environment

More and more people are becoming aware of the impact their actions have on the environment. One area where our choices can make a significant difference is in our food consumption. The food we eat not only affects our health but also has a profound impact on the environment. As environmentally conscious individuals who value sustainable and organic farming practices, we have the power to make a…

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#Deforestation and Habitat Destruction #Food Waste and Packaging #Local producers #Organic farming practices #Reducing consumption of animal-based products #Soil Degradation and Loss #supporting local businesses #Sustainable farming practices #The Carbon Footprint of Food Production #Water Consumption and Pollution

[kp777]

Recipe For "Dark Earth" Finally Uncovered in The Amazon's Depths : ScienceAlert

#dark earth #indigenous peoples #amazon rainforest #soil enrichment #carbon capture #enviroment