soil carbon

Eco-Farm, An Acres U.S.A. Primer: The definitive guide to managing farm and ranch soil fertility, crops, fertilizers, weeds and

admin — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 14:59:20 -0600

Charles Walters

Even though the beginning of the book has a slightly arrogant writing style, it is the best book on sustainable agriculture I have ever read. It is filled with the science behind the claims that, although complex, is easy to understand. It will make...

Soils Contain Huge Amounts Of Ancient Carbon: When Does This Car...

admin — Thu, 15 May 2008 10:15:16 -0500

Knowing that soils are a potential climate change time-bomb is nothing new -- but now, for the first time, a group of international scientists have found a way to distinguish just how much of these ancient carbon stores are being lost to the atmosphere as carbon dioxide. This means that in the future they may be able to accurately forecast how loss of soil carbon will impact on climate change.

Satellites Help Map Soil Carbon Flux

admin — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 23:00:00 -0500

Scientists have recently integrated remote sensing products with a national carbon accounting framework to quantify soil carbon fluxes over large regions. This advancement allows for the identification of soil and environmental attributes that are associated with unique combinations of planted crop and associated management inputs at the sub-county scale. The study illustrates the ability to model carbon dynamics associated with actual crop fields for entire regions or continents.