Launched by France in 2015 at the COP 21, the aim of this initiative is to demonstrate that agriculture, and in particular agricultural soils, can play a crucial role where food security and climate change are concerned. The contention is that an annual growth rate of 0.4% in soil carbon stocks, or 4% per year, would halt the increase in the CO2 concentration in the atmosphere that is attributed to human activities.
SOURCE: CGIAR System Organization, 4p1000
The Noble Research Institute has embarked on a national effort to advance ecosystem service markets that provide incentives to improve soil health systems.
SOURCE: Noble Research Institute
The possibility that N fertilizer increases soil organic matter (SOM) mineralization and, as a result, reduces SOM stocks has led to a great debate about the long-term sustainability of maize-based agroecosystems as well as the best method to estimate fertilizer N use efficiency (FNUE).
SOURCE: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
A discussion of potential pathogens in vegetable microbiomes, the impact of farming and processing practices, and plant and human health issues.
SOURCE: Microbial Biotechnology
Researchers have developed a new technique to directly analyze transfer RNA (tRNA), providing a clearer picture of microbial communities’ responses to various environmental changes, including the changing availability of nutrients.
SOURCE: Microbial Biotechnology
Review of cover crops and no till in organic field trials across Eastern Canada (1987-2016).
SOURCE: MDPI
Knowledge of long-term pesticide behavior in biochar (BC) amended soil is still contradictory. In this work, we compared the sorption of three highly persistent and ionizable pesticides [two anionic (imazamox and picloram) and one weak base (terbuthylazine)] on both fresh and field-aged BC as well as on a soil amended with these biochars.
SOURCE: Science Direct
This report represents the findings of over 12 months of research on non-operating landowners, or NOLs, and the opportunities and barriers to improve conservation outcomes on rented farmland.
SOURCE: The Nature Conservancy