soil carbon

  1. TFF

    Potential to improve nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) by use of perennial mobile green manures

    Abstract Supplying nitrogen (N) to crops by incorporating N2-fixing green manures into soil can improve soil functioning and increase soil carbon storage. However, as with N-fertiliser use, excess mineral N from decomposed green manures can be lost via leaching as NO3− and emitted as the...
  2. TFF

    Study reveals that nitrogen fertilizers deplete soil organic carbon 2022-12-24

    The common practice of adding nitrogen fertilizer is believed to benefit the soil by building organic carbon, but four University of Illinois soil scientists dispute this view based on analyses of soil samples from the Morrow Plots that date back to before the current practice began. The...
  3. Chris F

    What to Read

    What do you read? If you are like us, then you don’t know where to start when it comes to other reading apart from farming magazines. However, there is so much information out there that can help us understand our businesses, farm better and understand the position of non-farmers. We have...
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    Anyone had any experience with carbon offsetting payments. Soil capital in particular?

    As the title, I have been approached by soil capital after expressing an interest some time ago. Have put the numbers into their calculator and it comes out with a quite significant payment. Has anyone had dealings with soil capital or any of the others out there?
  5. Trinity AgTech

    CO2 emission and soil carbon sequestration from spring and fall-applied poultry litter in corn

    Abstract Poultry litter has increasingly been used as fertilizer in row crop production systems in the southeastern USA, leading to potential improvement of soil carbon (C) stocks. However, this improvement is accompanied by substantial losses of litter-derived C as CO2 emission, the balance of...
  6. Trinity AgTech

    Sustaining our soils: Getting the balance right

    RESOURCE EXPLAINED: This is a recording of an Organic Growers Alliance's Organic Matters 22 horticulture conference session, organised and sponsored by CAWR and the Vegan Organic Network. It explores stock-free organic standards and carbon sequestration, mobile green manures, Organic-PLUS...
  7. Trinity AgTech

    The many meanings of ‘regenerative’ agriculture

    Everybody is getting on the ‘regenerative’ band wagon – it has become the new buzzword in agriculture. But where does the term come from and what does it mean in relation to agriculture? Does it mean different things to different people? Where does it fit in the space between conventional...
  8. Direct Driller Magazine

    Crop and carbon: Optimising the double yield

    Crop and carbon: Optimising the double yield Written by Thomas Gent It’s no secret that employing regenerative farming techniques – minimal soil disturbance, the use of cover crops and organic manures, applying carbon-rich fertilisers – both reduce the amount of farm-generated greenhouse gas...
  9. TFF

    How does the new direction in agricultural policy vary across the devolved nations?

    Since the UK left the EU a set of new agricultural policies have been developed, with some now being rolled out. In this blog AHDB Trainee Analyst, Isabelle Shohet, explores the concept of policy coherence; the extent to which the various policies come with co-benefits and trade-offs. A...
  10. Trinity AgTech

    Soil health: a UK-wide discussion

    Subsoiling is one aspect of approach to improving soil health. Credit: © Natural England/Jane Uglow In this post, we'll share a summary of the second meeting of the UK Agriculture Partnership (UKAP). It was held at the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise in Northern Ireland. The...
  11. texelburger

    Exeter Council going plant based.

    I've just read that all Exeter Council internal meetings will be provided with plant based catering only.Is this true ? What a kick in the teeth for Devon livestock farmers and the fantastic countryside they nurture. For a start it's so misguided and based on propaganda, what would the Devon...
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    Tesco farmers...

    ...it's all your fault. WTF are you doing on your farms to mean that you are responsible for 30% of Tesco's GHG emissions ? Never mind 30% of your soils being degraded. You need to get your act together. I'm sure Tesco have lots of ways lined up for you to do so. Any of you care to share ...
  13. C

    Carbon release from Cultivations

    Ploughing in the frost yesterday pondering the question; how much do weather conditions during the tillage operation affect the carbon released?
  14. Trinity AgTech

    Take action on peatland carbon measurement now

    In light of the renewed focus on peatland restoration, hill and fenland farmers are being urged to measure and manage their farm’s natural capital now. But with mismanagement of peatland having the potential to derail the industry’s net zero ambitions, farmers must be given the right tools to...
  15. Trinity AgTech

    Achieving low-carbon agriculture with nitrogen management

    Managing the soil is a big part of farming. In recent years there’s been a rapid shift to low-carbon agriculture. This is an opportunity for farmers to focus on practices and innovations that help soils become more sustainable for farmers and the environment, particularly in storing carbon to...
  16. unlacedgecko

    "No help for farmers" - Gov confirms

  17. Trinity AgTech

    Trinity Natural Capital Markets welcomes the development of the UK Soil Carbon Code

    Commenting on the development of the UK Soil Carbon Code, Trinity Natural Capital Markets managing director, Juan Palomares, explains that this is a positive step forward for farmers as it offers the minimum necessary protection and compliance in UK carbon markets. “Our involvement in the...
  18. Danllan

    Netherlands to close 25% OF FARMS, fact or rumour?

    There is a figure of 3000 doing the rounds, that being the number of farms the Netherlands Gov't estimates need to shut down so that emissions, Nitrogen targets etc. can be met. Depending on the definition of 'farm' used, that would mean between 25% and 30% of Dutch farms closing. Is this for...
  19. Trinity AgTech

    Global assessment reveals huge potential of peatlands as a climate solution

    Sharm el-Sheikh, 17 November 2022 – Earth loses 500,000 hectares of peatlands a year, while already drained and degraded peatlands contribute around 4% of annual global human-induced emissions. These findings are part of the Global Peatlands Assessment, published today by the UN Environment...
  20. Trinity AgTech

    Land use change for carbon sequestration: assessing the influence of carbon trading

    Dr Richard Kipling: IBERS, Aberystwyth University. The potential to earn income from carbon trading is increasingly a factor of interest to land managers However, numerous factors can influence the potential for carbon sequestration, and accurately assessing the potential of a landscape can be...
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