Carbon Storage

Agoro Carbon Introduces New Legume Cover Crop Practice

New practice addition opens the door for legacy cover crop growers to participate in the carbon market with Agoro Carbon Alliance for the first time

August 11, 2023 | Posted in Soil Health, Economics

The practice addition will allow legacy farmers, who are already leveraging cover crop strategies, to join Agoro Carbon Alliance and get paid for sequestering carbon for the first time.

How Cover Crop Species & Termination Time Affect N Release

By Gustavo Pesini, Tuana Ferreira de Almeida, and Andrea Basche posted on August 7, 2023 | Posted in Soil Health, Termination

Source: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources: Cropwatch

While later cover crop termination in the spring can allow for more biomass accumulation, such later termination can change the C-to-N composition of the plants impacting residue decomposition. Therefore, identifying the best time for cover crop termination to provide optimal N cycling benefits can help farmers make decisions about cover crop management.

Study Shows Benefits of Sequestering Carbon Through Use of Cover Crops

By April Wendling posted on May 17, 2023 | Posted in Soil Health, Investing in Regenerative Ag

Source: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

A study led by researchers at the Agroecosystem Sustainability Center (ASC) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign quantifies the soil organic carbon (SOC) benefits from cover crops in maize-soybean rotations in Midwestern U.S. agroecosystems.

How Private Labs can Add Value for Cover Crops

July 28, 2022

The soil carbon market is based largely on theoretical carbon offsets derived from complex algorithms, and in some cases artificial intelligence. While the mathematics that go into predicting these offsets is undoubtedly impressive, the predictions will invariably require ground-truthing.

New Way of Analyzing Soil Organic Matter Will Help Predict Climate Change

October 1, 2020

Source: Baylor University

A new way of analyzing the chemical composition of soil organic matter will help scientists predict how soils store carbon — and how soil carbon may affect climate in the future, says a Baylor University researcher.

Drawing Down Carbon Into the Soil

May 29, 2020 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: Lancaster Farming

“I knew we were already doing good things for the environment and not getting recognized. And I wanted to reframe what we were doing, and get really serious and focused about what we were doing with carbon," says farmer Johnny Parker, Sandy Lake, Pennsylvania. Read more in this article from Lancaster Farming.

Carbon in the Soil is a Valuable Resource

March 4, 2020

Source: GreenBiz

Human society is literally built on soil. It feeds the world and produces vital fuel and fiber. But most people rarely give soil a second thought. Read more in this article from GreenBiz.

Soil Pore Structure May be Key to Carbon Storage

August 1, 2019 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: Michigan State University

Scientists have traditionally believed soil aggregates — clusters of soil particles — were the principal locations for stable carbon storage. Recent research from Michigan State University, however, shows that most stable carbon appears to be the result of microbes producing organic compounds that are then adsorbed onto soil mineral particles.