carbon farming News
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Duke University Joins College Sustainability Summit Series
As featured on a recent podcast with The Green Guy, Curt Richardson, Director, Duke University Wetland Center talks about their 10,000 Acre Carbon Farm and why “Carbon Farming” is a new approach to fighting global ...
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`Carbon farm` project will study ways to capture atmospheric CO2
Imagine a new kind of farming in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta - 'carbon-capture' farming, which traps atmospheric carbon dioxide and rebuilds lost soils. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) and the University of California, Davis plan to make it happen. DWR has awarded USGS and UC Davis a three-year, $12.3 million research grant to take ...
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Bayer showcases how to jointly tackle the challenges of food security and climate change
Fields of Opportunity event on Bayer ForwardFarm on October 17, 2022 puts a spotlight on the company’s industry-leading solutions to increase sustainable food production Board member Rodrigo Santos calls for a new approach to agriculture and for closer collaboration at all levels to combat hunger while protecting the environment and mitigating climate change Panel discussions with ...
By Bayer AG
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Food and farming can play key role in ‘kicking the CO2 habit’ and curbing climate change
The theme for World Environment Day 2008 (5 June) is ‘Kick the Habit! Towards a Low Carbon Economy’, but ignores the significant role organic farming can play in rising to the twin challenges of climate change and peak oil [1]. The UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme) lists ‘Twelve Steps to Help You Kick the CO2 Habit’, none of which mention food or farming as areas to address when trying ...
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AgroCares introduces the new Carbon Monitor Solution!
In our commitment to delivering comprehensive results for long-term carbon programs to our valued customers and partners, we developed a new Carbon Monitor Solution. It utilizes the power of the scientific and peer-reviewed SoilCASTOR method, developed by NMI-agro Wageningen, AgroCares and Wageningen University. This method consists of robust global carbon ...
By SOILCARES
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Bore Hill Farm Biodigester celebrates its 7th birthday
May 2019 will see Malaby Biogas celebrating the 7th anniversary of operations. The pioneering facility has been a centre of innovation and growth; leading the way in the development of a new and environmentally friendly industry which efficiently converts food and organic food production wastes into renewable energy and low carbon fertiliser for farms. Last year it became the first English ...
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Soil management: Longer crop rotations reduce carbon emissions
Changing the way farmland is used could help increase the amount of organic carbon retained in soils. According to recent research, studies of different crop rotation patterns will help decision makers design policies which help reduce carbon emissions. Farming and forestry practices aimed at maximising the amount of carbon at land level are broadly referred to as 'LULUCF' - land use, land use ...
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Eating insects `could cut greenhouse gas emissions`
Dining on crickets, locusts, or even cockroaches, instead of cattle or pigs, could ease both food insecurity and climate change, according to researchers. Insects caught in the wild are already eaten widely in the developing world. Now a study says that farming them on a large scale for food would damage the environment far less than equivalent livestock production. Scientists compared ...
By SciDev.Net
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COP19: 2013 lighthouse activities honoured at gala event
Seventeen projects that serve as glowing examples of the climate change action underway across the globe were honoured at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, in an Oscar-like ceremony. The projects were chosen as 2013 Lighthouse Activities under the Momentum for Change initiative of the United Nations Climate Change secretariat. The projects took place in various countries across the ...
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Few African farmers benefit from carbon credit projects
African smallholder farmers lack adequate and reliable information about how to participate in agricultural carbon credit projects, says one of the authors of a recent report on innovations in such projects. A report published in July by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security says carbon credit projects ...
By SciDev.Net
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Climate change talks should include farmers
FAO has urged policy makers to include agriculture in negotiations for a new climate change treaty to replace the 1997 Kyoto protocol. 'Agricultural land is able to store and sequester carbon. Farmers that live off the land, particularly in poor countries, should therefore be involved in carbon sequestration to mitigate the impact of climate change,' said Alexander Mueller, FAO Assistant ...
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Farming carbon: Study reveals potent carbon storage potential of manmade wetlands
After being drained by the millions of acres to make way for agriculture, wetlands are staging a small comeback these days on farms. Some farmers restore or construct wetlands alongside their fields to trap nitrogen and phosphorus runoff, and research shows these systems can also retain pesticides, antibiotics, and other agricultural pollutants. Important as these storage functions of wetlands ...
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Greenhouse gas calculator connects farming practices with carbon credits
Greenhouse gas markets, where invisible gases are traded, must seem like black boxes to most people. Farmers can make money on these markets, such as the Chicago Climate Exchange, by installing methane capture technologies in animal-based systems, no-till farming, establishing grasslands, and planting trees. Farmers, students, extension educators, offset aggregators, and other stakeholders need ...
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FAO launches new climate change mitigation programme
Finland is the first country to contribute to a $60 million FAO programme to support climate change mitigation in agriculture in developing countries. The multi-donor programme aims to promote sustainable low-emission agriculture in developing countries over the coming five years, in partnership with countries and other relevant organizations. Finland will provide an initial support of around ...
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FMC Corporation announces new `Greater Than Green` global sustainability platform, renews long-term environmental metrics
FMC Corporation (NYSE: FMC), an agricultural sciences company, today announced a new global sustainability platform that accelerates the company's goals on climate change, food security, conservation and social justice. The platform builds on FMC's 10 years of progress and represents the next evolution of the company's ongoing commitment to advancing sustainable agriculture, globally. ...
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Senator Booker (NJ) Introduces Climate Change Bill Focused on Investing in Farm Conservation Programs, Reforestation, and Wetlands Restoration
U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) today released a climate change bill focused on using nature-based approaches to remove atmospheric carbon through voluntary farm and ranch conservation practices, massive reforestation, and coastal wetlands restoration. The Climate Stewardship Act of 2019, inspired by measures implemented in President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal, would support voluntary ...
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The Clymb Offsets Its Shipping Carbon Emissions and Helps Build NativeEnergy’s Indiana School Wind Project
Indiana carbon offset project powers school buildings and cuts greenhouse gas pollution SOURCE: NativeEnergy DESCRIPTION:Portland, Ore., January 8, 2013 /3BL Media/ – The Clymb, the leading flash-sale e-tailer for the outdoor and active lifestyle, ships thousands of packages a day to its members across the country. Each one of those packages travels by plane, truck, or train to reach its ...
By 3BL Media
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Biotech Innovation Will Play Key Role in Solving the Climate Crisis
Cleaner air, healthier soils, and improved human health – goals of a Congressional climate crisis action plan released today – are just a few climate change solutions made possible by biotech innovation, according to the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO). The report, “Solving the Climate Crisis: The Congressional Action Plan for a Clean Energy Economy and a Healthy, ...
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Jeff Bernicke named president of NativeEnergy
Jeff Bernicke has been promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer of NativeEnergy. In his new position, Mr. Bernicke will oversee all operating and administrative areas of the Company. In announcing the appointment, Tom Boucher, NativeEnergy"s Founder and CEO, said, "Jeff is an uncommon talent, bright, energetic, and charismatic. It became obvious to me and others at the Company that Jeff ...
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Land use change to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Europe
A recent analysis has summarised the findings of a range of studies into land-based strategies to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The compiled findings suggest that expanding forests and using traditional agricultural land to grow bioenergy crops instead could contribute between 13-52 per cent of the EU's 20 per cent GHG reduction target. However, limitations to the scope of many land use ...
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