Carbon levels difficult to measure in soil
In a recent issue of The Western Producer, Agriculture Canada attempted to explain how they measured carbon emissions. They come up with a number, no explanation how they arrived at that number, multiplied that number by another number and did some more calculations.
After all the calculations, they admitted that it could all change due to changes in the weather.
In an article on page 5 of the Nov. 17 issue, an organization that calls themselves World Animal Protection commissioned a group named Navius to produce another set of numbers. Just like surveys, you can produce outcomes you are wishing for by selectively using information.
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I do not believe they have any way to accurately measure carbon being absorbed by the soil or being released by the soil. It’s based on assumptions and guesstimations.
Roger Brandl,
Fort St John, B.C.
