Research team presents an inventory of land-use contributions to carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide emissions
A recently published paper in Nature says a new study at the University of California, Irvine, showed that rising emissions from agricultural land clearing and land-use practices will jeopardize climate change goals unless major changes are made. The Paris Agreement climate change accord signed in 2015 aims to limit global warming to less than two […] Read moreTag Archives climate change

The carbon crunch

Beef sector’s sustainability defended

U.S. ag secretary wants soil carbon market
Federal agriculture department asks farmers and ag groups for input on how to structure a carbon sequestration market
Only a minute into his speech on March 1, U.S. agriculture secretary Tom Vilsack mentioned carbon sequestration and paying farmers to store greenhouse gases in the soil. Vilsack, who spoke virtually to the U.S. National Farmers Union annual convention, said he will be “very active” on climate change and is determined to create new streams […] Read more
U.S. soy sector has high hopes for Biden

U.S. ag secretary wants soil carbon market

USDA must find carbon sequestration answers
The issue remains a challenge for agriculture, but more research, farm testing and adaptation could offer solutions
One topic most red, blue, and green politicians — and farmers — agree on is climate change — it’s real. In fact, notes the December 2020 Iowa Farm and Rural Life Poll, 58 percent of Iowa farmers and landowners now agree that climate change is occurring and is caused by either human activity or nature. […] Read more
Small farmers called key to fight against climate change
Bayer president says the world’s ‘smallholder’ producers can make a difference by sequestering carbon in their soil
The smallest farmers might be the key to successfully using agriculture to fight climate change, Bayer Crop Science president Liam Condon said in a recent presentation. So many millions of “smallholder” farmers have so much improvement with their farming that the gains could be huge. “We believe agriculture can actually be part of the solution […] Read more