Author Archives: Gil Daigneau

Can food and AgTech save the world? That was the topic at Grow-NY, a business competition where startups compete for prize money

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The Western Great Plains consists mainly of shortgrass prairie, especially blue grama grass that is typically less than 6 inches (15 cm) tall.

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Root zone enrichment enhances the nutrients, water, and other growth-promoting substances around the root zone.

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Kentucky bluegrass has a shallower root system than prairie grasses, but it still stores organic carbon in its roots and in the soil.

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What would it take to change the amount of carbon in the soil? The obstacles aren’t just scientific. It takes interest and incentives.

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Ultisols present challenges for farmers and ranchers, but effective land management practices can mitigate the problems with these soils.

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Prairie grasses can store carbon more deeply in the soil, where it’s less likely to be released back into the atmosphere.

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No-till farming can increase soil carbon in the top 12 inches of soil, but grasslands still store more carbon than crop land.

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Bulk density is a measure of the mass of soil per unit volume. It’s usually expressed in grams per cubic centimeter (g/cm³).

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Grazing has a neutral or positive effect on soil carbon in Florida pastures, as Dr. Betsey Boughton from Archbold Biological Station’s Buck Island Ranch explains.

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