livestock management and organic farming
What can organic farming do?
(what is) Increases carbon storage
what does the government provide to support farm efforts?
(what is) funds and cost-shares
what does healthy soil secure?
(what is) long term ecological balance and agricultural productivity
Since carbon in soil is not permanently stored, what happens?
(what is) carbon being released back into atmosphere
what technological advancement is used to measure soil carbon levels?
(what is) satellite imagery
what is rotational grazing?
(what's) The moving livestock frequently between different small lands of grass, supporting plant recovery and preventing overgrazing
name 2 government programs that work to help our farmers
(what is) USDA and EQIP
what does it prevent?
(what is) soil degradation, erosion and nutrient runoff
describe climate change mitigation
(what is) reducing or preventing greenhouse gas emissions
what does soil store carbon as?
(what is) organic matter
What does livestock grazing do for carbon?
(what is) regulating carbon in the soil
what do the passed acts do?
(what is) capturing Co2 and reducing emissions
what is regenerative agricultures biggest contribution?
(what is) healthy soil
once soil is saturated what happens?
(what is) sequestration rates begin to slow and eventually stop because soil has a capacity to for how much carbon they can hold
Name one example of a spectroscopic method
(what is) LIBS, infrared spectroscopy
how does switching to organic farming make the problem of emissions better?
(What is) Organic farms reduce emissions of greenhouse gases by not using synthetic fertilizers and they also use less energy
how much did the USDA invest and what did they try to improve?
(what is) $300 million to improve carbon measurements which is crucial for carbon farming benefits
what is regenerative agriculture?
(what is) a philosophy that rehabilitates the ecosystem by focusing on soil health by actively repairing degraded soil
What happens if nutrients are poorly managed?
(what is) emissions begin to rise
What are some ways that farmers can receive payment for adopting soil sequestration practices?
(what is) Selling carbon credits, Carbon offset programs, State-funded programs
describe what the "carbon sink" is and what it does with CO2
(What is) A natural reservoir that absorbs and stores CO2 acting as a storing reservoir. By removing CO2, it helps reduce emissions
what does the Inflation Reduction Act do?
(what is) providing tax credits for capturing CO2 while reducing emissions to meet long term climate goals and storing CO2 to benefit carbon sequestration
Why are farmers hesitant to adopt soil sequestration?
(what is) the fear of economic risk, fear of breaking traditions, Expensive upfront costs, not enough trust in the techniques, lack of assistance
how does carbon sequestration increase soil health
(what is) increasing soil organic carbon which enhances the structure of the soil, and its nutrients
What does spectroscopy in relation to soil carbon levels do?
(what is) An accurate analysis of the molecular composition & structure of the soil at lower costs