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Managing Soil Carbon
In a previous post we discussed soil organic matter and the storage of carbon in soil. The key point, plants in association with soil biology create a super highway moving carbon from the atmosphere into soil. This super highway is known as the liquid…
Soil Organic Matter (SOM)
Soil organic matter makes up a small part of all soils. In this area of Nebraska, cropland fields will average around 3% organic matter. SOM is a small but powerful part of any soil. SOM can be thought of as the Soil Bank where…
Soil Carbon – Recorded History
We recently experienced the hottest July in “recorded history”… since around 1890! I don’t know how long Nebraska has been around but I am pretty sure at least once Nebraska was under water and where our farm is located, at one time it was under…
Soil Carbon – CO2
Let’s continue our discussion of Soil Health and Carbon by taking a closer look at Carbon Dioxide (CO2). Everyone is talking about atmospheric carbon and much of the discussion is based on the now famous Keeling Curve. Named after climate scientist Charles David Keeling,…
Soil Carbon
Atmospheric CO2 levels, climate change and carbon sequestration are all current buzz words in the news. CARBON. Carbon is everywhere. It is one of those elements that is always in a cycle. Remember those nutrient cycle diagrams from elementary school? Cows were always a…
