Jim Conca

JANUARY 11, 2022

Biofuels are a key component of a clean energy future, and the soil is more important than the crop. Soil texture influences the local microbiome which in turns influences crop yield, the physical and chemical attributes of soil and the chemical makeup of organic matter in the soil.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

MAY 6, 2021

The lowly earthworm’s feeding and burrowing mixes organic residues into the soil, enhances nutrient cycling, decomposition and the structural development of soil. But rampant pesticide use threatens the existence of these crucial invertebrates, according to a new study.

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NRDC onEarth

DECEMBER 5, 2023

This World Soil Day, let's acknowledge the effects that neonic pesticides can have on soil health and biodiversity, and the farms that depend on them

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 27, 2020

Applying science and healthcare principles to soil wellness can help our planet. These same principles of human healthcare, and these same scientific and technological advances, are starting to be applied to soil — our most important asset for securing our food supply. Soil at the center . Poornima Param….

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 4, 2021

The project will also include the creation of a hazardous soil treatment centre, the first of its kind in Scotland. million tonnes of soils were disposed of in 2019, said SEPA, amounting to 39% of all waste sent to landfill. million tonnes of soils were disposed of, totalling 39% of all waste sent to landfill.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Soil acts as a carbon ‘sink’, locking in GHGs that would otherwise be released into the atmosphere. Upgrading UK soils, particularly farmland and degraded peatlands, could radically improve their ability to store carbon. The potential of soil to sequester carbon is huge and should be fully maximised.”.

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GreenBiz

JULY 20, 2023

Food companies have jumped all the way into soil carbon sequestration but there is still the question of measurement.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 1, 2021

This startup is pumping trees full of probiotics to clean up contaminated land — and help tackle climate change.

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Terra Infirma

DECEMBER 20, 2024

This is the last podcast of 2024 and, to celebrate, me and my partner Karen Johnson invite you into our lovely home (or one sofa to be precise) to talk about… soil. Karen is an award-winning Professor of Environmental Engineer whose research revolves around soil health.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 10, 2023

Such charcoal captures carbon and could potentially be added to soil to improve soil water retention and aeration of farmlands. It could also fertilize the soil as it naturally breaks down. Abdul-Aziz, however, cautioned that more work needs to be done to substantiate the utility of such char in agriculture.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

These new tools — under development or in the early phases of testing — are helping put numbers to the abstract concept of regenerative agriculture and helping measure metrics such as biodiversity, carbon sequestration and other soil health considerations. . Measuring soil carbon levels with a handheld probe. Courtesy of Yard Stick.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 25, 2020

Severe droughts have caused soil fertility to decline and therefore, yields hampered.

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Climate change Soil Agriculture 544

Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Petroleum hydrocarbons in soil continues to be an area of interest for scientists as they are the most common contaminants that are toxic to human and environmental receptors. For the experiments covered in Concawe’s report, scientists used a hexane extraction method, adding 1% v/w to soil samples and shaking them for two minutes.

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GreenBiz

MAY 21, 2020

The main change the farm made over the past two years to receive Regenerative Organic Certified recognition was stepping up its planting and investments in cover crops such as legumes to improve soil fertility and carbon capture, according to Nature Path founder and chairman Arran Stephens. .

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GreenBiz

APRIL 10, 2020

The questions underscore the complexities of soil science. Skeptics are sowing doubts about the carbon sequestration potential.

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TechXplore

JUNE 21, 2024

university spin-out has developed a bacteria-powered battery that harvests energy from microorganisms in the soil to recharge itself, with a prototype already rolled out in Brazil.

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TechXplore

JANUARY 9, 2024

Among the waste products generated are construction-generated sludge (CGS) and construction-generated surplus soil (CGSS). These can be used for various applications such as backfilling, creating environmentally friendly building materials like bricks, and soil stabilization.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 31, 2020

Plus, chit-chat about animal welfare expert Temple Grandin and GM's vision for a future ride-hailing service.

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Soil Health Biodiversity Agriculture 314

GreenBiz

APRIL 4, 2022

Sponsored: Anaerobic digestion is an eco-friendly waste management solution, producing renewable energy and healthy soils. How can this technology grow in the United States?

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Waste Waste Soil Technology 471

GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

How Bali is creating food security and more environmentally friendly rice production at the same time.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 16, 2020

There's an emerging market to pay farmers to store more carbon in the soil by using improved agricultural practices. But some scientists are questioning whether these efforts will actually help slow global warming.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

After millennia of creating crops for outdoor agriculture, researchers are finally investing in creating seeds that can thrive without traditional soil, sunlight or temperature fluctuations.

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Soil Agriculture Investment 453

NRDC onEarth

DECEMBER 5, 2023

This World Soil Day, let’s take a minute to appreciate how forests, and specifically forest soils, store carbon.

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Soil Carbon 148

GreenBiz

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Sponsored: Quantifying environmental impact in agriculture: Peer review underscores the importance of setting high scientific standards.

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Soil Carbon Agriculture 229

Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

An electronic nose to sniff out soil health that will deliver results to a farmer’s phone in five minutes is being developed by PES Technologies. The company says it is able to create an aroma fingerprint from gas released by microbes in the soil. Jim Bailey of PES Technology at the Agri-TechE REAP Conference 2023.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 9, 2023

Nearly all companies and organizations have contributed to the ever-expanding mess of extraction, waste, soil degradation, environmental racism and social injustice all in the name of growth at any cost.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Better profits, better soil and buying back its land, the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska has regenerative ag to thank.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The study, which was published in the journal Nature Communications, shows that 135 gigatons — or 135 billion metric tons — of carbon would need to be returned to soils to balance out the amount of methane emitted annually by ruminants like cattle, sheep, bison, and goats. The livestock sector and its allies have run with this framing.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 4, 2020

The berry grows best in boggy, water-soaked soil that can’t be used for many other crops. The water in natural land supports the cranberry bog and in return, the cranberry bog enriches the soil that supports outside land.". And every one acre of cranberry bog requires 5.5 Pull Quote. Food & Agriculture.

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TechXplore

JANUARY 15, 2024

A Northwestern University-led team of researchers has developed a new fuel cell that harvests energy from microbes living in dirt.

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Grist

AUGUST 20, 2024

And they’re putting on an unorthodox show for the handful of humans who know where, and how, to tune in — a complex symphony of vibrations and pulses that relay the state of the very soils these organisms are moving within. So actually, you can tell slight differences between the acoustic profiles of these little critters.”

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 29, 2020

If sheep overgraze, they may degrade soil and cause erosion, which can be exacerbated by an increasingly warming climate. How the animals are raised and sheared are also key animal welfare risk areas.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 20, 2025

E-waste that ends up in landfills can cause damage to our soil, ecosystems, and even human populations as hazardous substances leak out and contaminate the environment. However, the good news is that with the majority of materials in our devices recyclable, you can look to reduce your carbon footprint.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Big industry names such as Bayer and Cargill said they would help farmers transition to regenerative methods, and big names from the wider corporate world — JPMorgan Chase and IBM, for instance — bought some of the first carbon credits from Indigo Carbon, an soil offsets marketplace. Some prominent experts think not.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Researchers have discovered a biological mechanism that seemingly makes plant roots more welcoming to beneficial soil microbes. If we could use mutually beneficial relationships between plant roots and soil microbes to enhance nutrient uptake, then we could potentially reduce use of inorganic fertilisers.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 9, 2022

Crop models simulate conditions in the soil and plants on the computer to avoid errors in the real world and hedge farmers’ risks.

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GreenBiz

MAY 11, 2023

The Environmental Defense Fund and the Intertribal Agriculture Council are working on a three-year study with Native American ranchers that will track costs, loan terms and soil carbon improvements.

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