Philanthropist Howard Buffett Could the next green revolution be brown? Philanthropist Howard Buffett, who has joined Microsoft founder Bill Gatesin pouring money into agriculture development, used an appearance at the World Food Prize symposium on Wednesday to call for a “brown revolution” that would involve boosting food production through improving the soil. And the theme [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Green house gas emissions’
Should the next green revolution be brown?
Posted in Agriculture, no till farming, tagged Agriculture, Farming, Green house gas emissions, No Till Farming, soil erosion, Sustainable on October 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Greater focus needed on carbon sequestration in the world’s soil
Posted in Agriculture, no till farming, soil, tagged Agriculture, carbon market, Clean Seed Capital, Green house gas emissions, No Till Farming, soil erosion, Sustainable on October 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The world’s soils have the potential to store about 3000 megatonnes of carbon per year by the end of the 21st century, according to a new study. It suggests that restoring carbon to cropland and peat soils through practices such as afforestation and no-till farming could help solve global problems of food insecurity and climate [...]
Adapting agriculture to mitigate climate change
Posted in Agriculture, no till farming, tagged Agriculture, carbon credits, carbon market, Farming, Green house gas emissions, No Till Farming, organic, soil erosion, Sustainable on August 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Monday, August 23, 2010 From droughts in Mexico to floods in Pakistan and deadly heat in the US, extreme weather events are increasing due to global warming. Experts have stated concern that these could lead to instability in global agriculture markets and even conflicts over food, similar to those seen in 2007 and 2008. In [...]
Benefits of the Vesco”Terra-Glide” Technology
Posted in Agriculture, Investment, no till farming, soil, tagged Agriculture, Farming, Green house gas emissions, No Till Farming, Sustainable on August 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Terra-Glide Technology systems have evolved from concept to reality, now looking to deliver measurable financial and ecological benefits to the world of agriculture – a world that has been thrust into an era where true conservation of the world’s farmlands using sustainable agriculture methods is no longer an option, but a necessity. Terra-Glide is a revolutionary no-tillage [...]
Greenhouse gas calculator connects farming practices with carbon credits
Posted in Agriculture, Investment, no till farming, soil, tagged Agriculture, carbon credits, carbon market, Green house gas emissions, No Till Farming, soil erosion on August 12, 2010 | 1 Comment »
MADISON, WI, August 9th, 2010 – Greenhouse gas markets, where invisible gases are traded, must seem like black boxes to most people. Farmers can make money on these markets, such as the Chicago Climate Exchange, by installing methane capture technologies in animal-based systems, no-till farming, establishing grasslands, and planting trees. Farmers, students, extension educators, offset [...]
What is Sustainable Agriculture?
Posted in Agriculture, tagged Agriculture, Clean Seed Capital, Farming, Green house gas emissions, investment, No Till Farming, organic, soil erosion, Sustainable on July 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Agriculture has changed dramatically, especially since the end of World War II. Food and fiber productivity soared due to new technologies, mechanization, increased chemical use, specialization and government policies that favored maximizing production. These changes allowed fewer farmers with reduced labor demands to produce the majority of the food and fiber in the U.S. Although [...]
Vesco Agricultural Technologies…Setting a new standard in No-Till farming equipment. Legal and Legislative factors
Posted in Agriculture, Investment, no till farming, soil, tagged Agriculture, carbon credits, carbon market, Farming, Green house gas emissions, investment, No Till Farming, organic, soil erosion, Sustainable on July 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Farming has generally been an unregulated activity. The primary legal and legislative involvement has been in the approval and regulation of chemical sprays and fertilizers. That is now changing. Farmers are finding that environmental concerns are leading to legal and legislative impacts on their business activities. This fact was highlighted as long ago as February 11, [...]
No-Till Farming May Be Best Way to Reduce Ag’s Carbon Footprint
Posted in Agriculture, Investment, no till farming, soil, tagged Agriculture, carbon credits, carbon market, Green house gas emissions, No Till Farming, organic, soil erosion, Sustainable on July 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
by Kristen Ridley There’s been a lot of talk about the benefits of open pasture with grass-fed livestock to the environment, particularly about it’s capacity to sequester tons of carbon, but what about non-animal agriculture? As I recently reported, soil cultivation is responsible for the majority of agricultural carbon emissions, and over-cultivation is one of [...]
Securing carbon in our soil
Posted in Agriculture, no till farming, soil, tagged Agriculture, carbon credits, carbon market, Farming, Green house gas emissions, No Till Farming, soil erosion, Sustainable on July 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
By Nicole Schuetz Better farming practices can improve crop yield and lock up greenhouse gases Everybody knows plants store carbon. But soils do too. That’s the idea behind organic no-till farming, a cultivation technique that could dramatically increase soil carbon storage across the globe. Research has shown organic farming methods sequester more carbon per acre [...]
Disappearing dirt rivals global warming as an environmental threat
Posted in Agriculture, soil, tagged Agriculture, carbon credits, carbon market, Farming, Green house gas emissions, No Till Farming, soil erosion, Sustainable on July 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The lowdown on topsoil: It’s disappearing By TOM PAULSON The planet is getting skinned. While many worry about the potential consequences of atmospheric warming, a few experts are trying to call attention to another global crisis quietly taking place under our feet. Call it the thin brown line. Dirt. On average, the planet is [...]
