Developing emissions markets to encourage farmers in poor countries to store more carbon dioxide in soil should be a key topic on the U.N. climate talks agenda, global warming activist Al Gore said. “I think that soil carbon conservation and recarbonizing of soil must be the next stage in this negotiating process,” former U.S. Vice [...]
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Storing CO2 in soil should be on U.N. agenda: Gore
Posted in Agriculture, Investment, no till farming, soil, tagged Agriculture, carbon credits, carbon market, Farming, Green house gas emissions, investment, soil erosion, Sustainable on July 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Government of Canada Makes Major Investment to International Climate Change and to enhance sustainable agriculture
Posted in Agriculture, Investment, tagged Agriculture, Clean Seed Capital, Farming, Green house gas emissions, organic, Sustainable on June 30, 2010 | 2 Comments »
OTTAWA, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – June 23, 2010) - Today, the Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of the Environment, announced that the Government of Canada is delivering on its commitment under the Copenhagen Accord to help the poorest and most vulnerable countries with their efforts to fight climate change. As promised as part of the Copenhagen Accord, Canada will [...]
Carbon credits offer opportunities for farmers
Posted in Agriculture, Investment, no till farming, tagged Agriculture, carbon credits, carbon market, Clean Seed Capital, Farming, Green house gas emissions, investment, soil erosion, Sustainable on June 27, 2010 | 1 Comment »
No-till fields store carbon in the form of soil organic matter, which can be sold by farmers, providing them with an additional source of income. As the United States looks to become more green, a program to trade carbon credits from farmland could play a role. When carbon is emitted into the atmosphere, by vehicles [...]
No-till farming offers a quick fix to help ward off host of global problems
Posted in Agriculture, no till farming, tagged Agriculture, carbon credits, carbon market, Clean Seed Capital, Green house gas emissions, investment, soil erosion, Sustainable on June 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Increase no-till farming practices across the planet or face serious climate, soil quality and food production problems in the next 20 to 50 years. That warning from scientists appeared in the journal Science this week. No-till farming helps soil retain carbon. Healthy topsoil contains carbon-enriched humus – decaying organic matter that provides [...]
Clean Seed Capital Group poised to facilitate progress in sustainable agriculture.
Posted in Agriculture, Investment, tagged Agriculture, carbon credits, carbon market, Clean Seed Capital, Farming, Green house gas emissions, investment, soil erosion, Sustainable on June 15, 2010 | 2 Comments »
By Marvelle Media: Vancouver based Clean Seed Capital is positioned to play a meaningful role in the growth of sustainable agriculture. Clean Seed Capital’s focus is to identify solution-driven, sustainable, environmentally responsible, agricultural based companies that need a strategic partner to facilitate progress. Agriculture has changed dramatically, post World War II food and fiber productivity [...]
Zero-till farming more than doubles in NSW
Posted in Agriculture, no till farming, tagged Agriculture, Clean Seed Capital, Farming, Green house gas emissions, No Till Farming, organic, soil erosion, Sustainable on May 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A dramatic jump in the adoption of zero-till farming in NSW reflects increasing recognition of the economic and environmental benefits of such farming systems, according to experts from Industry & Investment NSW. Zero-tillage has more than doubled between 2001 and 2008, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The area of land under preparation [...]
Vesco Agricultural Technologies…Setting a new standard in No-Till farming equipment.
Posted in Agriculture, no till farming, tagged Agriculture, carbon credits, Clean Seed Capital, Green house gas emissions, investment, No Till Farming, organic, soil erosion, Sustainable on May 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Vesco Agricultural Technologies has developed superior No-Till farming equipment that produces higher yields, combats soil erosion, reduces seed, fertilizer and fuel costs and qualifies for carbon-offset credits, tradable on the growing number of carbon credit markets emerging worldwide as part of the fight against Global Warming. How can No Till farming play a [...]
WSU Report on Climate Friendly Farming Project Funded by Paul G. Allen Family Foundation Outlines How to Make Agriculture More Sustainable
Posted in Agriculture, Investment, tagged Agriculture, carbon credits, carbon market, Clean Seed Capital, Farming, Green house gas emissions, investment, No Till Farming, organic, soil erosion, Sustainable on May 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
PULLMAN, Wash. – New agricultural practices, technology and strategies could dramatically reduce the greenhouse gas emissions associated with climate change, increase the amount of carbon held in the soil and replace products made with fossil fuels with those made with biomass, according to a report by Washington State University. WSU’s Center for Sustaining Agriculture and [...]
No-till shifts to top gear
Posted in Agriculture, tagged Agriculture, Green house gas emissions, No Till Farming, soil erosion, Sustainable on May 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
THE Moree watercourse property, “Boonaldoon” – a bright gem in an expanding crown of North West conservation farming operations – is moving into top gear after switching to zero-till in 2002.Acquired by the New Zealand-owned Rimanui Farms Ltd in 1996, the 17,000-hectare property was then made up mainly of grazing pastures. Recognising the cropping potential, [...]
Carbon credits offer opportunities for farmers
Posted in Agriculture, tagged Agriculture, carbon credits, carbon market, Clean Seed Capital, Farming, Green house gas emissions, No Till Farming, organic, soil erosion, Sustainable on May 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
No-till fields store carbon in the form of soil organic matter, which can be sold by farmers, providing them with an additional source of income. As the United States looks to become more green, a program to trade carbon credits from farmland could play a role. When carbon is emitted into the atmosphere, by vehicles [...]
