Soil carbon

EarthOptics Launches New Soil Carbon Project Labeling to Help Consumers Choose Climate-Smart Products

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Tuesday, November 16, 2021
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To qualify for the EarthOptics Soil Carbon Project, a product must contain raw ingredients, i.e., agricultural crops, that are grown in soil where they draw down carbon from the atmosphere to store in the soil.

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  • To qualify for the EarthOptics Soil Carbon Project, a product must contain raw ingredients, i.e., agricultural crops, that are grown in soil where they draw down carbon from the atmosphere to store in the soil.
  • The Soil Carbon Project label will clearly display in pounds how much CO2 was removed from the atmosphereand stored in the soil during the crop season.
  • The EarthOptics Soil Carbon Project, as an incentive program, will allow consumers to reward food producers with premium pricing.It also helps heighten consumer awareness of soil carbon sequestration as one of the most significant considerations in a climate-smart product.
  • For producers, the EarthOptics Soil Carbon Project, as a crop incentive program, will also enable their participation in the Carbon Credit Marketplace, ensuring economic vitality is realized from climate smart agriculture practices.

FBSciences' New CarbonBoost® Line Increases Soil Carbon and Crop Productivity while Mitigating Climate Change

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Thursday, July 15, 2021
Earth sciences, Physical sciences, Land management, Natural sciences, Soil science, Soil carbon, Carbon sequestration, Soil health, Soil, Climate change mitigation

MEMPHIS, Tenn., July 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- FBSciences, a global leader in agricultural biologicals, launches their CarbonBoost soil health product line, leveraging 15 years of experience and commercial success in plant health innovation to maximize carbon sequestration, increase soil carbon, and drive soil health.

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  • MEMPHIS, Tenn., July 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- FBSciences, a global leader in agricultural biologicals, launches their CarbonBoost soil health product line, leveraging 15 years of experience and commercial success in plant health innovation to maximize carbon sequestration, increase soil carbon, and drive soil health.
  • FBSciences' biological technologies and products have always had ancillary soil health benefits.
  • The addition of FBSciences' CarbonBoost line to their portfolio marks a milestone in their climate-smart agriculture strategy, providing the opportunity to mitigate climate change holistically from both a plant health and soil health approach.
  • FBSciences is currently conducting global trials on the CarbonBoost soil health line and will announce the results in fall of 2021.

Soil Value Exchange and Pasture Map Merge to Create Grassroots Carbon, the Leading Provider of High-Quality, Measured and Certified, Soil Carbon Storage Credits

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Friday, April 16, 2021
Physical sciences, Chemistry, Natural sciences, Greenhouse gas emissions, Land management, Carbon finance, Climate change policy, Carbon dioxide, Soil carbon, Carbon footprint, Carbon neutrality, Soil

The new company instantly provides scalable, measured, and certified soil carbon storage solutions to companies who want to reduce their carbon footprint.

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  • The new company instantly provides scalable, measured, and certified soil carbon storage solutions to companies who want to reduce their carbon footprint.
  • The new company combines access to regenerative landowners, value generating rotational grazing software, a soil carbon mapping data solution, with the delivery of proven and independently certified carbon credits.
  • Grassroots Carbon will pay landowners who capture and store atmospheric carbon in their healthy soils.\nSoil Value Exchange is trusted by leading companies like Shopify and Marathon Oil to help them reach their carbon reduction goals.
  • Soil Value Exchange delivers high-quality, measured, and independently certified Soil Carbon storage.\nPastureMap\'s grazing software makes rotational grazing easier and more profitable.

Organic farms can take climate change fighting power to new level

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Tuesday, March 9, 2021
Earth sciences, Physical sciences, Natural sciences, Soil science, Land management, Sustainable food system, Agroecology, Soil, Soil carbon, Soil management, Organic farming, Biomass

Now a new study directed by the University of Maryland in collaboration with The Organic Center , digs down into the specific ways that organic farmers can take their climate change fighting power to the next level .

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  • Now a new study directed by the University of Maryland in collaboration with The Organic Center , digs down into the specific ways that organic farmers can take their climate change fighting power to the next level .
  • This important study helps amplify organics advantage when it comes to mitigating climate change and building soil health by quantifying the carbon sequestration potential of specific organic soil management practices, said Dr. Jessica Shade, Director of Science Programs for The Organic Center.
  • Our meta-analyses provides a holistic view on the relative impact of various Best Management Practices on Soil Organic Carbon and Microbial Biomass Carbon concentrations within organic farming systems.
  • The project builds on the extensive work The Organic Center has completed to support soil health and climate change mitigation.

Climate change startup Nori closes $4M round from Placeholder, North Island Ventures, Tenacious Ventures, and others, to launch blockchain-based carbon marketplace

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Thursday, September 24, 2020
Greenhouse gas emissions, Emissions reduction, Renewable energy, Soil science, Chemical elements, Carbon sequestration, Sustainable food system, Carbon offset, Soil carbon, Nature, Articles

SEATTLE, Sept. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Nori , a Seattle-based startup developing a marketplace for carbon removals, recently closed a $4M round from Placeholder, North Island Ventures, Tenacious Ventures, and others.

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  • SEATTLE, Sept. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Nori , a Seattle-based startup developing a marketplace for carbon removals, recently closed a $4M round from Placeholder, North Island Ventures, Tenacious Ventures, and others.
  • The funds will be used to expand the team, onboard more carbon removal suppliers (i.e.
  • Nori's first supported method of carbon removal is soil carbon sequestration on croplands, which can be achieved through practices such as planting cover crops and reducing tillage.
  • Nori uses blockchain technology to create transparency, auditability, and solve the "double counting" problem in the carbon offset market.

Soil Health Institute Awarded $3.25 Million from ARPA-E to Develop Soil Carbon Measurement and Monitoring System

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Thursday, September 3, 2020
Land management, Nature, Articles, Natural environment, Climate forcing, Climate change mitigation, Carbon, Soil carbon, Soil, Carbon sequestration

The funds will be used to develop an integrated soil carbon measurement and monitoring system called the DeepC System, which will provide standardized carbon sequestration monitoring needs for carbon markets in agriculture.

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  • The funds will be used to develop an integrated soil carbon measurement and monitoring system called the DeepC System, which will provide standardized carbon sequestration monitoring needs for carbon markets in agriculture.
  • The system includes in-field measurement tools, an optimized spatial sampling algorithm, and machine learning that leverage the current infrastructure of national soil spectroscopy libraries.
  • The integrated DeepC System combines sampling design, proximal sensing, and machine learning to obtain rapid, non-destructive measurements of soil carbon stock and flux," Morgan explained.
  • The Soil Health Institute ( www.soilhealthinstitute.org ) is a non-profit whose mission is to safeguard and enhance the vitality and productivity of soil through scientific research and advancement.

New Unmatched Carbon Sequestration Data Highlights Immediate Solution to Climate Change

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Thursday, August 8, 2019
Climatology, Climate forcing agents, Physical geography, Climate change, Articles, Carbon, Land management, Soil carbon, Soil science, Global warming, Greenhouse gas, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

The new data, verified by multiple third parties, comes ahead of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report release this week stressing the importance of addressing agricultural land in the fight against climate change.

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  • The new data, verified by multiple third parties, comes ahead of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report release this week stressing the importance of addressing agricultural land in the fight against climate change.
  • Locus AG's organic soil "probiotics" are the first to both substantially improve crop productivity while reducing atmospheric carbon, positioning the company as a true pioneer in advancing solutions to climate change.
  • For more information on Locus AG's technology, results from the soil "probiotic" treatments or the company's ongoing carbon research, visit LocusAG.com .
  • Ongoing treatments result in improved plant resilience and vigor, higher productivity, more soil carbon deposition and reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.