The Soil Health Tech Stack illustrates the interdependence of technology, science, and economics in connecting suppliers and buyers of carbon credits and other soil health outcomes.
The Virginia startup is measuring soil health, compaction, and carbon content for applications in agriculture and beyond.
Agroforestry has a multitude of benefits in terms of soil health, water quality, and food security – so long as it is done right.
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The Breton startup claims its products can stimulate beneficial fungi growth, improve soil structure, fix nitrogen, and improve root nutrition.
The San Jose-based startup aims to offer farmers an easy, cost-effective route to measuring soil carbon and participating in carbon credits markets.
Dr Robb Fraley, former CTO of Monsanto, has joined the board of directors at soil health diagnostics startup Trace Genomics.
Farmers that adopted soil health practices for at least five years saw net incomes leap an average $52 and $45 per acre for corn and soybeans respectively.
The Nature Conservancy has made a major commitment around advancing soil-smart farming – and it has realized that technology is key to achieving its goal.
The two companies have combined their crop science and soil health chops with an eye on the nascent carbon credits market.
US Farmers & Ranchers in Action identifies where the rubber meets the road for the financing and adoption of climate-smart ag.
The Brazilian firm’s AgVentures II fund now exceeds $25 million, with animal nutrition company Adisseo and US miner Mosaic leading the latest raise.
The Boulder, Colorado firm believes it can give the nascent carbon credits industry a boost by using hyperspectral imaging to make soil monitoring more efficient.
The outdoor apparel brand has sponsored a report which identifies the barriers preventing US farmers from adopting regenerative ag practices more widely.
The Emeryville, California startup has been developing biological analytics of soil DNA data to offer farmers crop protection insights and forecasts.
The funding will enable the Indian startup to take its rapid soil testing kit and analytics services to the country’s 130 million smallholder farmers.
Regenerative farming is nothing new. But today, many of its principles are more easily applied thanks to the development of new technologies.
The Soil Health Institute is partnering with Cargill and others to find out if adopting soil health practices can actually pay off for farmers.
Early Twitter and Uber backer Chris Sacca’s firm also invested in Australia’s Soil Carbon Co, which is developing a microbe-mediated method to sequester carbon.
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