Tag: soil health

Montana Ranchers Can Now Get Paid to Sequester Carbon Using Rotational Grazing Practices

July 11, 2019

The Western Sustainability Exchange is helping farmers adopt rotational grazing plans that improve carbon sequestration by helpingthem sell carbon credits.

FoodShot Announces Winners of Soil 3.0 Challenge inc Trace Genomics & Carbon Sequestration Measurement

June 6, 2019

The multistakeholder investment platform catalyzed $3m in equity investment soil microbiome testing startup Trace Genomics and $535k in grant funding for three research projects.

AgEmerge

January 9, 2019

The convergence of ag technology and soil health principles and practices is causing a paradigm shift.

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Saving Our Soils Will Require a Diverse Set of Technologies and Tools

December 17, 2018

Rajiv Singh, the former CEO of Rabobank North America, writes about FoodShot's search for projects and ideas that utilize the latest in technology, science, and engineering to address the crisis of soil deterioration ahead of the January 8, 2019 deadline.

Senate Passes Farm Bill with Incentives for Farmers to Build Soil Health, Sequester Carbon

June 21, 2018

These provisions include funding for a new USDA pilot project that will incentivize farmers, through payments, to adopt agricultural practices aimed at improving soil health and sequestering organic soil carbon.

Six Startups Using Technology to Improve Soil Health

April 21, 2018

A rising chorus of investors and stakeholders, along with some farmers, are beginning to spread the message that the health of the soil is just as important as the health of the plants growing in it.

When it Comes to Soil Testing, We’ve Only Scratched the Surface

February 1, 2018

Soil is the largest living organism on earth, yet humans know far more about our solar system than we do the top six inches of soil on this planet. Soil testing offers some amazing opportunities for farmers to find new efficiencies within their operations and to increase yields but we are just starting to scratch the surface.

Earth Day Reflections: Number of Food Waste Startups Rises, Soil Health Needs More Attention

April 21, 2017

Earth Day provides a prime opportunity to reflect on the state of environmental sustainability in the food and agriculture industry.

Noble Foundation’s Buckner: Soil Health Must No Longer Take a Back Seat to Plant Science

April 13, 2017

There's still a long way to go before we have a complete understanding of soil health and how it interacts with plant growth, according to Bill Buckner, president and CEO of the Noble Foundation.

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Tag: soil health

Montana Ranchers Can Now Get Paid to Sequester Carbon Using Rotational Grazing Practices

FoodShot Announces Winners of Soil 3.0 Challenge inc Trace Genomics & Carbon Sequestration Measurement

AgEmerge

Saving Our Soils Will Require a Diverse Set of Technologies and Tools

Senate Passes Farm Bill with Incentives for Farmers to Build Soil Health, Sequester Carbon

Six Startups Using Technology to Improve Soil Health

When it Comes to Soil Testing, We’ve Only Scratched the Surface

Earth Day Reflections: Number of Food Waste Startups Rises, Soil Health Needs More Attention

Noble Foundation’s Buckner: Soil Health Must No Longer Take a Back Seat to Plant Science

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