Climate Systems Solutions

The wonders of microbes throughout the earths crust offer further reminders of how important #biodiversity is throughout our #environment and reminds me of how important the #microbiome is for soil health. We can further harness the power of soil through Soil Carbon Capture Sequestration #SCCS ) as the foundation for Regenerative Ag, soil health, low CI score materials, water management, human health, and food supply & security. In the middle of North America, there is a portal to the deep recesses of Earth’s rocky interior. The portal’s mouth — a furrowed pit about half a mile wide — spirals 1,250 feet into the ground, expos­ing a marbled mosaic of young and ancient rock: gray bands of basalt, milky veins of quartz and shimmering con­stellations of gold. Beneath the pit, some 370 miles of tunnels twist through solid rock, extending more than 1.5 miles below the surface. For 126 years, this site in Lead, S.D., housed the Homestake Mine, the deepest and most productive gold mine on the continent. In 2006, the Barrick Gold Corporation donated the mine to the state of South Dakota, which converted it into the largest subterranean laboratory in the United States, the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Although the lowest tunnels flooded after mining ceased, it is still possible to descend nearly a mile beneath the planet’s surface. #MICROBIOLOGY #SOILHEALTH #CARBONSEQUESTRATION #ENVIRONMENT https://lnkd.in/eMQmfKxG

Water systems are hanging in the balance as drought conditions---and flood--- loom worldwide. The conditions are systemic, wreaking havoc on local water supplies, agriculture and ocean temperatures. The Amazon and other waterways in South America are at all-time lows: "The world’s attention has turned to the Amazon as the biome’s major rivers have reached their lowest level. Unprecedented drought has turned once-mighty riverbeds into large sandbanks, creating an apocalyptic landscape with harsh impacts on local communities." https://lnkd.in/eftHJpeq #waterways #watersystems #climateimpacts #drought #flood #agriculture A stark post from Rob de Laet: "THE LARGEST ATMOSPHERIC WATER PUMP ON EARTH IS BROKEN On September 10, 2024, all regions of Brazil are expected to experience low humidity levels due to the ongoing drought and intense heat wave, which are exacerbating dry conditions across the country. This dry weather is contributing to poor air quality as pollutants accumulate in the lower atmosphere. Major cities, such as São Paulo, are among the most polluted globally due to smoke from wildfires, especially in the North..."   https://lnkd.in/erWBj6ji

"[Sept 12] Impact of climate change on agriculture suggests even greater challenges to the environment, global food supply and public health A sweeping global research review of the links between climate and agriculture reveals the likelihood of an emergent feedback loop whereby, as climate change puts more pressure on the global food supply, agriculture will, by necessity, adopt practices that may exacerbate its environmental impact. The paper also identifies new agricultural practices that have the potential to increase efficiency and stabilize our food supply in the decades to come." #sustainablepractices #riskmanagement #foodsupply #climateimpact #agsolutions #farmingsolutions #climatesolutions #systemsolutions https://lnkd.in/eGw4karB

"[Sept 12] EUREKA, Ill. — Data from seven years of field trials that focus on improved soil and plant health while balancing fertility and whole-system efficiency was highlighted in a recent plot tour. Trent Nicholson owner of Yield/Profit Challenge and a Pro-Soil Ag Solutions dealer, recently hosted the event that included a tour of his on-farm corn and soybean trials." Lynn Hoover #soilhealth #soilrestoration #soilutions #soilbiome #cropyield #farmingsolutions #climatesolutions https://lnkd.in/eWyvakQk

The annual University of Nebraska-Lincoln Rogers Memorial Farm Cover Crop and Soil Health Field Day on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. : "Join Nebraska Extension on Sept. 17 in Lincoln for a day of hands-on demonstrations and expert-led discussions on innovative farming practices that will enhance your soil health knowledge and help you build connections with fellow growers. A soil pit will be dug on the long-term tillage study, now in its 44th year of comparing no-till to other tillage systems. Also featured will be a statewide study to evaluate cover crop variety selection and performance. In addition, attendees will see a new study exploring double crop options after wheat harvest, a nitrogen production from legumes study, and how cover crops suppress weeds in wheat stubble." #soilhealth #NebraskaFarmers #soilrestoration #soilbiome #covercrops #cultivars #carbonsequestration #sustainablefarming #farmingsolutions #agsolutions #soilsolutions #cropresilience #climatesolutions Ward Laboratories, Inc.; Candy Thomas; Andrea Basche; John Nelson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Javed Iqbal Katja Koehler-Cole, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Paul Jasa, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, UNL Biological Systems Engineering https://lnkd.in/eqiRkdwC

"A farmer- and rancher-led organization committed to promoting soil health recently launched a new online platform to help local food producers and consumers connect. The South Dakota Soil Health Coalition’s Fresh Connect website provides an interface to bridge the gap between farm-fresh goods and local demand. Through the platform, producers can create free accounts to list available products on an interactive map, allowing consumers and restaurants to search for fresh local meat and produce by location and product type.  'The detailed farm profile allows us to showcase our unique growing practices and the quality of our offerings,' said Chris Goldade, who owns and operates Flat Rock Farms LLC near Westport. 'By using Fresh Connect, we can introduce new, exciting products to our local residents and support a thriving local food economy.'” #localfoodproduction #SDgrowers #agmarkets #farming #agsystems #fooddistribution #foodsupplychain #soilhealth #sustainablefarming #agsupplychain https://lnkd.in/evnAKeQ5

"Farmers can help combat climate change and improve the health of their soil by switching to natural fertilizers and minimizing tilling, new research from Kansas State University shows. According to a paper published in June in the Soil Science Society of America Journal, analysis from a no-till cornfield in Kansas showed that manure or compost fertilizer stored more atmospheric carbon and improved microbial diversity compared with commercial fertilizers. In a news release about the study, Ganga Hettiarachchi, one of the lead researchers, said the results were — as far as she knows — the first evidence of the mechanisms through which the addition of natural fertilizers 'improve soil health, microbial diversity and carbon sequestration.' 'Collectively, studies like this are going to help us to move forward to more sustainable, more regenerative agriculture practices that will protect our soils and environment as well as help feed growing populations,” said Hettiarachchi, professor of soil and environmental chemistry at K-State. Sequestering carbon in soil is a significant way the agriculture sector can help lower global greenhouse gas emissions. According to the @Environmental Protection Agency, agriculture was responsible for just more than 10% of greenhouse gas emissions in 2021." #LowCI #carbonsequestration #soilrestoration #soilsolutions #fertilizer #agsolutions #farmingsolutions #climatesolutions https://lnkd.in/eHMMzUxp

"News Release 12-Sep-2024 University of Houston part of a $7.9M effort to promote soil health Project may also provide strategy to overcome impacts of climate change Grant and Award Announcement The USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture has chosen a University of Houston project as one of 12 nationwide aimed at improving soil health and productivity through innovative tools and techniques. The UH project will help develop a new nutrient management strategy to grow crops in poor-quality soils and to have higher resistance to climate change. Healthy soils are like vibrant ecosystems that support plant and animal life, improve water and air quality, and boost the overall health of plants, animals and people." #soilshealth #soilscience #soilbiome #soilrestoration #soilsolutions #agsolutions #farmingsolutions #climatesolutions #nutrition #sustainablepractices https://lnkd.in/eRfPbuJp

Farming on a #NorthCarolinafarm with #precisionag and methods old and new for sustainability, #climateresilience. Russell Hedrick North Carolina State University #farmingsolutions #sustainableag #climatesolutions #soilhealth #watermanagement #droughtresistance https://lnkd.in/eKEP6ty9