In the same way that we have to stabilise SOC, not just sequester it, we also have to optimise porosity, not just build aggregates.
#Diversity#RootsNotShoots#Porosity
https://t.co/BSoYM3GNlL
Fancy a tour of a working farm? Networking lunch? An opportunity for open discussion on aspects of conservation agriculture, practical soil management, and soil organic matter? Join us on 17 September in Oxfordshire https://t.co/gvwxmpc3yI
#BSSS Members can attend for FREE!
Come join us 16th-18th August to cooperatively explore/ design/build new tools for small farmers at Farm Hack Thames Valley near Pangbourne
https://t.co/hI0koDbOBh
#FarmHack
As ever, @IntegratedSoils captivating at #GW19 on N sharing. Legumes with lateral (white clover) rather than tap roots (Lucerne) are better at N sharing, but they fix less. Receiving plants with fibrous roots (ryegrass) more effective at capturing. Grazing also releases N 👍☘️
Tickets are now on sale for #FarmHack Thames Valley 2019
16th-18th August,
near Pangbourne, Reading
You can get involved remotely, in advance, helping organise the event, or collaborate in the design of some farm tools that will be built over the weekend
https://t.co/CQezJcuqVm
Climate change being fuelled by soil damage
Gives a decent overview
There are however many more pathways for soil carbon formation than "soil carbon stored by worms taking leaf matter underground"
They do all involve plants grabbing carbon from the air
https://t.co/g1DWbaZmrY
Open call for ideas: Open source agriculture workshop
A gathering of designers, makers and farmers who are adapting to the digitised world.
https://t.co/0v41K8RihE
It’s the Soil Biology Stupid!
A look at recent soil science - exploring ways to improve soil health and the amazing, but still often overlooked **even by soil scientists**, impact soil micro-organisms play in regulating the planetary ecosystem.
https://t.co/PiYIWcUKOv
Want to know more about what Innovative Farmers does? Watch our short infographic video: https://t.co/XGLKDEAckV And if you're interested in hearing more >> Join us: https://t.co/X2B81QE9TQ #farmerled#fieldlab