Soil Health and Climate Change
A Critical Connection
I never thought I would see the dust bowl again. We’ve spent trillions of dollars and we’re still in the same place. What’s going on?
Ray Archuleta
Carbon Cycle Diagram from the DOE
You can't separate soil health and climate change. You have part of the solution to global warming right under your feet. Cedar Basin Crop Consulting asks you to start thinking about your soil health and how it will affect your children's and grandchildren's future.
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Prince of Wales joins soil boosting project
The Prince of Wales is joining an Anglo-French government initiative to improve the condition of global soils. |
Read about it here:
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Most Farmers Still Doubt They Have Anything To Do With Climate Change
Devastation from extreme weather events like Hurricane Matthew isn’t changing their minds, either.
Read the story here:
Devastation from extreme weather events like Hurricane Matthew isn’t changing their minds, either.
Read the story here:
Connect to the National Farmers Union here:
And to their NFU Climate Leaders page here:
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International Year of Soils November: Soils and the Atmosphere
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Iowa's Climate Statement 2015 Calls for Action:
The 2014 Iowa Climate Statement emphasizes the effects of climate change on the health of Iowans:
The 2013 Iowa Climate Statement addresses the effect of climate change on Iowa agriculture:
The Drought Fighter
Could a controversial farmer in California have found the most effective way to grow food in a warming world?
What creates life? Sun, rain and soil. We can only impact one of these—soil. It’s the only thing on the planet that takes death and converts it back to life. And all we’ve done is destroy it.
Paul Kaiser
Paul Kaiser
July 25, 2014
Climate experts estimate risk of rapid crop slowdown
“Climate change has substantially increased the prospect that crop production will fail to keep up with rising demand in the next 20 years,” said NCAR scientist Claudia Tebaldi, a co-author of the study.
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November 19, 2014
Study: Farmers and scientists divided over climate change
Growers can manage the potential risks linked to extreme rain events and soil degradation by using adaptive strategies such as planting cover crops, using no-till techniques, increasing the biodiversity of grasses and forage and extending crop rotations, Prokopy said. These strategies contribute to soil health and water quality and also help capture carbon dioxide, reducing the amount of greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere by agricultural systems.
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Paige Buck/USDA NRCS Illinois photo
U of M Researchers Encouraging No-Till Practice
Finding ways to increase and preserve earth’s vegetation is a vital piece to solving the climate change puzzle. Peter Reich, Forest Resources Professor, U of MN
Finding ways to increase and preserve earth’s vegetation is a vital piece to solving the climate change puzzle. Peter Reich, Forest Resources Professor, U of MN
Iowa Public Radio's story on how regenerative farming and soil health can help combat climate change can be found here:
Kristin Ohlson's book, The Soil Will Save Us, can be purchased from a small, independent Iowa bookstore here:
Watch SustainableWorld's The Soil Solution to Climate Change Film here:
For more information, here's the link to Sustainable World Media:
Here's a link to a paper written at Cornell, Mitigating and Adapting to Climate Change through Adaptive Nitrogen and Soil Health Management.
Immediate Risk to National Security Posed by Global Warming
A new Pentagon report declares climate change to be a threat multiplier
A new Pentagon report declares climate change to be a threat multiplier
Department of Defense 2014 Climate Change Adaptation Roadmap