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Soil Health Films Document Conservation Work of Southwestern Farmers and Conservationists

The Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS) has released two short films that showcase the efforts of farmers and conservationists in the San Luis Valley of Colorado to address agricultural challenges through improved soil health. “There are a lot of resources regarding soil health in the midwestern and eastern regions, but we identified an opportunity to share the unique challenges ...

Jul. 26, 2019

By The Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS)

New PED Talks Video Series Digs into Soil Health

A series of 10-to-15-minute, science-centered “PED Talks” on soil health has been posted on YouTube. Soil peds are aggregated particles of sand, silt, clay, and organic matter. Like their namesake, PED Talks combine soil-related topics including explanations of soil health, how we can improve it, and the progress that’s being made to ensure we have the healthy soils necessary to ...

Oct. 29, 2019

By The Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS)

Announcing IFA’s New Scientific Panel on Responsible Plant Nutrition

A new scientific panel will provide crucial data and research to facilitate continued progress towards sustainable plant nutrition required for feeding the world’s growing population in the face of climate change and other challenges to agricultural systems. Following an inaugural organizational meeting among seven scientists held in Versailles, France on November 17, the International ...

Nov. 21, 2019

By International Fertilizer Industry Association (IFA)

Compost made by worms from livestock manure yields benefits when applied to maize

Vermicomposting livestock manure with maize can increase agricultural benefit by 304%, shows a new study. The combination of increased crop yield and the additional earthworms produced as a result of the process led to a substantial increase in output compared to a traditional composting system. As intensive agriculture and livestock production both increase, unique problems emerge. Heavy use of ...

Sep. 24, 2015

By European Commission, Environment DG

Worldwatch Institute launches initiative to assess agricultural methods’ impacts on sustainability, productivity

The Worldwatch Institute is launching a two-year project to point the world toward innovations in agriculture that can nourish people as well as the planet, supported by a $1.3 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The project will focus specifically on sub-Saharan Africa. Currently, 1 billion people worldwide go to bed hungry each night. In the first study of its kind, ...

Jul. 13, 2009

By Worldwatch Institute

Private investment in trees could replenish Africa`s land

Africa's severe land degradation could be reversed by private sector investment in tree-based restoration technologies, a meeting heard. Poor agricultural practices and deforestation are some of the causes of land degradation, which has led to a massive loss of biodiversity on the continent, experts said at the international investment forum Mobilising Private Investment in Trees and Landscaping ...

Jun. 13, 2011

By SciDev.Net

Uganda registers first forestry project in Africa to reduce global warming emissions

Uganda has become the first country in Africa to undertake a reforestation project that will help reduce global warming emissions under the Kyoto Protocol. The Nile Basin Reforestation Project in Uganda is a ground-breaking project being implemented by Uganda's National Forestry Authority (NFA) in association with local community organizations. The growing trees absorb carbon dioxide from the ...

Oct. 6, 2009

By The World Bank

Annan to Head Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa

Cape Town, South Africa (ENS) - The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa today announced the appointment of former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan as its first chairman. Speaking at the World Economic Forum on Africa meeting in Cape Town, where he is delivering a keynote address on African agriculture, Annan said he hopes to use his new positon to help farmers across the ...

Jun. 15, 2007

By Environment News Service (ENS)

Improving Soil for Better Lawns and Gardens

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists in West Virginia are finding ways to improve soil on degraded land so it can be used for sports fields and other uses. Researchers with USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) at the agency's Appalachian Farming Systems Research Center (AFSRC) in Beaver, W.Va., are developing constructed or replacement subsoils and topsoils to build better and ...

Nov. 17, 2010

By U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Everything You Should Understand The Palm Kernel Shell Carbonization Machine

If you reside inside an area where palm trees are grown, you'll spot the large pile of palm shells that happen to be thrown or rather discarded at locations every year. As a result, industry leading companies have developed and manufactured a series of state-of-the-art charcoal making machine. Our article features all the info you'll need to know about these machines while you turn waste into ...

Jan. 8, 2020

By BESTON (Henan) Machinery Co., Ltd | BESTON Pyrolysis Machinery

SOIL Wins 2018 Lush Spring Prize Award for Social and Environmental Regeneration

SOIL has won the 2018 Lush Spring Prize for Social and Environmental Regeneration! This award recognizes organizations that are working to revive damaged social and natural environments and that demonstrate a commitment to sharing what they are doing to inspire and inform others. SOIL was selected for the Lush Spring Prize in the Established Projects category – a category that honors ...

May 17, 2018

By SOIL Haiti

World Food Day – CSIRO rising to the challenges

'There needs to be another ‘agricultural revolution’ where we see an increase in productivity, but with more efficient water, energy and nutrient use and without sending more greenhouse gases into the atmosphere,' says the Director of CSIRO’s Sustainable Agriculture Flagship, Dr Brian Keating. Taking into account population growth, economic development and food consumption growth in developing ...

Oct. 16, 2009

By CSIRO, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

Sustainable Lawn Care Brought to the Next Level

Furthering the world of customizable and sustainable lawn care nationwide, this biotech solution will drive nutrient use efficiency Rachio, Inc. is collaborating with Heliae™ Agriculture to provide a biotech liquid soil microbial food solution to assist with customizing lawn care nationwide. This collaboration will go to the next level of lawn care to drive nutrient use efficiency making ...

Feb. 27, 2020

By Heliae Development, LLC

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