One example of this cross-over is the growth in interest in no-till, conservation tillage and the use of cover crops, techniques which don't just reduce soil erosion or prevent nitrogen run-off, but actually help sequester carbon and slow global climate change too. Indeed, some argue that better soil management could not just slow, but actually reverse global climate change. As detailed in a New York Times piece about the dramatic spread of cover cropping, the basic idea behind these methods is to always have something growing in the soil, creating an ecosystem for soil microbes and adding organic matter and nutrients back to the soil when the cover crops are eventually killed.
Indeed, interest in the benefits in rethinking our use of the plough has grown so fast in recent years that the USDA hosted a national conversation on the use of cover crops last year. Part of that conversation included a series of videos by innovative farmers around the country. And they represented a diverse set of voices.
One example of this cross-over is the growth in interest in no-till, conservation tillage and the use of cover crops, techniques which don't just reduce soil erosion or prevent nitrogen run-off, but actually help sequester carbon and slow global climate change too. Indeed, some argue that better soil management could not just slow, but actually reverse global climate change. As detailed in a New York Times piece about the dramatic spread of cover cropping, the basic idea behind these methods is to always have something growing in the soil, creating an ecosystem for soil microbes and adding organic matter and nutrients back to the soil when the cover crops are eventually killed.Indeed, interest in the benefits in rethinking our use of the plough has grown so fast in recent years that the USDA hosted a national conversation on the use of cover crops last year. Part of that conversation included a series of videos by innovative farmers around the country. And they represented a diverse set of voices.
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