I think that farmers in the US might be able to benefit twice from some carbon cap-and-trade proposals, according to this piece from the Des Moines Register. First they'd have to move to no-till planting and secondly they'd have to get some kind of a share of the credit from the biofuel producers. Looks interesting though.
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No-till is wonderful, but does not do a thing regarding carbon in the soil:
http://climateprogress.org/2008/05/21/no-till-farming-does-not-save-carbon-and-is-not-a-carbon-offset/
Posted by David B. Benson | October 7, 2008 12:21 AM
Posted on October 7, 2008 00:21
that is interesting, I guess the benefit must be that it does less damage to soil structure than ploughing then...
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Posted by Simon Robinson
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October 7, 2008 10:08 AM
Posted on October 7, 2008 10:08
Also saves about three passes over the field with the tractor; around here, at least, reduces erosion.
Posted by David B. Benson | October 7, 2008 11:50 PM
Posted on October 7, 2008 23:50