2022
Enhanced Soil Carbon Farming as a Climate Solution
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Contributor/Checkoff:
Ohio Soybean Council
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
Data analysisData Management
Parent Project:
This is the first year of this project.
Lead Principal Investigator:
Rattan Lal, The Ohio State University
Co-Principal Investigators:
Project Code:
22-R-07
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
Ohio Soybean Council
$25,000
Institution Funded:
The Ohio State University
$25,000
Brief Project Summary:
The primary goal of this project is to quantify how on-farm adoption of specific conservation and innovative management practices affect the total stock and depth distribution of soil carbon under cropland, grassland and rangeland. On-farm data supports the ability to refine soil carbon prediction models developed from research experiment site datasets, improve predictions of how much soil carbon may be sequestered with adoption of climate-smart farming practice adoption, and assess how soil carbon stocks and associated soil health functions may change in the future. The project also tests methods of assessment of soil organic carbon stock by hand-held devices and remote sensing techniques. Additionally, it explores socio-economic factors and policies limiting the adoption of carbon-farming practices.
Key Beneficiaries:
#agronomists, #extension agents, #farmers
Unique Keywords:
#analytical standards & measurements, #carbon sequestration
Information And Results
Project Summary

This project aligns with the Ohio Soybean Council’s goal of investing in research that supports farmers’ commitment to conservation. The primary goal of this project is to quantify how on-farm adoption of specific conservation and innovative management practices affect the total stock and depth distribution of soil carbon under cropland, grassland, and rangeland in Ohio and across the U.S. On-farm data are urgently needed to: (i) refine soil carbon prediction models developed from research experiment site datasets, (ii) improve predictions of how much soil carbon may be sequestered with adoption of climate-smart farming practice adoption, and (iii) assess how soil carbon stocks and associated soil health functions may change in the future. The project will also test methods of assessment of soil organic carbon stock by hand-held devices and remote sensing techniques. Additionally, it will explore socio-economic factors and policies limiting the adoption of carbon-farming practices.

Project Objectives

Drive Innovation,Build Understanding

Project Deliverables

Progress Of Work

Final Project Results

Benefit To Soybean Farmers

The United Soybean Research Retention policy will display final reports with the project once completed but working files will be purged after three years. And financial information after seven years. All pertinent information is in the final report or if you want more information, please contact the project lead at your state soybean organization or principal investigator listed on the project.