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NEBRASKA NRCS STAFFER SAYS "CLIMATE SMART" AGRICULTURE IS NEW NAME FOR CONSERVATION PRACTICES
Oct. 19, 2022
By Michelle Rook, AgWeb.com
Soli health practices can help Flip Your Soil from good to great. These practices are also part of the new Climate Smart Agriculture push to sequester carbon and lower greenhouse gases.
USDA recently announced nearly $3 billion in funding for climate smart agriculture projects, but this isn't a new concept for many farmers, they've been climate smart for years. Nebraska Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) State Conservationist Robert Lawson says it's just a new name for the many conservation practices growers are utilizing on their farms. "So, when we talk about climate smart ag, we talk about the practices we are implementing day in an day out. So whether that's no-till, cover crops, crop rotation, nutrient management, those are some of the specific practices."
The goal, he says, is to improve soil health and promote carbon sequestration. "Using no-till, cover crops that's helping to build the organic matter over time and that is only helping improve the soil, reducing erosion and also improving water quality as well."
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