Location: Plant Science Research
Title: Soil health is human healthAuthor
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FRANZLUEBBERS, ALAN |
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Submitted to: Hay and Forage Grower
Publication Type: Popular Publication Publication Acceptance Date: 1/24/2025 Publication Date: 3/6/2025 Citation: Franzluebbers, A.J. 2025. Soil health is human health. Hay and Forage Grower. P. 5. https://hayandforage.com/article-5311-Soil-health-is-human-health.html Interpretive Summary: Soil is a vital natural resource that provides the foundation for an abundance of plants growing on our planet. The carbon contained in soil can be considered an indicator of our stewardship of the planet. An ARS scientist in Raleigh North Carolina described how carbon is a part of life and how carbon cycles from the atmosphere to plants to people and livestock to excrement that is returned to the soil. Nurturing our cultivated environment to harbor more carbon-enriched soil is a necessary process that stewards a better world. This summary of the rhythm of reciprocity and carbon connections continues a series of popular press articles aimed at farmers managing forage and grazing lands in the US. Technical Abstract: Soil is a vital natural resource that provides the foundation for an abundance of plants growing on our planet. The carbon contained in soil can be considered an indicator of our stewardship of the planet. An ARS scientist in Raleigh North Carolina described how carbon is a part of life and how carbon cycles from the atmosphere to plants to people and livestock to excrement that is returned to the soil. Nurturing our cultivated environment to harbor more carbon-enriched soil is a necessary process that stewards a better world. This summary of the rhythm of reciprocity and carbon connections continues a series of popular press articles aimed at farmers managing forage and grazing lands in the US. |