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No-Till Roller Crimper

No-Till using Biology not Chemistry

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Carbon Impact by Field TreatmentCarbon Sequestration ( kg C / ha /year)

-44.6 -18.9 -8.1

300

744

12171261

2363

-500

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

MoldboardPlow

Sub Soil MoleKnife

Conv. No-till

Wintercovercrops

Raw DairyManure

CompostBroiler(litter,

leaves)

Compost(Dairy,

Manure,Leaves)

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Soil Organic Matters

1%1% 5%5%5 % 1%

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Organic Corn - 1995 Drought

Organic Conventional

Better infiltration, retention, and delivery to plants helps avoid

drought damage

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• Higher corn and soybean yields in drought years

• Increased soil C and N

• Higher water infiltration

• Higher water holding cap.

• Higher microbial activity

Soil in Organic Systems

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• Extends plant root systems

• Produces erosion-resistant, carbon enriched soil

• Provides mechanisms for soil biological carbon fixation

• Slows decay of organic matter

Mycorrhizal Fungi

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Global Effect

3.5 billion tillable acres

40% Mitigation

60%

40%Agriculture