tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061209502480568903.post7635276252093675283..comments2024-03-15T03:15:42.076+13:00Comments on Milking on the Moove by Glen Herud: The Carbon Neutral Dairy Farm. Is It Possible?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15413783435112851071noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061209502480568903.post-91789071436487796562018-05-22T19:01:01.500+12:002018-05-22T19:01:01.500+12:00Wow, What a Excellent post. I really found this to...Wow, What a Excellent post. I really found this to much informatics. It is what i was searching for.I would like to suggest you that please keep sharing such type of info.Thanks <a href="https://education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele006.html" rel="nofollow">carbon</a><br />seoexperthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06801410501138696016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061209502480568903.post-57135496403959231152013-08-25T21:51:02.701+12:002013-08-25T21:51:02.701+12:00Great post,
Yes pasture has huge potential to seq...Great post, <br />Yes pasture has huge potential to sequester carbon into the soil, yes more science need to be done. Pasture/ grazing management is critical in maximizing carbon sequestration. Allowing the pasture plants to maximize photosynthesis i.e. longer grazing rotations and leaving higher residuals. And the biggie is only applying small amounts of Urea mixed with a carbon source (humates etc) to stop the oxidization of soil carbon, go Biological. It's a package deal, holistic approach, include mixed pasture species into this picture and reduce nitrogen leaching by 50% to get an even better carbon picture.<br />Cheers<br />MattMinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11588569603794210414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061209502480568903.post-76741841686315817512013-04-10T08:41:25.739+12:002013-04-10T08:41:25.739+12:00This is a good post! Trees and soils in the forest...This is a good post! Trees and soils in the forest do soak up carbons, and the more trees are planted the more carbons are reduced. Thus, green investment and planting more trees and forest are steady ways of saving our planet from global warming and climate change.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.emeraldknightconsultants.com/investment-information/socially-responsible-ethical-investment" rel="nofollow">Sabrina Garza </a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15564050555913352578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061209502480568903.post-40286906235939631522013-02-18T18:51:14.204+13:002013-02-18T18:51:14.204+13:00You raise a very good point.
That's one of my ...You raise a very good point.<br />That's one of my many questions what happens if the house burns down after 5 years. In real terms the carbon is released back into the atmosphere. It seems totally unreasonable to take the carbon credits back from the Forrest grower, not to mention totally impractical to administer.<br />As I said in my post, I don't believe pine forrest is a good practical carbon sink as you say.<br /><br />Thanks for your feedback.<br /><br /><br /> Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15413783435112851071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061209502480568903.post-5216320674936639322013-02-18T18:37:22.279+13:002013-02-18T18:37:22.279+13:00How many houses last beyond 100years. Is timber an...How many houses last beyond 100years. Is timber and housing really a carbon sink? I don't think so. <br />Mr EAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061209502480568903.post-8722260107947492032013-02-17T22:51:38.073+13:002013-02-17T22:51:38.073+13:00Thanks for your comment Kees.
To be honest, I get...Thanks for your comment Kees.<br /><br />To be honest, I get more confused the more I look into the carbon cycle. Many people have pointed out that pasture absorbs CO2 as you have mentioned.<br />But the people who wrote the report which I referenced in my post, state that the pastures absorption of CO2 is included in their figures. http://www.carbonfarming.org.nz/faq/<br /><br />They are saying that the calculator they use has already taken into account the pastures co2 absorption.<br /><br />I have read articles which dispute this (can't find the links, at the moment) though.<br /><br />My current view is the science is complicated and variable and people are able to point to data which supports their particular view, which in turn is disputed by others who then point to further data which supports their views.<br /><br />Then add to all this, the finer points of NZ's ETS legislation which is different to the Kyoto protocol. Then to further complicate things, specific areas of the protocol are interpreted differently by different people and jurisdictions. <br /><br />At the end of 12 months of reading about all this on and off, I'm still not able to say i understand it.<br /><br />I'd appreciate any feedback from anyone who claim to understand the models and if pasture co2 absorption is included or not.<br /><br />Cheers<br />Glen<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15413783435112851071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061209502480568903.post-65798875257985242222013-02-17T22:23:50.695+13:002013-02-17T22:23:50.695+13:00A reader (Kees) was not able to post a comment, so...A reader (Kees) was not able to post a comment, so he has emailed me his comment and I have posted it below on his behalf.<br /><br />Hi Glen, <br /><br />You are missing the only thing that sequesters more carbon on land than trees…grass!<br /><br />Here is an example calculation I found here.<br /><br />A pasture producing 10t dry matter per hectare per year above ground will produce the same below ground, a total of 20t/ha/yr dry matter.<br /><br />This growth is 40% of photosynthetic production therefore 30t/ha/yr is exuded into the soil – added to this the mass of roots dying and being digested, along with trampled leaf matter and animal dung.<br /><br />Probably sequester 40t carbon/ha/yr<br />50% humified by fungi = 20t carbon/ha/yr humification<br /><br />This produces a 1% rise in soil carbon every 3 years, as it takes<br /><br />60t of carbon/ha to build 1% soil carbon. (Soil carbon is very stable!)<br /><br />Hence that 178h would be sequestering 3560 tonnes (depending on how the grass was grown). Now translate that to a national scale and NZ could even become carbon neutral. You'll have to check the numbers on that one! <br /><br />Love the blog<br /><br />Keep it up.<br /><br />KeesAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15413783435112851071noreply@blogger.com