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Analyzing soil water retention

Analyzing soil water retention

Researchers from the University of California worked at the Canadian Light Source at the University of Saskatchewan to discover where carbon goes in soil

 
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Michael Schaefer, a former postdoctoral researcher from the department of environmental sciences at the University of California Riverside, discusses how he used the technology at the Canadian Light Source. He analyzed the carbon found in soil that had cover crops and soil without.

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Governor's Summit on Agricultural Viability in Idaho

Video: Governor's Summit on Agricultural Viability in Idaho

On December 18th hundreds of people from around the state came to the Idaho Statehouse in Boise to attend the Governor's Summit on Agricultural Viability in Idaho. The purpose of the summit was to discuss problems facing modern agriculture in Idaho like farmland loss, as well as ideas for possible solutions.