How much carbon can farmers store in their soil? Nobody’s sure.

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By Max GrahamFeb 12, 2024, 4:45 am1k ptsInteresting
Dirt, it turns out, isn’t just worm poop. It’s also a humongous receptacle of carbon, some 2.5 trillion tons of it — three times more than all the carbon in the atmosphere. That’s why if you ask a climate wonk about the U.S. farm bill — the broad, trillion-dollar spending package Congress is supposed…

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