"Adaptive grazing management provides a solution for the climate and soil”

A soil sampling operation. The survey, which also involves Colorado State University, is focused on the interactions between grazing, soil and the carbon cycle. Photo: courtesy of Francesca Cotrufo

Grazing land, hidden treasure: “Adaptive grazing management helps climate and soil”

A research on the interactions between livestock, soil and the carbon cycle was just launched in the US. Francesca Cotrufo (Colorado State University): “We are already working at global scale, market participants have realized the importance of the issue”. Carbon is crucial, “but accurate calculation methodologies are needed”.