Three years ago, North Dumas Farms was an empty field near the northern edge of the Texas Panhandle. Today it is a massive dairy operation—and one of the largest greenhouse gas emitters in the state. The dairy is permitted to hold up to 72,500 cows, whose burps and manure would produce an estimated 13,096 metric […]
Yeah. Could be. It is not easy by any means. A lot of this land like large feedlots would need significant rehabilitation efforts. Further, pedological carbon sequestration is slow, and entirely microbially driven
Even converting a hay crop to native prairie is a gargantuan effort.
We really, really, need to manage our lands better and plan for scenarios where they can be used in ways other than their initial land use
Yeah. Could be. It is not easy by any means. A lot of this land like large feedlots would need significant rehabilitation efforts. Further, pedological carbon sequestration is slow, and entirely microbially driven
Even converting a hay crop to native prairie is a gargantuan effort.
We really, really, need to manage our lands better and plan for scenarios where they can be used in ways other than their initial land use