About Regenerative Agriculture
‘Sequestered’ carbon, which means the carbon is safely stored in the soil
Fewer greenhouse gas emissions
Healthier soil yields better crops with reduced input costs
More biodiversity, with lots of good bugs and bacteria
Better flood and drought mitigation
Improved nutritive quality of food. New research indicates food grown on healthy soils has positive effects on the gut biome
When we talk about regenerative agriculture we are referring to a series of practices that form a whole-systems approach to farming and ranching. This approach recognizes the link between plants and soil and the importance of optimizing soil health.
There are many benefits:
Alberta producers want data on net soil carbon sequestration and storage on their land under their current and potential management conditions. In response, we are using soil carbon mapping to help answer those questions.
We are collecting data across the province that will have a collective, large-scale impact on understanding carbon storage, sequestration, and other environmental benefits of these practices, while being able to zoom in specifically on individual farms and neighbouring areas to see the impact on a farm scale.
Think of a living lab as a real-world testbed for innovation.
What Is A Living Lab?
‘Sequestered’ carbon, which means the carbon is safely stored in the soil
01.
Fewer greenhouse gas emissions
02.
Healthier soil yields better crops with reduced input costs
03.
More biodiversity, with lots of good bugs and bacteria
04.
Better flood and drought mitigation
05.
Improved Nutritive quality of food. New research indicated that food grown on healthier soils has positive effects on gut biome
06.
When we talk about regenerative agriculture we are referring to a series of practices that form a whole-systems approach to farming and ranching.
This approach recognizes the link between plants and soil and the importance of optimizing soil health.
There are many benefits:
About Regenerative Agriculture
There are 50 million acres of farm and ranch land in Alberta
All that land has the potential to capture and store massive amounts of carbon, a huge advantage in climate mitigation and resilience.
This creates and preserves healthy soil and will also help ensure our farmers and ranchers are here for generations to come.
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There are 50 million acers of farm and ranch land in Alberta
All that land has the potential to capture and store massive amounts of carbon, a huge advantage in our fight to ease climate change plus creating and preserving healthy soil will also help ensure our farmers and ranchers are here for generations to come.
The Regenerative Alberta Living Lab (RALL) acknowledges that its work is conducted on the traditional territories of the many First Nations, Métis, and Inuit in Alberta who have lived in and cared for these lands for generations, and who will continue to do so for generations to come. We are grateful to the Knowledge Keepers and Elders who are still with us today and those who have gone before us. RALL expresses deep gratitude and respect for the land we use and commits to advancing reconciliation and partnering with Indigenous Peoples in our work.
This project honours and respects the diverse knowledge of all involved and is deeply grateful to those who are sharing their knowledge to tackle agricultural climate challenges and work towards solutions.