WebXtra: Texas A&M staff forester explains how carbon farming can help combat climate change - KLTV
WebXtra: Texas A&M staff forester explains how carbon farming can help combat climate change
Published: Jul. 21, 2024 at 4:12 PM CDT|Updated: 30 minutes ago
LONGVIEW, Texas (KLTV) - Climate change, greenhouse gases, carbon footprint, all terms of concern used by those who seek a cleaner environment.
But the solution could be a simple process that Texas M&M forest service workers are trying to promote, ‘carbon farming’.
By its simplest definition, carbon farming is a system of agricultural management that helps the land accumulate and store more greenhouse gases, instead of releasing those gases into the atmosphere.
It’s being looked at as the next wave of east Texas farming.
Texas A&M forest service staff forester Eric Wannlund explains how it works, and how it could help not only the environment but profit those who practice it.
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