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Unlocking the soil microbiome

Envirotec Magazine

How are data science techniques helping us better understand the microbial universe of the soil? Anthony Finbow of Eagle Genomics – a firm working at the intersection of biology, data science and bioinformatics – explains, and relates how this knowledge provides a more solid underpinning for sustainable agricultural innovation.

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Which Is More Important To Biofuels – The Soil Or The Crop?

Jim Conca

Biofuels are a key component of a clean energy future, and the soil is more important than the crop. Soil texture influences the local microbiome which in turns influences crop yield, the physical and chemical attributes of soil and the chemical makeup of organic matter in the soil.

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Prototype system sniffs out soil health with results in five minutes

Envirotec Magazine

An electronic nose to sniff out soil health that will deliver results to a farmer’s phone in five minutes is being developed by PES Technologies. The company says it is able to create an aroma fingerprint from gas released by microbes in the soil. Jim Bailey of PES Technology at the Agri-TechE REAP Conference 2023.

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Soil-dwelling invertebrates are victims of pesticides

Inhabitat - Innovation

The lowly earthworm’s feeding and burrowing mixes organic residues into the soil, enhances nutrient cycling, decomposition and the structural development of soil. But rampant pesticide use threatens the existence of these crucial invertebrates, according to a new study.

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Plans for Scotland’s first hazardous soil treatment centre announced

Envirotec Magazine

The project will also include the creation of a hazardous soil treatment centre, the first of its kind in Scotland. Landfill, a symptom of the linear economy, can only be reduced if waste can be more effectively recycled into sustainable and innovative products. Family-owned recycling business, Brewster Bros.

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Water innovation recognised at Edinburgh awards ceremony

Envirotec Magazine

They all reflect the level and new wave of innovation happening now in digital and technological transformation. The quality of the innovations and storytelling showcased was very high and one of the things we are most proud of is how clear and strong their value propositions are.

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Soil goods

Business Green

As such, the innovation currently underway in both the technology-based negative emissions sector and the nature-based solutions market is worth keeping a close eye on. The companies worked with the farm to measure the carbon in its soil and track how cover crops and no-tilling practices have helped boost the amount of carbon it can hold.

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