This $749,764 federal project grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program aims to develop new knowledge and approaches for consistently reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from agricultural soils through the use of soil organic amendments. The research will involve a sequence of microcosm, greenhouse, and small-scale field experiments along with advanced analytical methods to define critical traits of soils and organic amendments that can promote processes to cut GHG emissions. The outcome will be a "knowledge package" including mechanics, metrics, and criteria to reliably diagnose and effectively manage GHG emissions from agricultural soils. This grant was awarded to North Carolina State University, a leading public research institution, on April 15, 2025, with a target completion date of April 14, 2028.
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