It’s World Soil Day. December 5, the international day to celebrate soil, was first recommended by the International Union of Soil Sciences in 2002. This year, the theme is ‘Caring for soils: measure, monitor, manage.’
With over 95 per cent of our food coming from the soil and soil supplying 15 of the 18 naturally occurring chemical elements that plants need, data on the current state of our soils and a better understanding of soil biome interactions are critical in maintaining a healthy food supply, and a healthy global ecosystem.
Dr. Louis-Pierre Comeau of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has been working with Dr. Franck Stefani to lead the Canadian Soil Biome Survey. The goal is to gain a better understanding of the link between soil biodiversity and the soil’s ability to capture carbon in eastern Canada.
In this interview, Comeau and RealAgriculture’s Amber Bell discuss the scope of the survey, look at which land uses beneficial organisms such as mycorrhizal fungi, where higher levels of organic carbon are to be found, and explore Comeau’s hope for the future of the research.
Watch the full interview below.
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