It pays to stop treating soil like dirt

Posted on April 10th, 2008 in Nature by Matt

It pays to stop treating soil like dirt
Science Alert: Food, water and energy security are finally being recognised as the most important national and international security issues, but an important element has been missing from the discussion – the soil. That was the case until the Prime Minister’s announcement at the ABARE Outlook conference yesterday that Agriculture Minister Tony Burke would look into ways to incorporate soil carbon in emissions trading. Kevin Rudd’s announcement was welcome recognition that Australia will be …