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David Burton

Professor
Department of Plant, Food and Environmental Sciences

Specialty: bioremediation, greenhouse gases, manure management, soil microbial metabolism

On Soil Carbon Sequestration in Canada’s Managed Soils

Internship Experience with Soil Conservation Council of Canada and Compost Council of Canada By Rebecca Johnson, MSc Graduate from the University of Guelph Carbon sequestration has been a hot topic recently, with companies investing in reforestation with worldwide efforts to…

14 Jun

10 Lessons I Learned from the CREATE-CSS Core Course 2020

Reflective Essay Assignment By: Paige Kennedy, MSc Student at the University of Saskatchewan CREATE-Climate Smart soils is an interdisciplinary program that works to address climate change through soil science training. In the face of a changing climate, concerns about sustainability…

18 Mar

Student Perspective: LCA & Economics

Following yesterday’s post about the CREATE-CSS Annual Meeting: Climate-Smart Connections, today we are sharing a student’s reflection on the Life Cycle Analysis and Economics session. Emily Laage, an MSc student studying with Dr. Peter Tyedmers at Dalhousie University, presented during…

17 Mar

1st CREATE-CSS Annual Meeting

Climate-Smart Connections In February, we held our first CREATE-CSS Annual Meeting. We had big plans for this to be a great in-person networking event; however, due to COVID-19 circumstances we changed our plans to what turned out to be a…

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15 Oct

Earlier this week we heard from @Anne_Verhallen & @SoilsAtGuelph about changes in #CdnAg, mindsets of farmers and how students can effectively communicate their #SmartSoils research. (1/2)

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5 Oct

As always, a great discussion with @israel_brett @3genOrganics and even better examples of successes, failures and reasons to keep trying different #ClimateSmart practices. Today's highlight? Probably the chickens! (📷: Brett's slides)

Thanks for joining us again, Brett!

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Soil Conservation Council of Canada @soilcouncil·

20 Sep

Another week closer to our #Summit2021! "Healthy Soil - Healthy Planet" is intended to bring forward the environmental impacts and management practices that have been embraced by soil conservationists! Join us Nov. 16 - 18th to learn more!
Register at https://soilcc.ca/events/summit-on-canadian-soil-health-2021/

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OneHealthUofG @OneHealthUofG·

4 Oct

Dr. Kari Dunfield is the next speaker in our fall seminar series; this Wed., Oct. 6th, noon to 1:00! Her topic will be; “Exploring the Role of Soil Health in One Health“. The series is virtual and open to all, but regstration is required.

To register: https://lnkd.in/gsqsGAHf

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1 Oct

Today @A_Weersink put the 'economics' in socioeconomics of soil. He took us outside the soil science box, describing the costs, benefits & tradeoffs of #SoilHealth. They're not always direct or immediately obvious, but they have a big impact on decision-making on the farm.

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Specialty: manure management

Specialty: manure management

David Burton

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Specialty: manure management