If you think quick carbon sink fixes work, think again. I know that building stable soil carbon reserves takes time – often 20–30 years, 5-10 field rotations. There are no quick fixes, miracle additives, or mystical practices that speed it up. The long-term experiments at Rothamsted have again demonstrated this over the 170 years or so they started to show the fertiliser recommendation work. It’s great to see new research from these iconic trials that show how using fertiliser recommendations will lock more carbon into the soil. A powerful reminder that sound agronomy still has something to add.
Quick carbon fixes? They do not work
Dr Wayne Martindale, FIFST 