Description
This course provides participants with an opportunity to develop an understanding of the carbon cycle on a global and paddock scale. It also looks at the different types of soil carbon, where they are found in the soil, how they can be measured, what benefit they have to the soil and the role soil can play in the mitigation of climate change. It then addresses how soil can be managed to build soil carbon levels with reference to the constraints of soil type and climatic zone.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:
- recognise the importance of carbon and the carbon cycle
- describe the basics of soil carbon sequestration
- differentiate between soil carbon types
- identify the properties of soil that benefit from increased organic carbon
- determine the suitability of tests for different soil carbon types and appropriate soil sampling methods
- differentiate between activities that lead to an increase in carbon inputs to the soil and those that lead to carbon losses
- recognise the differences between sequestration and cycling of carbon in productive agricultural systems
- identify the characteristics of soil suitable for adding or sequestering carbon
- identify recycled organic products that can be used in building soil carbon
- The carbon cycle
- Carbon in the soil
- Managing carbon in the soil
Cost
A150
Provided
Course resources are provided.
The face to face component is tailored to the needs of the client group and the time involved varies. This component is delivered subject to demand.
