0147 - No-Till Agriculture and Soil Carbon Storage in Tropical and Cold Climates (Soil Carbon Science-Webinar)

06 Jun 2024 

Welcome to our webinar on "No-Till Agriculture and Soil Carbon Storage in Tropical and Cold Climates" 

In our upcoming webinar, we delve into effective methods for evaluating soil health, a cornerstone of sustainable agriculture and environmental conservation. Our session is designed to present the latest scientific findings and essential knowledge for identifying crucial soil health indicators.

We are excited to feature two distinguished scientists in this field. Dr. Cristine Morgan from the Soil Health Institute will shed light on a select set of cost-effective and responsive indicators for soil health assessment. Meanwhile, Dr. Iêda de Carvalho Mendes from Embrapa Cerrados will share insights from Brazil's large-scale soil health evaluations, focusing on the role of soil enzymes. 

Join us as we uncover the secrets beneath our feet and learn how to measure what truly matters for the Earth's future!

6 June 2024, 5 PM EDT in USA, 6 PM Brazil Standard time, 11 PM Germany Time, 7 AM Sydney (7 June)

Budiman Minasny, The University of Sydney, 4per1000 Science and Technical Committee

Beata Madari, an agronomist with a PhD in Soil Science from Szent István University, Hungary, has a rich background in soil science research. She studied at Purdue University, USA, and worked at the Embrapa as a research scientist. Since 2005, she has been with Embrapa's Rice and Beans research center and teaches post-graduate Agronomy at the Federal University of Goiás. Beata led Embrapa's research on greenhouse gas emissions in grain production and is involved in climate change research management. She focuses on carbon and nitrogen cycling in tropical soils, soil carbon sequestration, and GHG emission. Madari has worked on various soil carbon determination methods and contributed to the IPCC and UN initiatives. She is member of the Scientific and Technical Committee of the 4 per 1000 Initiative.

Marie-Élise Samson, Université Laval

Dr. Marie-Élise Samson is an agronomist with a Bachelor's degree in agronomy and a Master's degree in soils and the environment from Université Laval. She completed a doctorate under joint supervision at Agrocampus Ouest, in France, and Université Laval. She is now an Assistant Professor of soil science at Université Laval. Her fields of expertise include agropedology and biogeochemical cycles of soil organic matter. Her work has allowed, among other things, to better anticipate the effect of different agricultural practices on crop yield, soil fertility and carbon storage on agricultural land.

João Carlos de Moraes Sá, Ohio State University 

Dr. João Carlos de Moraes Sá is a distinguished researcher in soil science and agronomy. He currently serves as a Senior Associate Researcher at the Carbon Management and Sequestration Center at The Ohio State University and has been the President of the Technical and Scientific Commission of the Brazilian No-Till System Federation since 2018. His extensive academic background includes a B.Sc. in Agronomy from the Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, and a Ph.D. in Soil Science from São Paulo State University and The Ohio State University. He has over 25 years of teaching experience, and his research focuses on soil organic matter dynamics, no-till systems, and sustainable agriculture, with an emphasis on carbon sequestration and climate change mitigation.