AgroEcoBlog
Managing coastal farmlands to store carbon and mitigate climate change
Saltwater intrusion can alter soil carbon storage in coastal farmlands, indicating that how we manage farms now will have implications for future carbon storage and climate change mitigation potential.
Farming organically increases soil carbon
New pub from the Agroecology lab uses meta-analysis to explore how management practices used in organic farming can improve soil carbon storage.
Untapped potential of US conservation programs
Soil health is at the nexus of many of the world’s wicked problems. We should be investing more in farm practices that can improve soil health.
Why are we so “salty” about saltwater intrusion?
“As saltwater moves more landward, salt is being deposited in the soil where it previously was not.”
New video on saltwater intrusion
Watch the latest video on saltwater intrusion produced by the Hughes Center for Agro-ecology.
Salt your food, not your farm
“Saltwater intrusion can be devastating, not just to farmers, but also to the environment.”
Local Motives features saltwater intrusion research
Watch the Local Motives video on saltwater intrusion.
Kate featured in Stem-to-the Sky
In this video, Kate talks about a day in the life of an agroecologist.
Kate Tully promoted to Associate Professor
Kate gets tenure at the University of Maryland.
Supporting alternative foodways to boost personal and community health
“It is important to acknowledge that the ability to choose the source and quality of one’s food is a privilege.”
Northeast Climate Hub Saltwater Intrusion Factsheet
The Northeast Climate Hub publishes a factsheet on saltwater intrusion written by the Agroecology Lab.
Publication in ECOSPHERE
This publication in ECOSPHERE describes research on the impacts of saltwater intrusion on water chemistry in forests, farms, and wetlands.
New pub in Chemoecology
This publication in Chemosphere highlights the research of masters’ student, Briana Otte, on the allelopathic effects of cereal rye cover crops.
Promoting soil health in organically managed systems
This publication in Organic Agriculture features work by the Agroecology Lab on which management practices available to organic farmers are the most likely to improve soil health.
When there’s not enough rain
“My experience in the lab so far this semester has been very informative and interesting.”
Firing up soils: analyzing iron in soils
“…the underlying chemical mechanisms that mediate interactions between saltwater and iron in coastal soils is important to study.”