1. WHAT ARE THE BEST CARBON MANAGEMENT PRACTICES?
Kendall Heise

2. Managing CO2
CO2 Removal
CO2 emission reduction

3. Soil Organic Matter Climate Tillage Crop Residue Crop Rotation
Management

4. Fossil Fuels Fuel for field operations Crop inputs
Equipment manufacturing

5. Is Zero Tillage the Answer?
Reduced residue breakdown
Reduced organic matter breakdown
Crop rotation
Moisture use efficiency

6. Is Zero Tillage the Answer?
Less fuel used
Efficiency of crop inputs
Less equipment required
Equipment used fewer hours

7. Concerns With Zero Tillage
Fertilizer
Legumes
Mineralized nitrogen
Crop Intensity

8. Conclusions BMP’s for GHG emission reduction are also BMP’s for $$$
Zero Tillage is not necessarily a BMP
unless crop intensity is maximized
Maximizing the efficiency of crop inputs
reduces GHG emissions