February 12, 2022
Researchers have identified a key source of greenhouse gases in Minnesota, and now they have to figure out where it is — and what to do about it.
The culprit? The state's soggy, carbon-packed peat soil, drained and farmed in places for decades.
Mapping the disturbed soils, ascertaining their uses and quantifying their greenhouse gas emissions is key to the state's struggle for climate solutions that don't turn Minnesota's farm economy on its head.
SWAC faculty members Tim Griffis, Nic Jelinski, and Randy Kolka are quoted in the Star Tribune.